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McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security

Democrats said the Senate majority leader had finally caved into their pressure to safeguard the voting system.

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Trump administration expels two Cuban diplomats

The State Department said the two Cuban nationals allegedly tried to conduct "influence operations in the United States."

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House passes short-term funding measure to avert October shutdown

The legislation will keep the government funded through Nov. 21, a week before Thanksgiving.

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Annual complaints to intel watchdog hotline have more than doubled since Trump took office

According to public records, the hotline received 563 contacts last year, and numbers for the latest fiscal year are on pace to be even higher.

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Schiff: Trump or 'people around him' likely behind effort to keep whistleblower details from Congress

"We're determined to do everything we can to determine what this urgent concern is [and] to make sure that the national security is protected" the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Thursday.

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Green new ride: 2020ers race forward with electric cars. Trump has other ideas.

The candidates' proposals set up a clash with the president, who has mocked electric cars and tried to deregulate the industry to allow vehicles to pollute more.

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The Democratic Party is still Barack Obama's party

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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MSNBC to moderate candidate gun safety forum in Las Vegas

The October event will feature the 10 leading Democrats who took part in the September primary debate.

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Trump communication reportedly at center of whistleblower complaint

The complaint the administration is withholding from Congress was filed by an intelligence officer after a phone call the president had, according to a former official.

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Barr praised 2017 book that claims colleges unfairly penalized male students accused of sexual assault

Before he was nominated attorney general, Barr also accused the Obama administration of "fanning the false narrative of a 'rape culture.'"

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John Bolton criticizes Trump foreign policy in closed-door speech

Trump brushed off the criticism, saying that "John was not able to work with anybody."

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What Trump got right and wrong about his new border barrier

After two and a half years, the U.S. border wall hasn't grown. It's just been fixed up.

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Justice Department circulating proposal to expand background checks

The White House stressed that President Trump had yet set to settle on any formal position or proposal on guns as talks with Congress continued Wednesday.

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This report tallied the human and economic toll of gun violence in all 50 states. The cost is staggering.

2017 marked the first time firearms killed more people than motor vehicle accidents, the report said.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says Trump tweet 'spread lies that put my life at risk'

The president on Wednesday retweeted a video of the congresswoman dancing that included a false claim that it was footage of her celebrating on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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As Harris falters, campaign and allies mull next steps

When the California senator returns to Iowa this weekend for the Polk County Democrats' Steak Fry, it'll be her first trip to the state in over a month.

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Trump names Robert O'Brien new national security adviser

O'Brien is currently serving as the State Department's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.

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Trump pledges increased sanctions on Iran following Saudi oil field attack

"I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!" Trump tweeted Wednesday.

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Trump: 'Dummy' O'Rourke's assault weapons pledge is making it harder to get a guns deal

"Hell yes we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47," O'Rourke said last week. "We're not going to allow it to be used against fellow Americans any more."

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NBC/WSJ poll shows both Biden and Warren building formidable coalitions

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.