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Mark Murray

@mmurraypolitics

4 years

Folks, this is definitely a violation of the Hatch Act -- mixing official duties with politics while on federal grounds. Trump is exempt from the Hatch Act, but Wolf isn't

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Headlines from new NBC/WSJ poll (conducted after the debate, 9/30-10/1) 1. Biden's national lead among registered voters expands from 8pts to 14pts Biden 53% Trump 39% Was Biden 51%, Trump 43% in Sept poll before debate

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3 years

In 2016, Trump won MI/PA/WI by 77K votes, got 306 EVs and received a concession speech from Clinton + WH meeting from Obama In 2020, Biden won same states by 214K+ votes, is on track for same 306 EVs and most of GOP is refusing to recognize outcome

In appeasing Trump, the GOP toys with a constitutional crisis

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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6 years

So Team Nunes is admitting that Papadopoulos triggered the FBI's Russia investigation -- not the Steele dossier?

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5 years

Gallup has 52% of Americans supporting Trump's impeachment/removal from office. For Clinton, that never got higher than 35% before the GOP-led House voted to impeach him. For Nixon, it got to 58% by Aug 1974

Congress Approval, Support for Impeaching Trump Both Up

Approval of Congress is now at 25%, up from 18% in September. Meanwhile, 52% of Americans now support impeaching Trump and removing him from office.

news.gallup.com

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4 years

A U.S. “private citizen worked with foreign spies to damage one presidential candidate and help the other. That president accepted the help. When caught, the private citizen lied. When the private citizen was punished, the president commuted his sentence.”

Stone Walks Free in One of the Greatest Scandals in American History

The amazing thing about the saga is how much of it happened in the full light of day.

www.theatlantic.com

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4 years

Remember the outrage over that tarmac moment b/w Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton? The goalposts have certainly moved in the last 3 1/2 years...

Josh Lederman

@JoshNBCNews

4 years

Just in - Attorney General Bill Barr says he's set up an "intake process" for information about Ukraine, the Bidens, etc -- "including anything Giuliani could provide"

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5 years

Trump directly intervened in AZ-SEN (fight with Flake, who decided not to seek re-election), SC-1 (Arrington over Sanford) and KS-GOV (Kobach over Coyler). The GOP ended up losing all 3 seats/races.

Trump has remade the GOP in his own image. It’s costing them.

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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@mmurraypolitics

6 years

The unemployment rate in Virginia is 3.7%

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The state of Virginia economy, under Democrat rule, has been terrible. If you vote Ed Gillespie tomorrow, it will come roaring back!

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2 years

Headlines from new national NBC News poll... 1. Clear majority of registered voters believe the investigations into alleged wrongdoing by Trump should continue: Yes, investigations should continue: 57% No, should stop: 40% (Aug 12-16, +/- 3.1%)

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5 years

Kamala Harris asked about Beto O'Rourke's entry into the 2020 race: "The more the merrier... We have an embarrassment of riches of Democrats who are running."

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3 years

Forget Russia’s interference in '16. Or Trump’s impeachment for asking Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden. Arguably the biggest political scandal we’ve ever seen in this country is unfolding right before our eyes -- even if it's failed to gain traction

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5 years

Just throwing it out there... Had Paul Ryan and Trump accepted the clean CR the Senate approved before Christmas, we'd be in the same place we are after this deal (gvt open thru Feb, separate discussion on immigration) -- WITHOUT the 35-day shutdown

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6 years

The latest Quinnipiac poll -- conducted entirely after Helsinki (July 18-23) -- has Trump's job rating at 38% approve, 58% disapprove

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4 years

Headlines from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: 49% support of Americans Trump's impeachment and removal from office 46% oppose it. That's a reversal from last month, when it was 43% support, 49% oppose Oct 27-30, +/- 3.3%

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6 years

GOPers made 4 big promises on tax effort: - won't increase the debt - designed for middle class - wealthy & Trump won't benefit - will supercharge economy In fact, Senate bill breaks these 4 promises

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4 years

I’m old enough to remember when it was clear — especially after NY’s primary in April 2016 — that Hillary Clinton had a plurality of pledged delegates, but Sanders still continued his race and his supporters believed superdelegates could change their mind at the convention

Alex Thompson

@AlexThomp

4 years

Bernie w/ a bit of a warning shot, tells @chrishayes it would be "very divisive" if a candidate gets a clear plurality but not majority of the delegates and the party doesn't nominate that person at the convention.

