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Second Democratic debate: Everything you need to know

Key matchups on Tuesday and Wednesday include Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on Night 1, and Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris on Night 2.

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Stephen Miller wants to use border agents to screen migrants to cut number given asylum: email

An email obtained by NBC News suggests the Trump admin used border agents to screen migrants to lower the number who passed the initial test for asylum.

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Senate fails to override Trump vetoes on Saudi arms sales

Trump's decision to sell the weapons in a way that would have bypassed congressional review infuriated lawmakers from both parties.

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Intel officials worry Trump's pick for top spy will politicize the job

Although Ratcliffe's website says he "put terrorists in prison," there is no evidence he ever prosecuted a terrorism case.

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Trump puts minorities in his 'basket of deplorables'

Analysis: Trump has turned to demeaning Americans by the millions, a tactic he once depicted as disqualifying for a presidential candidate.

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Inside Trump's 'Apprentice'-worthy showdown with airline CEOs

Exclusive: The president rebuffed U.S. airlines and trade adviser Peter Navarro in a tense Oval Office meeting.

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Executive director of House Democrats' campaign arm resigns

The move follows Democratic lawmaker complaints that the committee did not have enough diversity in leadership positions.

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Trump signs bill ensuring 9/11 victims fund will never run out of money

The bill Trump signed Monday morning authorizes money for the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.

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Why the stakes for Biden in this week's debates are so high

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, Al Sharpton trade shots on Twitter

The president also continued his attacks on Rep. Cummings and the city of Baltimore.

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2008: Clinton, Obama in an epic duel

The former first lady came to the race as the front-runner in the polls, but that's not how it ended.

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Methodology for 'Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020'

The data covers, to the best of our knowledge, every Democratic presidential primary exit poll conducted by national media organizations since 1976.

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2004: Sharpton, Moseley Braun make a run for the nomination

The national political atmosphere was charged. A country still traumatized by 9/11 found itself divided by the invasion of Iraq.

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1988: Jackson mounts a serious challenge, but a loss in one state ends the quest

"My message is transcending ancient barriers. Whites all over the country have opened their hearts to me," the candidate said.

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1992: Bill Clinton builds a winning coalition, Jackson is diminished

The Arkansas governor emerged as the national front-runner, but his candidacy was imperiled by a series of scandals.

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2000: Bill Bradley seeks African American support in challenging Gore

For the first time in eight years, the Democratic nomination would be open.

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1984: Jesse Jackson's run for the White House and the rise of the black voter

Among black leaders, support for a black candidacy was far from universal.

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1980: Carter vs. Kennedy left African Americans feeling ignored

The allegiance of black voters was in question, and a geographic divide emerged.

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1976: Jimmy Carter begins his march

A decade after the Voting Rights Act, millions of black Americans remained unregistered to vote.

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Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020

NBC News has assembled for the first time a record of the black vote for each competitive Democratic presidential campaign since exit polling began.