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From crowd size to Sharpie-gate, it's all about debase

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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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz decides against running for president

"An independent campaign for the White House is not how I can best serve our country at this time," Schultz said in statement.

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Trump's envoy clashes with Afghan government over proposed Taliban deal

Afghan officials had "raging arguments" with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad over the proposed troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban.

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Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Jerry West

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

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Democrats blast Trump plan to use Puerto Rico funds for his border wall

Trump has a history of making disparaging remarks about the U.S. territory.

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Debra Messing called for outing Trump supporters. Trump likened her to McCarthy

Trump slammed Messing after a tweet in which she demanded the names of attendees at an upcoming Beverly Hills fundraiser for him be made public.

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The Sharpie is mightier: Trump mocked after that map of Dorian's path

Even the city council in Washington, D.C., got in on the act, tweeting that the White House has changed its mailing address to 1600 Alabama Avenue.

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Trump's Mideast envoy leaving administration ahead of peace plan release

Jason Greenblatt's departure is the latest sign that optimism for peace plan's prospects may be fading.

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Trump again defends claim Hurricane Dorian could have hit Alabama

"What I said was accurate!" Trump tweeted Thursday morning, a day after showing reporters a week-old, apparently doctored hurricane map.

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Elizabeth Warren won the summer, but still has a big challenge in front of her

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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Pentagon taking over $400 million in funding for military projects in Puerto Rico for the wall

The DOD is taking money from 127 projects in 23 states and three territories to build Trump's long-promised wall along the southern border.

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Top House Democrat says Trump appointee accused of harassing diplomats should be fired

A watchdog report said Moley's senior adviser called some employees "Obama holdovers" or "traitors," and accused some of being part of the "Deep State."

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House panel subpoenas documents linked to Trump's alleged pardon offers

The move follows reports the president told DHS officials that he would offer them pardons if they broke federal law while carrying out his immigration agenda.

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Rep. Steve King: I drank from the toilet-fountain hybrid at border facility and it was 'pretty good'

King said he "went into that cell where it was reported that they were advised they had to drink out of the toilet" and that drink was "pretty good."

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Conservative activist Jacob Wohl charged with illegal sale of securities

Wohl allegedly tried to sell unqualified securities to one of his financial companies, Montgomery Assets, in July and August of 2016.

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Why does Trump's hurricane map look different than others?

The president has claimed for days Hurricane Dorian was projected to hit Alabama. Forecasters said it was not.

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AOC and GOP Rep. Crenshaw duel online over background checks

'You are a member of Congress," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. "Why are you 'lending' guns to people unsupervised who can't pass a basic background check?"

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Trump dims lights on Obama-era light bulb energy regulations

Environmental groups said the actions will raise utility bills and increase the production by greenhouse-gas emitting power plants.

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Here's how Trump could escape 'emoluments' claims he's profiting as president

Analysis: Ethics watchdogs and Democrats decried VP Pence's stay at the golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland.

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'Little ones' separated from parents at border felt mental stress, says report

Kids separated from parents under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy in 2018 showed a particularly high number of mental health challenges.