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Around the world, disruption is beating out stability

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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'Bring it on': Stormy Daniels says she's ready to testify at House hush-money hearings

The Judiciary Committee plans to launch an investigation into alleged Trump payments to two women ahead of the 2016 election.

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Pence distances Trump from uproar over VP's stay at president's Irish golf club

The statement was the third time this week the VP or his team have addressed the issue, which ignited widespread criticism.

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Booker's history with DeVos is under scrutiny

While other candidates pile on the education secretary in campaign speeches, Cory Booker is defending his past ties to her organization.

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Pentagon is moving $3.6 billion in military funding to build Trump's wall

Officials said money planned for military construction projects will instead be spent on a wall on the southern border.

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What the 'Green New Deal' is, and how it would work

See what each candidate has to say on climate change and the environment.

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Trump defends golf outings while attacking London mayor

Mayor Sadiq Khan had criticized the president for canceling a trip to Europe because of Hurricane Dorian and then going golfing.

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House Democrats to hold hearings on Stormy Daniels hush-money case

Democrats are highlighting a case in which they believe prosecutors would have enough evidence to charge Trump with a crime if not for Justice Department policy.

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Manchin rules out bid for West Virginia governor, will stay in Senate

The senator — and former governor of the state — was debating whether to challenge Republican Gov. Jim Justice in 2020.

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Five political storylines to watch this fall

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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Trump made 'suggestion' Pence stay at president's Irish golf club, VP's chief of staff says

"I don't think it was a request, like a command," Pence's chief of staff Marc Short told reporters Tuesday. "I think that it was a suggestion."

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Trump's 2020 pitch: A powerless presidency

Analysis: The most powerful man in the world would like voters to know he is beset on all sides by sinister forces that deprive him of the authority he needs to deliver on his vision for America.

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Trump admin walks back plan to end deportation protections for sick migrants

The Trump administration said it would reconsider the plan after telling sick migrants they had 33 days to leave the country or face deportation.

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Joe Biden says Trump has 'no intestinal fortitude' on guns, sees 'no compromise' with McConnell

McConnell is "not going to agree ... so we just have to beat him, flat out beat him," Biden said.

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Why Republicans (and even a couple of Democrats) want to ax tech's favorite law

Experts and industry advocates say the proposals are rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of federal communications law, and could unravel the internet as we know it.

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Trump officials defend decision to send FEMA funds to ICE ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Sunday the funding changes won't "affect our ability to respond and recover from a major disaster."

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Trump downplays background checks push after Odessa mass shooting

"Over the last five, six, or seven years, no matter how strong you need the background checks, it wouldn't have stopped any of it," he claimed.

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2020 Senate map becomes less certain for GOP

Democrats to net only four seats to get to a 51-49 majority in the Senate and the list of seats that Republicans need to defend is growing.

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The abortion underground: Groups quietly help women who have to travel to access care

"We're squirting a bottle of water at a building that is on fire. But it is something that people can do ... ," one volunteer said.

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Trump faces more 2020 danger if Democrat scores upset in N. Carolina special election

Analysis: The closely watched Sept. 10 vote will fill a House seat that is vacant after last year's results were invalidated due to election fraud.