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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.

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DEA makes nearly 300 arrests in massive Florida crackdown

The DEA searched and shuttered a dozen pharmacies in Florida this week, seizing more than 200,000 opioids and other pills in a sweeping "surge operation."

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Ex-Canadian PM apologizes for 'rooting' for Hurricane Dorian to hit Trump's Mar-a-Lago

Campbell, the first and only female prime minister of Canada, was excoriated online for her remark.

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'It's going to be a crisis': Turning out the lights at the undermanned FEC

The watchdog agency won't have enough members to legally conduct business - right in the midst of the 2020 campaign.

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DNC expected to nix Iowa's 'virtual caucus' plan

DNC leadership decided to recommended rejecting the plan because the technology is not sufficiently secure, two sources told NBC News.

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After a chaotic summer, 2020 fundamentals remain the same

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 personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout abruptly resigns

Madeleine Westerhout left her job after she shared personal information about Trump's family and Oval Office operations at an off-the-record dinner with reporters.

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Biden defends his telling of a harrowing war story after report he got facts wrong

The vice president said the "central point" of his tale was "absolutely accurate."

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Trump revives U.S. Space Command in military push into space

The re-established initiative announced Thursday will draw on resources from all branches of the military to coordinate U.S. defense efforts in space.

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Biden's surrounded at the next Democratic debate

ABC News announced the stage lineup of the 10 candidates for their faceoff next month.

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Senate GOP warns Supreme Court not to be 'cowed' by Democratic 'threats' in gun case

Democratic senators warned the Supreme Court could be restructured to reduce the influence of politics. Republicans accused them of working to pack the high court.