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Lewandowski pumps life into Trump obstruction story

Analysis: The former campaign manager's Hill turn provided details of the president's efforts to intervene in the Russia probe.

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Trump says homelessness hurting real estate prestige, will destroy cities

The homeless are living in "our best highways, our best streets, our best entrances to building," Trump said.

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NBC/WSJ poll: Biden leads Dem 2020 field, Warren's support grows

While Biden dominates among more moderate Democrats and black voters, Warren overperforms among whites and liberals.

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Trump admin weighing retaliatory action against Iran after Saudi oil attack

In a national security meeting on Monday, U.S. military leaders provided President Donald Trump with a menu of possible actions against Iran.

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Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors

The new rule also allows plants to run their processing lines as fast as they like.

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Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over publication of new memoir

The Justice Department argues the book violates the non-disclosure agreements they say Snowden signed with the CIA and NSA.

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U.S. intel shows cruise missiles fired at Saudi oil facility came from Iran, officials say

The Department of Defense has advocated for restraint, but it has provided a briefing on military options to President Donald Trump.

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AOC backs progressive trying to oust fellow Democratic lawmaker

Ocasio-Cortez joins Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in backing a challenger to moderate Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois.

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Nadler blasts 'shocking and dangerous' White House effort to block ex-aides' testimony

The White House ordered two former top aides to defy congressional subpoenas and sought to limit testimony from President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.

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In the Big Apple, a big contrast between two campaigns

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 in New Mexico: 'Who do you love more — the country, or Hispanics?'

The president made a rally pitch for Hispanic voters in a state he lost by 8 points in 2016: "Nobody loves the Hispanics more," he said at a rally here Monday night.

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Grassley: 'No credible evidence to support any of the allegations' against Kavanaugh

The former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman defended the investigation into allegations against the Supreme Court Justice.

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Manhattan DA subpoenas Trump's tax returns in probe of hush money payments

Congressional Democrats had already subpoenaed six years' worth of records, but their case is tied up in court.

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Did Russian spies in the U.S. crack the FBI's radio codes?

There may not have cracked the codes, but Russian agents gained insight into the activities of secret FBI teams tracking Russian operatives in the U.S.

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Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to baseball legend Mariano Rivera

The Yankee great received the nation's highest civilian honor at a White House ceremony on Monday.

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Nadler throws cold water on Kavanaugh impeachment talk, says 'hands full with impeaching' Trump

"We have our hands full with impeaching the president right now and that's going to take up our limited resources and time for a while," Nadler said.

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Sanders shakes up staff as campaign enters new phase

Big rallies are back, and the campaign is trying to diversify its support as it focuses on early states.

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Five questions to ask about political polls

Not all political polls are created equally so here are five key questions to ask when reading them.

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Here's how Kavanaugh denied the Ramirez allegations under oath

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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Pelosi gets squeezed on impeachment

Analysis: The House speaker has stood up to pressure from all sides this year. Will her strategy hold now that it's mounting quickly?