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7 years

"This is a dangerous permanent trend" -- AG Sessions on growing crime rate. But here is the actual data

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3 years

Who's been vaccinated? And who hasn't? Our latest NBC News poll finds a revealing demographic breakdown:

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6 years

Given Saccone's concession yesterday, Trump is now 0-3 in the last three races where he backed and campaigned for the candidate -- Strange in AL SEN runoff, Moore in AL SEN, Saccone in PA-18

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The Republicans are 5-0 in recent Congressional races, a point which the Fake News Media continuously fails to mention. I backed and campaigned for all of the winners. They give me credit for one. Hopefully, Rick Saccone will be another big win on Tuesday.

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6 years

Count me among those who believe the Dem alternative to Trump won't be a liberal celebrity -- but rather a relatively boring pol with lots of gvt experience who isn't a Clinton

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3 years

The Big Lie at the root of all the recent chaos, violence, and threat of future armed protests -- that Trump somehow didn't lose an election he clearly lost. Trump being the first US president NOT to concede his defeat has come at a considerable cost

This chaotic moment has one root cause: Trump’s refusal to accept his loss

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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@mmurraypolitics

4 years

On Fox News this morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) was asked if his state would host the GOP convention. His answer: "[A] mass gathering inside is frankly the thing that would scare us the most simply about the spread of the virus." "The virus is still very very much here"

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5 years

On Tuesday, Trump refused to apologize to the Central Park Five -- which registered a blip on the Trump Outrage Scale ™ The next day, 2020 Dems piled on Biden for saying he could work with Eastland/Talmadge, That asymmetry is a big advantage for Trump

Democratic candidates find their outrage scale is different from Trump's

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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5 years

Over the last 24 hours, Trump has tweeted about the migrant caravan, 60 Minutes, the Clinton Foundation and NATO (!), but not this story --->

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

@NBCNightlyNews

5 years

Russia attacks and seizes three Ukrainian naval vessels off Crimea.

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7 years

Stunning speech by Canada's foreign minister: America is giving up mantle of global leadership, and we must step in

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6 years

NBC News counted Trump mentioning WikiLeaks 145 times during the last month of the 2016 race

Watch Trump Continuously Mention WikiLeaks in Days Leading Up to Election

In the 12 days leading up to the election, candidate Trump pounced on information released by WikiLeaks that fueled negative press for Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

www.nbcnews.com

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7 years

New NBC/Marist polls of MI/PA/WI: Trump's approval rating among reg voters MI: 36% PA: 35% WI: 34% (Aug 13-17, MOE +/- 3.5%)

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6 years

CBO score of the Senate tax plan is jaw-dropping -- tax increases for poorest (due to elimination of indiv mandate), largest cuts for wealthiest

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5 years

"The Republicans never did this to President Obama"? Off the top of my head, GOP Congress investigated: -- Fast & Furious ATF operation -- IRS/Lois Lerner -- Benghazi -- Obamacare website snafu -- Solyndra

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

5 years

....The Dems and their committees are going “nuts.” The Republicans never did this to President Obama, there would be no time left to run government. I hear other committee heads will do the same thing. Even stealing people who work at White House! A continuation of Witch Hunt!

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6 years

New NBC/WSJ poll on Trump's job-approval numbers: Approve: 39% Disapprove: 57% In March, it was 43% approve, 53% disapprove

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4 years

Headlines from the new NBC/WSJ poll: 58% are more worried the U.S. will move too quickly loosening stay-at-home restrictions, resulting in further spread/more deaths from the coronavirus. 32% are more worried U.S. will take too long loosening them, hurting economy

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5 years

Crowd assembling in downtown El Paso before Beto O’Rourke’s campaign kickoff speech

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7 years

This is one heck of a @tanehisicoates rebuttal to Dems/liberals who want the party to retreat on identity politics

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5 years

The speed of this Ukraine story is stunning... TUE: Formal impeachment inquiry announced WED: Memo/notes of July 25th call released THU: Whistleblower complaint released FRI: Subpoenas sent/depositions set

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6 years

So it appears the early conclusion of the IG report -- via Bloomberg -- is that Comey/FBI took actions that negatively impacted Hillary Clinton in 2016

Mike Dorning

@MikeDorning

6 years

SCOOP: Justice Department IG Report: Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds @cstrohm via @bpolitics

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7 years

Great questioning from @HallieJackson -- confirming w VP Pence spox that Pence has indeed set up PAC, traveled to Iowa & met with big donors

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4 years

2. Voters, by a 2-1 margin, say Biden did a better job at the debate Biden better 49% Trump better 24% Neither better 17%

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6 years

Also in his interview, Kavanaugh stressed he was drinking legally: "Yes, there were parties. And the drinking age was 18, and yes, the seniors were legal and had beer there"

Alice Crites

@alice_crites

6 years

Legal drinking age in Maryland changed to 21 when Brett Kavanaugh was 17 years old:

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8 years

Given the stakes -- 11 days before election day -- doesn't the public deserve more than a 3-paragraph letter from FBI Director Comey?

