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House Dems look for paper trail on blocked military aid to Ukraine

Chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is under scrutiny after House committees issued subpoenas targeting the White House and the OMB.

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Chaos in Syria, Washington after Trump call with Erdogan unleashed Turkish military

U.S. forces in Syria got an urgent alert Monday morning to pull back. "They were told, 'We're departing the field,'" said senior U.S. defense officials.

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House Democrats call for ambassador to E.U. Sondland to resign

Exclusive: An NBC News survey of lawmakers shows that almost a dozen want Sondland to resign ahead of his congressional testimony Tuesday.

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DHS chief walks off stage after protesters drown out immigration speech

The demonstrators shouted, "Immigrants are under attack. What do we do? Stand up, fight back."

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Trump threatens to 'totally destroy and obliterate' Turkey's economy

Trump's warning came after bipartisan complaints that he's leaving the U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters to the mercy of the Turkish military.

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Kamala Harris forced to address alleged sex assault at husband's law firm

Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, is a partner at the firm that Vanina Guerrero is suing.

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House subpoenas defense secretary, Trump budget chief for Ukraine documents

Democrats have so far issued five subpoenas as part of the impeachment probe.

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'Disaster,' 'Betrayal,' 'Mistake': Republicans slam Trump's Syria pullout

Several GOP lawmakers, including prominent Trump allies, excoriated the president's decision to pull the U.S. out of northern Syria and let Turkey move in.

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Former Ukraine envoy Volker steps down from McCain Institute post

In a statement, Volker said attention on his role in President Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate a political opponent has been a "distraction."

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'Disgusting': U.S. politicians call out NBA for cowing to China amid Houston Rockets controversy

"Moment of truth for NBA," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., tweeted. "Will they bow to pressure from repressive, authoritarian govt?"

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Trump loses New York court fight to keep tax returns hidden

Trump had sued bid to block a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney seeking eight years of personal and business tax documents.

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Conspiracy theories go mainstream inside the GOP

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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Forget Trump and Biden. For Ukraine, the scandal is still corruption.

Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka said Friday that Ukraine is reviewing past investigations into the owner of a company that once employed former Vice President Joe Biden's son as a board member,

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What we know about Trump's baseless conspiracy about the Bidens and China

There's no evidence of wrongdoing on behalf of either the former vice president or his son, in China or elsewhere.

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Supreme Court set to take up gay rights, DACA, religious freedom

The high court could also consider gun rights and the future of the Electoral College.

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Biden said he was prepared for Trump attacks, but now he's struggling to respond

The president's attacks on the Democratic frontrunner are threatening his campaign at an already perilous moment.

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Trump allies respond to second whistleblower: 'Why should I care?'

Republicans also said Trump was not serious when he suggested that China look into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

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Trump finds good economy is hard to deliver

"In America, the big get bigger and the small go out," said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue

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Second whistleblower comes forward in Trump-Ukraine scandal

The first whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukrainian president led to Democrats' impeachment inquiry.

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Sen. Collins is an endangered Republican. Impeachment could make her more so.

The Maine lawmaker has a reputation as a moderate, but some say there's no room in the middle when it comes to removing Trump.