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Now playing Next USA Trump got a wrist slap by the Senate on troop withdrawals. That's a green light. Analysis: If anything, Trump's path to getting out of Afghanistan and Syria may be easier after his Senate 'rebuke' 02/02/2019
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Now playing Next USA Weeks after shutdown, Trump State of the Union to call for bipartisanship Themed 'choosing greatness,' speech is expected to cover topics ranging from immigration and troop withdrawals to health care costs and infrastructure spending. 01/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump's foreign policy faces growing dissent in Congress On issues ranging from Syria to North Korea and NATO, Trump's policies are being rebuked by both parties. 01/02/2019
Now playing Next USA Migrants are being paid thousands of dollars to return home Austria gave Mohammad Farooq Niazi $3,100 and a one-way ticket to Kabul. The rest was up to him. 28/01/2019
Now playing Next Afghanistan US and Taliban in new talks initiative A new effort to end the war in Afghanistan is set to begin on February 25 with talks scheduled between the US and the Taliban 28/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Taliban and U.S. claim significant progress in talks but no agreement "I'm more optimistic than ever before. I think we're much closer to a possible settlement than we have been in the past," Hekmat Karzai said. 27/01/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S. ramping up probe against Julian Assange, WikiLeaks says Federal prosecutors have formally approached people in the U.S., Germany and Iceland and pressed them to testify against Assange, according to WikiLeaks. 23/01/2019
Now playing Next USA It's Day 33 of the government shutdown, and Washington remains stuck 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. 23/01/2019
Now playing Next USA 45 dead, 70 wounded as Taliban strikes base run by intelligence service The group holds sway in almost half of Afghanistan and carries out attacks on a daily basis, mainly targeting the country's beleaguered security forces. 22/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Nazi's paintings now fund foundation for Jews The Zurueckgeben foundation also encourages Germans to take stock of the more mundane items in their households and question where they came from. 21/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Taliban says it pulls out of peace talks after refusing to release U.S. professor Kevin King was kidnapped at gunpoint from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul alongside Australian colleague Timothy weeks in 2016. 20/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump warns Nancy Pelosi to 'be careful' after Democrats signal they won't accept his shutdown offer Responding to criticism from the right, Trump said amnesty for immigrants was not part of his offer. 20/01/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland World Economic Forum 2019: What to expect at this year's Davos Leaders in politics and business are gathering in the mountain resort of Davos in Switzerland ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. 20/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump may have some moves. But Pelosi knows them all. Analysis: The president needs a new game plan if he wants to keep up with congressional Democrats, 18/01/2019
Now playing Next USA Impeachment seems much more likely after Thursday's bombshell report 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. 18/01/2019