Now playing Next USA Beg your pardon? Lawmakers say pardoning Manafort a bad idea Democratic lawmakers are urging the president not to pardon his former campaign chairman, warning it would be a "gross abuse of power." 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Making sense of the Manafort sentences and the pardon possibilities Legal analysis: President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman got some good news and some bad news. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump says Manafort pardon hasn't crossed his mind The president says he feels 'very badly' for his former campaign chairman, who was sentenced to a total of 7.5 years in prison. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Paul Manafort indicted by Manhattan DA Manafort was indicted on 16 counts tied to residential mortgage fraud and conspiracy, the indictment says. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Democrats vow to block GOP move to give Trump a 'pass' on national security declaration The Senate is set to vote Thursday on the House-passed resolution to terminate the president's move to skirt Congress to get billions for his wall. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Manafort faces up to 10 years in prison in second sentencing Manafort, 69, will appear before Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., federal court in which he pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Senators seek to change immigration law to curb child marriages Instances include a 71-year-old U.S. citizen who sought a visa for a 17-year-old spouse from Guatemala and a 14-year-old who sought entry for a 38-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Rigged Game: How the college admissions scandal plays in the 2020 race 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. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Here's what a Howard Schultz presidency would look like The former Starbucks CEO, who is weighing a run for the White House, is set to lay out his middle-of-the-road agenda. 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA House Democrats to grill Wilbur Ross over census citizenship question "Everything about adding the question doesn't pass the smell test," Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., who sits on the committee, told NBC News. "I want to really get to the bottom of that." 13/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Senate to vote on resolution to reverse Trump's emergency declaration Thursday As of last week, it appeared that the House-passed resolution would have enough support in the Republican-controlled Senate to pass. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA U.S., Taliban peace talks yield draft deal on 2 issues, Trump envoy says The U.S. and the Taliban have a draft agreement on U.S. troop withdrawal and the insurgency's pledge to cut ties with al Qaeda and other terror groups. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA New York attorney general subpoenas banks about Trump projects State investigators are seeking records from Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank on Trump projects as a result of Michael Cohen's congressional testimony. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Nancy Pelosi has a two-track strategy on impeachment Analysis: No, the speaker won't move to impeach the president if she doesn't have the votes — but her committees are doing the work right now. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump admin has turned back 240 asylum seekers at border under 'Remain in Mexico' policy "Remain in Mexico" has been in place since January and is meant to curb the number of asylum seekers DHS must detain while they await court hearings. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Pelosi's impeachment skepticism draws little pushback from fellow Dems There was little criticism Tuesday of her comment that impeaching President Trump might not be "worth it," despite the rising number of Democrats who support the idea. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Biden teases 2020 bid, tells firefighters to save their energy for 'a few weeks' As union members urge him into the race, the former vice president teases, "be careful what you wish for." 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Kamala Harris unveils bill to require CO detectors in public housing The proposed bill follows an NBC News investigation that found at least 11 public housing residents had died of carbon monoxide poisoning since 2003. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Nancy Pelosi gambles on impeachment call 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. 12/03/2019
Now playing Next USA Beto O'Rourke heads to Iowa as all signs point to a 2020 run The former Texas congressman is set to make his first trip to the early caucus state this weekend. 12/03/2019