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'The most profound violation' yet: Democrats assail Trump's Ukraine phone call

"This would be the most profound violation of the presidential oath of office certainly during this presidency," House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff said.

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Trump triples down, claims 'no quid pro quo' when he discussed Biden during call with Ukrainian president

"No quid pro quo, there was nothing," Trump said the call. "It was a perfect conversation."

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Poll: A record share of voters dislike Trump personally

Voters overall also have doubts about Democrats' most progressive policy proposals. And many worry Joe Biden isn't up for the job.

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Voters go left on issues, but not candidates

If Democratic candidates push too hard in the primaries they may find themselves with problems in the general election.

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Booker memo: May not be in race 'much longer' if he can't raise millions in days

The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the NJ senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win.

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Is America ready for an 80-year-old commander in chief?

Analysis: The age issue hits close to home for Biden, 76, whose shaky debate performances have raised questions.

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Security experts: Hack of voters' confidence in elections may be biggest threat to 2020

"If we keep telling voters that elections are screwed up then they're going to start believing us and stop voting," Ohio's elections chief said.

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U.S. to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia after drone attacks on oil sites

"The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature," U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday.

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Judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in protesters' case

The protesters allege Trump's security guards roughed them up. The judge said Trump's testimony is 'indispensable' to the case.

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Deny, divert, discredit: Trump turns to his scandal playbook once again

Analysis: The president has a canned approach for trying to fend off bad news. This time it's a whistleblower report.

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Trump admin says migrants passing through El Salvador must seek asylum there before asking U.S.

"El Salvador isn't safe for its own citizens. To deem it safe for refugees seeking asylum would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous," one advocate said.

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Can a president really say or promise anything he wants when conducting foreign policy?

Analysis: "The president [has] the authority to do, and say, and pledge, awful things in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy," said a Bush admin lawyer.

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Trump appears to praise Pelosi's drug pricing bill after McConnell rejects it

McConnell said in an interview hours before Trump's tweet that Pelosi's measure is dead on arrival in the Senate.

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What we know — and don't know — about the Trump-whistleblower story

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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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 bid

De Blasio's bid — launched in May — ultimately lasted just over four months and was largely mocked for most of its short life.

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Trump admin ignored its own evidence of climate change's impact on migration from Central America

An internal report obtained by NBC New showed migration surged from those areas where climate change is hurting crops and farmers.

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Stephen Miller wants to slash the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. The Pentagon is fighting back.

The Pentagon is the lone voice inside the Trump admin defending the U.S. refugee program.

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Trump, Mark Zuckerberg hold surprise White House meeting

Trump has previously accused Facebook of having a bias against conservatives and even threatened to sue the tech giant.

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Topless women win big as Colorado city drops ban

Officials in Fort Collins decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.

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DHS formally backs off plans to deport sick immigrant children

After backlash from Congress and the public, the administration says it will resume consideration of deportations on a "case-by-case" basis.