Now playing Next USA Trump rages at own policies — and John Kelly 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. 09/04/2019
Now playing Next USA John McCain's beloved dog dies in 'tragic accident' Burma, the family's Chesapeake Bay retriever, stayed by the late senator's side following his death. 09/04/2019
Now playing Next USA California Rep. Eric Swalwell enters 2020 presidential race with focus on guns Swalwell, best known for speaking out on Russia, is the latest candidate to join a field that is expected to be the largest ever. 09/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terror group The move is expected to further isolate Iran and could have widespread implications for U.S. personnel and policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA At the center of Trump's Homeland chaos, Stephen Miller is the lone survivor Analysis: The hard-edged young White House policy aide has survived all his rivals, and Trump's central 2020 campaign issue now belongs to him. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Under Trump, more leaks—and more leak investigations There were 120 leak referrals for possible prosecution in 2017 and 88 in 2018, up from 37 in 2016 and 18 in 2015, according to a top intelligence watchdog. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump administration moves to undercut MLB's deal with Cuba The administration is moving to reverse an Obama-era ruling that allowed Cuban baseball players to sign with major league teams in the U.S. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S. Secret Service director is out, latest casualty in DHS shakeup The departure comes the day after the head of the Department of Homeland Security resigned under pressure. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Democratic candidates slam Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections The Israeli prime minister was branded as a "racist" after he suggested annexing Jewish settlements on the West Bank. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump has for months been urging administration to reinstate child separation policy A senior administration official said they believe Trump is convinced that family separation has been the most effective policy at deterring asylum seekers. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA N.Y. Democratic lawmakers ready new front to obtain Trump's tax returns A bill is being introduced in the state Legislature that would allow Congress to request the president's state filings. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Nielsen's ouster underscores Trump's failures on the border 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. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Majority of Americans say they expect their taxes to stay the same or go up Just 17 percent believe their taxes will go down as a result of the plan Trump signed at the end of 2017. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Critics say Yang's cash giveaway means people won't work. Alaska says otherwise. The Democratic contender wants to give adults $1,000 a month. One state, flush with oil money, has been doing something like that for years. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Inside Trump's all-about-that-base 2020 strategy "There is going to be nothing normal about the way this president campaigns," said Trump ally Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Kirstjen Nielsen leaving position as homeland security secretary Nielsen's department is the subject of numerous House subpoenas and more than 20 investigations by its own inspector general. 08/04/2019
Now playing Next USA 'A kind of war': Buttigieg describes struggle with sexual orientation in emotional speech "If you could have offered me a pill that could make me straight, I would have swallowed it before you could give me a swig of water," Buttigieg said. 07/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Nadler assures 'some' of Mueller's report wouldn't leak; Giuliani fine with full release "The committee has a very good record of protecting information which it decides to protect," Nadler said. 07/04/2019
Now playing Next USA White House economic adviser calls criticisms of Trump's Fed picks 'very unfair' Herman Cain and Stephen Moore have come under fire for both their economic views and personal controversies. 07/04/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump's attorney promises fight over Trump's taxes Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, also weighed in, calling the Democrats' effort to get Trump's tax returns "moronic." 07/04/2019