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Yang defends $1,000 giveaway contest as 'perfectly legal'

"If I gave a million dollars to a media company or consultants or hired like a small army of canvassers, no one would blink an eye," Yang said.

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Omar defends comments after criticism from 9/11 mourner

"I think it is really important for us to make sure that we are not forgetting, right, the aftermath of what happened after 9/11," Omar said.

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Biden delivers expansive speech on race, says silence on hate 'is complicity'

"There can be no realization of the American Dream without grappling with the original sin of slavery," Biden said.

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Democrats speak out about impeachment as House inquiry ramps up

"I really feel confident that they are in the process of getting everybody else who is still lagging to come along," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

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Trump defends Brett Kavanaugh after sexual misconduct allegations resurface

A new book by two New York Times reporters says there was more to an allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh than the Senate hearing uncovered.

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Sanders cancels three South Carolina campaign events to rest his hoarse voice

The 78-year-old Vermont senator's voice was raspy during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate.

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Trump and John Bolton argued over Iran sanctions

The national security adviser departed abruptly after President Trump suggested he might lift some sanctions as an incentive for Tehran to get to the negotiating table.

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Children not exempt from Trump's toughest asylum policy, officials say

The new enforcement will include turning back children who arrive at the southern border without their parents.

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Appeals court revives lawsuit against Trump over his businesses

In July, a federal appeals court tossed a similar challenge to Trump's ownership of a luxury hotel near the White House.

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Andrew McCabe's lawyers urge prosecutors not to keep pursuing charges

With no word from the Justice Department on where things stand, McCabe's lawyer cited media reports that speculated the grand jury had failed to indict him.

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'Hell yes': Beto O'Rourke explains how he intends to get your AR-15s

"Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47," the Democratic contender said. Critics warn it will make criminals of good guys.

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Status quo remains intact after third Democratic debate

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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AOC condemns Republican PAC ad that shows her face on fire

"Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren't racist," the New York Democrat tweeted. "Life is weird!"

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Debate night split screen highlights the Democrats' Trump challenge

Analysis: The president has honed clear, sharp lines of attack on his 2020 rivals. They're still figuring out the best way to land return punches.

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What was going on between Biden and Castro on health care?

The candidates were largely talking past each other: Castro articulated a real divide, but Biden described his plan largely accurately.

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Who won the third Democratic debate in Houston?

Analysis: Here's how the candidates fared — from those who gave their campaigns a likely boost to those who mostly missed the mark.

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Texas GOP lawmaker tells Beto O'Rourke: 'My AR is ready for you'

The apparent threat came after O'Rourke discussed mandatory buybacks for assault weapons during Thursday's Democratic presidential debate.

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Fact checking the third Democratic debate

Here's what the candidates said that was true, less than true and flat-out false.

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Andrew Yang's 'big' surprise is big bucks

Yang announced he was going to give "$1,000 a month to 10 American families for an entire year, someone watching this at home right now."

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Leading 2020 Democrats set to face off for first time

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be on stage together, but aides to both insist they're not gunning for a fight.