Now playing Next USA Bill de Blasio launches presidential bid: 'Donald Trump must be stopped' "I've beaten [Trump] before, and I will do it again," de Blasio said in his announcement video. 16/05/2019
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Now playing Next USA U.S. military to build 6 tent cities near border for migrants The tents will likely not be on military bases, and ICE, not the military, will be responsible for migrant detention and custodial support. 15/05/2019
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Now playing Next USA "Did you bring your handcuffs?" AG Barr ribs Pelosi about contempt finding The Attorney General joked about the House Judiciary Committee finding that he should be held in contempt of Congress. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA The feds need to up their game against domestic extremists, say critics Law enforcement doesn't have the same tool kit to fight domestic terror that it can use to fight international terror, say legal experts and ex-FBI agents. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA White House rejects Congress' demands, says investigations amount to 'unauthorized do-over' of Mueller probe "Unfortunately, it appears that you have already decided to press ahead with a duplicative investigation," White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Senators demand answers from Trump administration on Iran threat Democrats accuse the Trump administration of taking reckless steps that could lead to war with Iran. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Mnuchin: Courts will resolve Trump tax return fight "I take great comfort that there's a third branch of government to deal with this important issue," Mnuchin said of the congressional subpoena for the documents. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Graham unveils plan to stop 'humanitarian crisis' at border His proposal would mandate that asylum claims be applied for at U.S. consulates and would extend the allowable detention time for families with unaccompanied minors. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA TSA identifies 200 agents, including air marshals, who can be sent to Mexican border A TSA official said the DHS has not yet approved the list of 200 employees , but it would not include frontline personnel who deal with airport travelers. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA O'Rourke, seeking a reset, reaches out to national Democrats Recent moves suggest the candidates knows he has to talk to party primary voters across the country if he is to compete for the Democratic nomination. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Republicans seize on culture debates, but sometimes it backfires 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. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump revolving door creates 'unprecedented' vacancy mess in government The White House hasn't made nominations for 132 key posts, and those who have been put forward may get stuck in limbo. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA White House attempts to unify Republicans on immigration Trump advisers Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner briefed Senate Republicans Tuesday on the broad outlines of an immigration plan. 15/05/2019
Now playing Next USA House Intel Committee investigating whether lawyers for Trump and his family obstructed Russia probe Panel chair Rep. Adam Schiff says the attorneys "may have reviewed, shaped and edited the false statement" by Michael Cohen. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next USA From Bolton to Bibi to Riyadh, Trump faces calls for confronting Iran Analysis: With North Korea, Trump first threatened and then sought a deal. But he has a more hardline White House team now, with fewer moderating voices. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Rank-and-file House Democrats urge 'second look' at impeachment Some members of the House Judiciary Committee think "stronger tools" are needed to force the Trump administration to comply with requests. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump disputes report of plan to send 120,000 troops to Middle East But the president said if he were to assemble forces to counter Iran, it would be a "hell of a lot" more than that. 14/05/2019