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More GOP challengers line up against Trump, more states cancel their primaries

Republican Party leaders defended the decision not to let voters have a say about who they want on the ticket next year.

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Trump complains 'boring' John Legend, 'filthy mouthed' Chrissy Teigen didn't credit him for criminal justice bill

"Imagine being president and spending your Sunday night hate-watching MSNBC hoping somebody — ANYBODY — will praise you," Legend responded.

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Read the full text of the House Judiciary resolution outlining impeachment probe

Chairman Jerrold Nadler declared last month that his panel was proceeding with an impeachment investigation of Trump despite there being no vote to do so.

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House lays out its impeachment probe

The House Judiciary Committee laid out the parameters on Monday of what it's calling its ongoing "impeachment investigation" of President Donald Trump.

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Tuesday's special election in North Carolina could reveal clues about 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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North Carolina House race has an unlikely scandal hangover

Ahead of Tuesday's election, Democrat Dan McCready is benefiting from a marathon campaign after last year's voter fraud upended the GOP field.

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Democratic freshmen holdouts on impeachment face rising pressure

For many lawmakers this August recess, there was no dodging the issue on the home front, whether their districts were solidly blue or more closely divided.

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Air Force reviews layovers after crew stayed at Trump hotel

"We must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds," the service's top spokesman says.

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Secret Taliban peace talks at Camp David floated, scrapped within a week

National security adviser John Bolton vehemently opposed the idea but the State Department argued it could move the parties closer to an agreement.

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Kamala Harris apologizes after appearing to laugh at slur

Harris said she "didn't hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would've stopped and corrected him."

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Pompeo defends plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David

"President Trump ultimately made the decision," Pompeo said. "He said: 'I want to talk to President Ghani. I want to talk to these Taliban negotiators.'"

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Tom Steyer appears to qualify for October Democratic debate

Steyer received 2 percent in a CBS News/YouGov's Sunday battleground poll of Nevada voters.

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Former Rep. Mark Sanford announces he will challenge Trump in GOP primary

Sanford is the third Republican to announce a primary challenge to Trump, joining former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld.

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Map: "Middle ground" America is disappearing

The number of "competitive" counties have decreased by 72 percent in the past 20 years.

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End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised who's opposed.

Conservatives have found some surprising allies as they fight efforts to raise the marriage age.

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Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies

Analysis: Neither camp wants to talk about it, but the two women have recently grown closer.

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House stonewalled in probe of military sleepovers at Trump resort

The House Oversight Committee says that since 2017, the U.S. military has spent $11 million at the Scotland property.

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Family feud: Top gov't weather agency hits own forecasters for contradicting Trump on hurricane

The unusal statement from NOAA was released minutes before the president tweeted out a video mocking CNN about the bizarre controversy.

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Ex-CIA spy readies to publish book about undercover exploits without agency approval

Some former CIA agents question the veracity of "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA," by Amaryllis Fox, which hits stores in October.

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'Show of force': 2020 Dems to court voters, endorsements at New Hampshire convention

The state campaign teams have been staffing up, mobilizing volunteers and getting creative in their outreach to Granite Staters.