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GOP is playing a weak hand in defending Trump on Ukraine

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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Trump allies pushed Biden-Ukraine allegations at key moments in campaign timeline

Trump's inner circle was publicly trumpeting articles around the same time as his conversation with the Ukrainian president.

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'Zero problems': Top Trump allies say they aren't concerned about Trump's Ukraine venture

"No, I don't have any problem with the call," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told CNN's "State of the Union."

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Giuliani claims Trump would have 'violated' Constitution if he didn't ask Ukraine to probe Bidens

Trump's personal lawyer cited Article II, Section 3, which includes a line stating the president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

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'Enough': Trump's ex-homeland security adviser 'disturbed,' 'frustrated' by Ukraine allegations, says president must let 2016 go

"If he continues to focus on that white whale, it's going to bring him down," Bossert said. "Enough. The investigation's over."

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A cold call from someone she never met changed Elizabeth Warren's life. It was Harry Reid.

The ex-Senate majority leader boosted the 2020 contender's career at key points. Even she's not quite sure why.

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'SNL' returns for 45th season, targets Trump impeachment

Rudy Giuliani, played by Kate McKinnon, comforts Trump on live TV: "Nobody is going to find out about our illegal side dealings with the Ukraine."

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Trump blasts 'savages' — AOC, three other women of color, Schiff, Nadler

"Savages" started to trend on Twitter after the president's post, which comes amid a House impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine.

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U.S. special envoy to Ukraine resigns

Kurt Volker is at the center of a whistleblower complaint that prompted impeachment inquiry.

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Rudy Giuliani's former DOJ colleagues believe he committed crimes

"I think the Giuliani that I know would prosecute the Giuliani of today," said Jeffrey Harris, who worked closely with him in the 1980s.

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Former Ukrainian prosecutor spoke with Rudy Giuliani "maybe 10 times"

Yuriy Lutsenko, said he was friends with the president's personal attorney and that the pair had known each other for "many years".

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Pompeo subpoenaed by House Democrats over Trump-Ukraine scandal

The committee chairmen also sent a separate letter to Pompeo to schedule the depositions of five State Department officials over the next two weeks.

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What is the Senate doing about the Ukraine whistleblower complaint?

Sources close to the Senate Intelligence Committee say Mark Warner is being careful because he wants to keep GOP committee chair Richard Burr on board.

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Trump goes on tweet offensive about whistleblower, his 'perfect call' and 'Liddle' Adam Schiff'

The tweets included a confounding attack on CNN.

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Senate Democrats accuse NRA of promising access to U.S. officials in exchange for Russian business

The investigation by Senate Finance Committee Democrats says NRA may have violated numerous tax laws.

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The Ukraine story has been playing out for a lot longer than you might think

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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Whistleblower allegation of server misuse raises alarm bells

If true, the allegations should spark an investigation into the potential mishandling of a classified system, intelligence experts say.

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Trump admin sets lowest cap on refugee admissions in 4 decades. Again.

The State Department said it was slashing the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. from 30,000 ⁠— already a historic low ⁠— to 18,000.

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'Total panic' as White House struggles to find impeachment footing

While many in the Trump White House are battle-tested from the Mueller investigation, this time is starting to feel different, aides and advisers said.

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New York Times criticized for article with details about whistleblower

"It is absolutely horrifying that the New York Times thought this would serve the public interest," said one former deputy chief of staff to a CIA director.