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- Oliver North, key figure in Iran-Contra scandal, to become NRA president
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 02:26 PMThe square-jawed lieutenant colonel was a ubiquitous face during the Reagan era.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump: Mueller's Russia probe team has 'unrevealed conflicts of interest'
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 09:17 AMTrump, in a series of tweets Monday, offered no evidence for his conflict of interest claims against the special counsel's office.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dumping Iran nuclear deal 'a mistake,' Britain warns Trump
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 06:26 AMBritain's foreign secretary says the Obama-era pact has "weaknesses" but can be fixed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump: Stormy Daniels-like payoff deals common for 'people of wealth'
Thursday - 05/03/2018 - 03:41 PMThe president tweeted Thursday about his reimbursement of $130,000 that his lawyer Michael Cohen paid to Daniels days before the 2016 election.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Answered prayers: House chaplain gets job back after Ryan backs down
Thursday - 05/03/2018 - 06:29 PMThe move comes a week after Ryan's move to push out the chaplain created a firestorm among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats might have a better chance to flip the Senate than you think
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 08:38 AMFirst 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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump praises gun rights, bashes Mueller probe in speech to NRA
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 04:52 PMAt the National Rifle Association's annual conference, the president doubled down on his support for the Second Amendment.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Political world braces for the next generation of fake news
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 08:01 AMIt's easier than ever to make high-quality manipulations to audio and video and that has experts worried.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mueller team questions longtime Trump friend Tom Barrack
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 01:46 PMBarrack was interviewed as part of the federal investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016, according to AP sources.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate candidates are cozying up to Trump. House hopefuls can't run fast enough.
Sunday - 05/06/2018 - 07:55 AM2018 could be the first year in American history when a party gains control of one chamber while simultaneously losing seats in the other.
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- First Read: GOP primaries have become Trump loyalty contests
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 08:54 AMFirst 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.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump opposes Blankenship in W.Va. GOP primary
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 07:43 AMTweeting one day before the state's GOP primary, Trump warned that the ex-coal boss and ex-con can't win in November against incumbent Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-coal boss and ex-convict is GOP wild card in W.Va.
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 04:29 AMTuesday's contest for the right to take on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has Washington Republicans nervous.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ian Bremmer: Global disorder on the rise
Thursday - 05/03/2018 - 05:13 PMIan Bremmer: the global trend toward protectionism shows no signs of slowing down.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Giuliani: Trump was out of the loop on Stormy Daniels
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 08:32 AMGiuliani said when he found out, the president responded, "Oh my goodness, I guess that's what it was for."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Federal judge skeptical of the scope of the Mueller investigation
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 12:39 PMThe judge said prosecutors wanted the former Trump campaign official to "sing," but he worried that Manafort might also "compose."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Thousands to face deportation as Trump admin cancels residency permits
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 05:22 PMImmigration hard-liners have cheered Trump's push to end Temporary Protected Status designations for at least six countries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Giuliani clarifies comments about Trump, Stormy Daniels payment
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 08:16 AMGiuliani's latest statement came after the president said earlier in the day: "He'll get his facts straight."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.K. officials, doctors decry Trump's remarks on London stabbings
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 05:50 PMTrump said reports of stabbings in London showed that gun control isn't effective at preventing violence, sparking outrage abroad.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Candidates out-Trump each other in Red States
Sunday - 05/06/2018 - 08:26 AMWill those voters come out when Trump is not on the ballot? The elections of the past year suggest the Trump bump may not be a transferable quality.
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- FIrst Read's Morning Clips: McConnell aims to use courts to motivate voters
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 08:46 AMA roundup of the most important political news stories of the day.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Stung by criticism, DNC hires more minorities, elevates women
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 08:09 AMA new DNC report, obtained by NBC NEWS, shows the party is employing more blacks and Latinos as it responds to attacks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - McConnell's push on judges gives GOP something to tout in November
Monday - 05/07/2018 - 05:04 AMThe Senate majority leader is reshaping the federal bench and helping motivate Republican voters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Feds monitored Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones
Thursday - 05/03/2018 - 05:27 PMIt is not clear how long the monitoring of phone calls has been authorized.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - First Read's Morning Clips: Blankenship's controversial new ad
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 08:29 AMA roundup of the most important political news stories of the day
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mike Pence's White House doctor quits amid fallout over Dr. Ronny Jackson
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 02:16 PMDr. Jennifer Pena had raised concerns about Jackson, concerning his medical treatment of Karen Pence last fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump: Kanye is winning me black support
Friday - 05/04/2018 - 05:11 PM"Thank you, Kanye, thank you!" President Donald Trump said in a speech Friday to the NRA.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Young Texas Latinos are an untapped voting goldmine
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 10:16 AMNearly half of Texans under 18 are Latino and 95 percent of them are U.S. citizens — meaning they will be eligible to vote once they turn 18. Will they?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - McCain doesn't want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House
Saturday - 05/05/2018 - 05:07 PMMcCain, who has been battling brain cancer, and Trump have had a turbulent relationship. The senator wants Vice President Mike Pence to attend instead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Meet the senator atop Trump's target list
Sunday - 05/06/2018 - 08:35 AMWill Montana voters reward Jon Tester for taking on Donald Trump — or punish him for bucking the president?
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