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9 years

Bernie up 9pts in NH, per new NBC/Marist poll: Sanders 41% Clinton 32% Biden 16% Webb 1% O'Malley 1% (In July, HRC 42%, Bernie 32%)

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6 years

Contra Donna Brazile's assertion, Bernie Sanders DID sign a joint-fundraising agreement w DNC in 2015 (he just never utilized it)

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4 years

When you’re leading a presidential race nationally by double digits, you’re set to exceed 300 electoral votes. And that's where we have our inaugural 2020 battleground map right now: Biden 334, Trump 125, Toss Up 79

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7 years

Attention headline writers: Trump criticized the timing -- not the substance -- of the House ethics move. The distinction is impt

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@mmurraypolitics

6 years

Guys, I'm not sure this is a walk-back -- we're back to the 400-pound man. "Could be other people also. A lot of people out there."

Peter Alexander

@PeterAlexander

6 years

Trump: "I accept our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place. Could be other people also. A lot of people out there."

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2 years

This was maybe the most fascinating finding from our recent NBC News/Telemundo poll: Conservative Latinos went from D+9 in congressional preference in 2012 (per our merged polls), to R+56 now. That's a net 65-pt swing

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6 years

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5 years

Some data from the recent national exit polls to chew on: 2018 Jewish voters broke for Dems over GOP, 79%-17% 2016 Jewish voters broke for Hillary over Trump, 71%-23% 2012 Jewish voters broke for Obama over Romney, 69%-30%

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

5 years

“Jewish people are leaving the Democratic Party. We saw a lot of anti Israel policies start under the Obama Administration, and it got worsts & worse. There is anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party. They don’t care about Israel or the Jewish people.” Elizabeth Pipko, Jexodus.

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3 years

NBC/Marist poll of NC (among likely voters): Biden 52% Trump 46% Oct 25-28, +/- 4.7% Among registered voters, it's Biden 51%, Trump 46%

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6 years

If Cabinet secretary picks aren't being vetted by the White House, what else isn't getting vetted?

Josh Dawsey

@jdawsey1

6 years

There was no vetting on Ronny Jackson. No formal interview. No process. Now his nomination will be held up amid a probe into his behavior.

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7 years

Here's the transcript of that John Lewis exchange w @chucktodd , via @SZilberstein

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7 years

Trump: France is America's oldest ally. "A lot of people don't know that."

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In less than a year, this "witch hunt" has resulted in charges against 19 individuals, including 5 who have pleaded guilty and 1 who was sentenced to jail. Among the guilty pleas: Trump's fmr natl sec adviser, a top campaign/transition official & a foreign-policy adviser

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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A TOTAL WITCH HUNT!!!

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7 years

If this week's news took place in another country -- dossier, Comey review, "You are fake news" -- we'd say that country had become unstable

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5 years

Maybe the most important thing to understand when it comes to public opinion and the Mueller probe. It's Fox News viewers vs. everyone else

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5 years

What Wisconsin Republicans are trying to do isn’t a good look for American democracy — changing the rules after you lose.

Sore losers? Wisconsin GOP seeks to strip powers of elected Dem governor

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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3 years

Final pre-election national NBC/WSJ poll among registered voters: Biden 52% Trump 42% Oct 29-31, +/- 3.1% Was Biden 53%, Trump 42% two weeks ago

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7 years

Ryan -- and almost every other House GOPer -- voted against the 2010 DREAM Act that would have done exactly that...

Robert Costa

@costareports

7 years

Ryan on DACA: "It is my hope... that those who have done nothing wrong can still contribute as a valued part of this great country.”

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7 years

To recap: -- Candidate charged with assault -- Campaign doesn't appear to tell truth of incident -- Party is mostly silent

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@mmurraypolitics

7 years

'Body slam' of reporter -- and reaction to it -- is another sign of America's broken politics

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6 years

My 2 cents: If a senior administration official truly believes the president is a threat and is behaving erratically, he/she should tell the public -- on the record. Voters elected Trump -- not a staff trying to save the republic.

