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Democrats question Giuliani's work for foreign entities

Democrats want to know whether the president's personal lawyer is registered as a foreign agent as focus grows on Giuliani's role in Ukraine conversations.

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Trump lawyers, Manhattan DA spar over release of Trump's tax returns

The case centers on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office probe of Trump's involvement in hush-money payments to two women claiming affairs with him.

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Top lines from the text of Trump's phone call with Ukraine's president

The record shows that Trump Tower, Rudy Giuliani, draining the swamp and much more were discussed.

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'A classic mob shakedown': Lawmakers react to summary of Trump's Ukraine call

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic presidential candidate, called the memo "a smoking gun."

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Pelosi's 'foregone conclusion' problem on impeachment

Analysis: It seems the House speaker has already concluded that Trump betrayed his country. She — and House Democrats — still need to persuade voters.

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Families of prisoners held in Iran accuse Tehran of 'hostage taking,' ask for global action

The U.N. has said there are dozens of foreign nationals detained in Iran but many families choose not to make their cases public.

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Graphic: Which and how many Democrats support an impeachment inquiry?

Track how many Democratic representatives support some type of impeachment action against President Trump with this NBC News graphic.

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Joe Biden: Donald Trump Ukraine call is affront to American values

Former vice-president says Congress must hold the president accountable.

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For Pelosi, starting an impeachment inquiry was the easy part

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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Warren surges ahead in California survey amid polling hot streak

"The changing voting preferences of California Democrats may be a harbinger of things to come elsewhere across the country," the poll's director said.

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Trump's Biden-Ukraine conspiracy theory has been debunked. So what really happened?

Trump's claims appear to be at the center of a scandal involving a phone call with Ukraine's president, in which Trump reportedly pressed for a probe of his political rival.

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Trump gets temporary reprieve from testifying in Bronx civil trial

A state appeals court delayed the order for Trump to testify while they weigh the president's appeal.

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What is impeachment and how does it work?

Two presidents, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were impeached, but the Senate voted not to convict either of them.

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4 key questions about the political fallout of the Trump impeachment inquiry

Democrats, Republicans and the president enter uncharted territory as the 2020 race heats up.

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Judge tosses conviction against Michael Flynn's ex-lobbying partner, Bijan Rafiekian

A jury convicted Bijan Rafiekian in July, but a judge said "the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law for the jury to convict [him]."

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Trump's Ukraine conduct may not be criminal, but it could be impeachable

Legal analysis: The singling out of Joe Biden's son ultimately could compromise the president's possible defense.

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Federal investigation of Tony Podesta, Vin Weber ends without charges

The lobbyists were being investigated for possibly violating foreign lobbying rules for work on a Ukrainian public relations campaign organized by Manafort

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US Speaker Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump

More than two-thirds of the House Democratic caucus have come out in support of an inquiry as Trump's Ukraine scandal grows.

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2020 Democratic candidates stand pat on impeachment positions

New allegations on Ukraine result in renewed, but not new, calls for impeachment among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

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'The future does not belong to globalists': Trump pushes nationalism in U.N. speech

Trump told world leaders that globalism had "exerted a religious pull over past leaders causing them to ignore their own national interests."