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Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates and the latest news

Congress is back in session and more closed-door testimony is expected, among other developments.

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Trump's former top Russia aide set to testify in impeachment inquiry

Hill's appearance has caused concern among those close to Trump, a former senior White House official told NBC News.

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Trump's decision on Syria has already turned into a foreign policy disaster

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

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China already snapping up U.S. farm goods, Trump claims

The president provided no support for his assertion that China "almost immediately" began complying with terms of the tariff agreement he announced Friday.

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Why Democrats are sure Adam Schiff is the perfect person to take on Trump

The chairman of the House Intel committee, who is leading the impeachment inquiry, couldn't be more different than his prey.

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Biden's new ethics plan calls for publicly financed elections

It comes as he has faces criticism from Democratic rivals for his dependence on traditional high-dollar fundraising events.

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Ted Cruz: 'Of course' Trump was wrong to ask China to probe Bidens

"It's not the business of foreign countries, any foreign countries, to be interfering in our elections," Cruz said.

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Sanders draws line between himself and Warren: A 'capitalist to her bones'

"I am, I believe, the only candidate who's gonna say to the ruling class of this country ... enough with your greed, " Sanders said.

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Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese-backed firm, will forgo foreign business if dad is elected

Biden's attorney wrote that Hunter "never anticipated the barrage of false charges against both him and his father by the president of the United States."

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Voters supporting impeachment but not removal

There are a few numbers inside the latest NBC News/WSJ poll that reveal how important the next few weeks of news could be in the impeachment story.

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This House Dem opposes impeachment. He'll tell you he's on the 'right side of history.'

Trump carried New Jersey's 2nd congressional district over Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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'We train our boys to be killing machines', Trump says of Green Beret case

Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn, a decorated Green Beret, is facing court-martial in the killing of an Afghan man he suspected of being a Taliban bomb maker.

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Joe Biden is counting on Hispanic voters. Can they count on him?

"People need to have the opportunity to see and hear from the candidate, and I think he hasn't done enough on outreach," one activist said.

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Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security

Trump said McAleenan "has done an outstanding job."

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Trump stumps in Louisiana to oust Dem Gov. Edwards

The state's primary is on Saturday and the incumbent is facing two GOP challengers who have tied themselves to the president.

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Ukraine's Lutsenko led plot to oust Yovanovitch, says official

Lutsenko is the Ukrainian official who prosecutors say urged 2 Giuliani associates to push for the ouster of Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador.

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O'Rourke says churches against gay marriage should lose tax benefits, draws backlash

Critics called the presidential candidate's comments "un-American," "unconstitutional," "bigoted nonsense."

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Trump announces 'phase one' trade deal with China

Under the agreement, the U.S. will no longer go forward with a planned tariff increase on Oct. 15 on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports.

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Judge rules Trump violated the law on wall funding with national emergency

The president ordered that money for Pentagon construction projects would be used instead for the barrier on Mexico's border.

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Trump to nominate Pompeo deputy John Sullivan as ambassador to Russia

Sullivan, the deputy secretary of state, would replace Jon Huntsman, who submitted his resignation in August.