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6 years

Mueller worked for George W Bush from 2001-2008. And he worked for Obama from 2009-2013 -- so not eight years.

MJ Lee

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6 years

Trump: "In all fairness, Bob Mueller worked for Obama for 8 years."

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7 years

This is a chilling passage

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6 years

Trump on 1/30: "Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground" Trump on 2/5: "You know, can we call that treason? Why not?" Trump on 2/6: "I’d love to see a shutdown if we don’t get this [immigration] stuff taken care of"

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5 years

Stunning. Trump refuses to answer @jeffmason1 question what he discussed with Ukraine's president on Joe Biden. Here's what Trump said on that front, per the transcription memo

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7 years

Declaring that 94M Americans are out of workforce is an incredibly misleading claim. Figure includes seniors, teens

Trump’s absurd claim that 92 million Americans represent a ‘nation of jobless Americans’

Trump takes a real number from a government agency and turns it into rhetorical poppycock.

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6 years

What started the Russia investigation was one of your campaign advisers telling a diplomat that Russia had dirt on Hillary Clinton What started the Mueller probe was when you fired the FBI director

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

So we now find out that it was indeed the unverified and Fake Dirty Dossier, that was paid for by Crooked Hillary Clinton and the DNC, that was knowingly & falsely submitted to FISA and which was responsible for starting the totally conflicted and discredited Mueller Witch Hunt!

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NBC/Marist poll of TN-SEN (likely voters): Bredesen (D): 48% Blackburn (R): 46% Undecided: 5% Among larger pool of registered voters: Bredesen: 48% Blackburn: 44% Undecided: 7%

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5 years

First Stacey Abrams said she wasn't running for GA-SEN. Now Cindy Axne declines to challenge Joni Ernst in IA-SEN. If Dems can't flip the Senate in 2020, all of those bold policy proposals on the prez campaign trail aren't going to matter as much

Battle for the Senate in 2020 is critical for presidential candidates' plans

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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6 years

All the news that has happened in just the last hour: -- train crash involving GOP lawmakers -- Rep. Brady (D) retirement -- Rep. Gowdy (R) retirement -- DOJ drops charges vs Menendez -- FBI stmt on Nunes memo: "We have grave concerns about material omissions"

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5 years

Lost in the shutdown standoff: Trump has stopped negotiating to end it. - Yesterday, he met with conservatives, not Dems - Today, he has no public events, just like he did on Tuesday - He hasn't lobbied Senate Dems to back the Trump/McConnell bill

Where’s the “art of the deal”? Trump has simply stopped negotiating to end the shutdown

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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7 years

Spicer again says that everyone briefed -- D or R -- says there's no connection b/w Trump campaign and Russia. That isn't what Comey said

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7 years

On brink of its repeal, Obamacare has never been more popular than it is now -- per new national NBC/WSJ poll

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6 years

Trump's approval in the early AL exit poll is striking: 48% approve, 48% disapprove. But what's *especially* striking is intensity -- in Alabama: Strongly approve 32% Strongly disapprove: 41%

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Can't remember another president - or even Trump during TX & FL - talk about how a state/territory would have to pay for relief/rebuilding

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4 years

Our NBC/WSJ polls of 2020 have interviewed a combined 215 Johnson/Stein voters. And they're breaking for Biden over Trump by a 2-to-1 margin. Given how close 2016 was, that movement -- if it holds -- is a big deal.

Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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. @PeteWilliamsNBC is reporting on @MSNBC that Rosenstein is heading to the WH. But that he *won't resign,* according to Williams' reporting. Rosenstein will demand that if the WH wants him gone, they'll have to fire him.

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Two days later, this still needs to be underscored: Tom Steyer spent some $160M on TV and radio ads -- including $16M in IA, $19M in NH, $15M in NV and $21M in SC. He didn't win a single delegate.

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Schiff: Nunes "will need to decide if he is the chairman of an independent [cmte] ... or if he is going to act as a surrogate of the WH"

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I know it's not even on the Top 10 list of the jaw-dropping things that Mulvaney just said, but can we admit how insane it is that the U.S. government is using resources/time/foreign aid to pursue a *conspiracy theory* about the DNC's server in 2016?

