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The September Democratic debate: Everything you need to know

Top-polling Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris and Buttigieg will share one stage in Houston after a number of candidates failed to qualify.

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There's good news and bad news for the GOP after a narrow North Carolina win

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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Alarm bells should be ringing at Trump HQ after NC House scare

Analysis: It's always better to win than lose — but Republicans holding onto a GOP seat by a hair is reason for the president to worry heading into 2020.

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Is Andrew Yang ready for prime time?

"The crowds are bigger. The energy is higher," Yang told NBC News. "The questions are more about what you would do as president."

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It just got a little easier for low-income women in this Texas city to access abortion care

Austin's latest budget includes funds to help women who live there overcome barriers to access, like the cost of travel to and from a clinic.

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Voting underway in closely watched North Carolina special election

After last year's results were thrown out due to fraud in the 9th Congressional District, Trump's standing is on the line as Democrat Dan McCready takes on Republican Dan Bishop.

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As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster

In phone calls to McMaster, Trump told his second national security adviser that he misses him.

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House passes $300M bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in public housing

An NBC News investigation found that at least 13 public housing residents have died from carbon monoxide poisoning since 2003.

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Democrats push new gun measures as GOP huddles with Trump

Top congressional Republicans were expected to meet with the president at the White House Tuesday afternoon.

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NOAA chief defends unsigned Dorian statement, but praises Alabama office that contradicted Trump

"The purpose of the NOAA statement was to clarify the technical aspects and potential impacts of Dorian," NOAA acting Administrator Neil Jacobs said.

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Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser

"I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House," Trump tweeted Tuesday.

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State AGs kept taking money from opioid firms while negotiating multi-billion-dollar settlements

As of June the GOP and Democratic attorneys general associations were still taking six figures from the companies that states are suing.

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North Carolina will remain a hot spot through November 2020

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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Watch this race and see if Trump's coalition falls apart

The special election takes place Tuesday in a district that the president won by double digits in 2016.

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Just joking, says senator who said colleges should be banned

While Republican Kerry Roberts said colleges should be banned "to save America," he co-sponsored legislation this year to promote higher education.

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Trump tests political capital in last-minute North Carolina election push

A loss by Republican Dan Bishop could foreshadow an uphill climb for Republicans in 2020.

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Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, files for divorce over 'incompatibility of temperament'

Todd Palin filed to dissolve the couple's 31-year marriage with Anchorage Superior Court on Friday.

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'NOTHING TO DO WITH ME': Trump distances himself from controversies involving his business as scrutiny grows

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement last week that Trump's properties "are a cesspool of corruption," and "a black hole for taxpayers' money."

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House Dems to probe Giuliani's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Trump opponents

The chairmen characterized Giuliani's efforts to pressure Ukraine on the Bidens and Paul Manafort as aiming to help Trump's reelection campaign.

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Congress returns with guns, Trump probes and spending bills on its plate

Lawmakers haven't left themselves much time: The House is scheduled to be in session for only 45 days through the end of the year.