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3. 73% of voters say the debate make no difference in their vote More likely to support Trump after debate 6% More likely to support Biden 19% Made no difference 73%

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6 years

By political standards, one year isn't long, either. House Benghazi probe lasted from May 2014-Dec 2016 -- 2 1/2 yrs Whitewater probe (independent counsel) lasted from 1994-2000 -- 6 yrs

Evan Pérez

@evanperez

6 years

POTUS & supporters say that a yearlong investigation is long enough. By white collar crime standards the Mueller probe isn’t long. Complicated investigations like these usually take years — usually w/o members Congress trying to run interference.

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What's stunning about Trump's admission that he'd accept dirt from a foreign gvt is NOT that he said it. (He's said it before.) What's stunning IS that everyone should now realize that the sitting POTUS cannot ensure a fair election in 2020

Trump’s interference admission raises difficult questions for Democrats

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.

www.nbcnews.com

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6 years

"This Russia fever" has -- so far -- produced 2 guilty pleas (for lying to the FBI) and 2 indictments of individuals spanning from: - the former natl security adviser - a former campaign chair - a campaign aide - and a campaign adviser

Philip Rucker

@PhilipRucker

6 years

Sarah Sanders says the White House hopes everybody gets "this Russia fever" out of their systems once and for all.

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5 years

Important from our poll: Just 9% of Dem primary voters say their minds are definitely made up -- so it's possible/likely there's going to be a lot of change.

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7 years

Number of jobs created: In 1st 8 months of 2016: 1,548,000 In 1st 8 months of 2017: 1,405,000

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7 years

When we talk about track records, there's: - birther crusade - claim of 3-5M illegal voters - linking vaccines to autism Who has more cred?

Bradd Jaffy

@BraddJaffy

7 years

Without any evidence, Trump spokeswoman implies that Obama may be lying with his denial about not ordering a wiretap

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5 years

Crowd-size debates are pretty silly. But guess who cares about them? Donald J. Trump. And he allowed Beto's crowd to really get under his skin last night in El Paso

Beto O’Rourke gets under Trump’s skin in El Paso

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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Comey confirms that entities for *both* political parties were hacked in 2016, but only Democratic emails were released/disclosed, he says

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New NBC/WSJ poll on whom voters prefer to control Congress: Dems 50%, GOP 39% 1st time since Sept '08 when Dems have hit 50% and been in double digits on this question in the poll

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Trump's closing argument in the '16 election was that Hillary Clinton would be mired in endless scandals and controversy. But since taking office, Team Trump has been stuck in a year of permanent scandal

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It's not every day when a prominent conservative columnist says Republicans are selling their souls to the devil

Opinion | The Republican Fausts (Published 2017)

They struck a deal with the devil, Donald Trump, that comes at too high a price.

www.nytimes.com

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What's getting lost in the Rudy-Stormy news is the TIMING of the $130,000 payment to Daniels -- Oct. 27, 2016. Here's what happened in those final days of the '16 campaign

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New NBC/WSJ poll: Trump's approval rating stands at 40% -- 4pt drop from Feb & lowest rating in history of poll for new POTUS at this stage

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Liz Cheney's imminent ouster, the bizarre count in Arizona, all the GOP-backed bills placing restrictions on voting -- they all go back to one root cause, one original sin. Trump refused to concede an election he clearly lost, and it wasn't *that* close

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4. Biden holds 32pt lead on temperament; Trump's lead on economy down to 7pts Having right temperament to be president Biden better 58% Trump better 26% Dealing w economy Biden better 41% (was 38%) Trump better 48% (was 48%)

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Fact-checking Trump's Rose Garden comments from today. CLAIM: “I think most of you would agree, I'm the most transparent president probably in the history of this country.” FACTS: No tax returns, no Mueller sit-down, objecting to McGahn's House testimony

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Less than a week ago, Trump said this at his State of the Union --> "Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve"

Jonathan Allen

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Trump: Democrats are "un-American" and "treasonous"

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Mission Accomplished. Scooter Libby. John Bolton. We’re going to party like it’s 2003...

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!

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Money line from Yovanovitch: “The harm will come when bad actors in countries beyond Ukraine see how easy it is to use fiction and innuendo to manipulate our system. In such circumstances, the only interests that will be served are those of our strategic adversaries, like Russia”

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Trump job rating, per new NBC/Marist polls: MI: 36% approve, 54% disapprove MN: 38% approve, 51% disapprove WI: 36% approve, 52% disapprove July 15-19, RVs

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