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House lawmakers vow to secure U.S. visas for Syrian Kurds after Trump’s troop pullout
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The move comes after President Trump faced condemnation from both sides of the aisle over his plans to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.
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NBC Investigations A bipartisan pair of lawmakers introduced a bill that would grant U.S. visas to Syrian Kurds and others who worked with American forces fighting ISIS. By 44d
Inside the secret U.S. mission that took al-Baghdadi out
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Chased by U.S. special operations dogs, the ISIS leader fled into what Trump called a dead-end tunnel with three children, and blew himself up.
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NBC Investigations From with and After hunting him for years, U.S. commandos raided Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound, killed and captured his fighters, and chased the ISIS leader into a tunnel. 47d
Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens
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“The problem is we need some money,” Giuliani says to unidentified man during accidental call to NBC News writer.
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NBC Investigations Rudy Giuliani butt-dialed an NBC News reporter — twice — leaving long voicemail messages in which he's heard discussing Joe Biden, business in Bahrain and his need for cash. By 49d
AG Barr expands mysterious review into origin of Russia investigation
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If U.S. Attorney John Durham is conducting a criminal investigation, it’s not clear what allegations of wrongdoing are being examined.
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NBC Investigations A review launched by AG William Barr into the origins of the Russia investigation has expanded significantly amid concerns about whether the probe has any legal or factual basis. 55d
Bipartisan senators weigh laws to block foreign interference in elections on social media
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The Senate Intel Committee issued a report Tuesday, the product of a two-year probe into how Russia tried to influence U.S. public opinion in 2016.
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NBC Investigations Two-thirds of the Internet Research Agency's Facebook ads were focused on race, the report found, adding that black voters were targeted with messages such as: "Don't Vote for Hillary Clinton" and "Don't Vote At All." 66d
Trump's plan to pay for border wall with Air Force funds risks national security, report says
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The report, compiled by the U.S. Air Force and obtained by NBC News, details the importance of each of the 51 military projects chosen by the Trump administration to lose their funding.
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NBC Investigations Exclusive from : Trump's plan to pay for his border wall by taking funds from Air Force military construction projects poses various national security risks, per a new report. 91d
As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster
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In phone calls to McMaster, Trump told his second national security adviser that he misses him.
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NBC Investigations As Trump began losing confidence in national security adviser John Bolton, he reached out to the man he had fired to give Bolton the job: retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. From 94d
Under Trump, the U.S. closes the door on Iraqi interpreters
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Thousands of translators in Iraq face danger as they wait to gain entry to the U.S.
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NBC Investigations From Exclusive: Only 2 Iraqi translators who worked with U.S. troops got U.S. visas last year. Advocates say the administration is turning its back on intepreters who risked their lives for the U.S. and are still at risk from militants. 112d
Officials: U.S. has intel that bin Laden's son, heir Hamza, is dead
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The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if Washington has confirmed his death.
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NBC Investigations Exclusive from Experts believe Osama bin Laden's son was being groomed for a leadership role in al Qaeda. His last public statement was in 2018. 135d
Active-duty U.S. troops are now just feet away from migrants in Texas
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The troops "monitor" migrants at a Texas facility. One congressman said they shouldn't be prison guards, and are close to breaking the posse comitatus law.
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NBC Investigations Exclusive from and Despite assurances active-duty troops wouldn't be in direct contact with migrants or used as police, they stand watch over migrants in Donna, Texas. 141d
Doctors: Brains of diplomats who alleged attacks in Cuba are different
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Doctors found "significant differences" but couldn't say if they were caused by whatever happened in Cuba or if those differences were tied to symptoms.
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NBC Investigations From The diplomats had less white matter in their brains, less connectivity in vision and hearing areas, doctors found. Other experts were skeptical of the findings. Watch for more. 143d
Manafort and Hannity exchanged hundreds of text messages about Mueller probe
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"The media is trying to split me with DT and family by lies and untruths," Manafort wrote to Hannity in August 2017. "It is such a dirty game."
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NBC Investigations Paul Manafort and Fox News' Sean Hannity exchanged hundreds of text messages about the Russia probe, Trump and Jared Kushner, court papers say. By 175d
Report: Russian 2016 troll campaign was well planned, made money
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Some accounts were set up months in advance. And some trolls used fake accounts to make money, researchers found, with one perhaps generating $1 million.
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NBC Investigations A new analysis of 10 million tweets by cybersecurity firm Symantec shows Russia's interference campaign was better planned and executed than previously known. From and 191d
Hate crimes surge in NYC, attacks on Jews almost double
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The NYPD recorded 184 hate crimes through June 2 — up from 112 in 2018 — during a period when the city experienced a continued reduction in overall crimes.
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NBC Investigations The number of hate crimes in New York City jumped by 64 percent this year, officials said Tuesday, fueled by a major spike in attacks on Jews. 192d
Botched reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight
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Not until 39 hours later — after two nights in a van — did the last child step out of a van to be reunited. Most spent at least 23 hours in the vehicles.
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NBC Investigations Exclusive from and . NBC News has obtained emails between HHS and the contractor responsible for transporting kids alleging ICE was unprepared for the transfer. Watch tonight for more. 192d
Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. jails
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Newly obtained documents show that ICE detainees are sometimes placed in solitary for reasons that have nothing to do with rule violations.
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NBC Investigations ICE routinely holds gay and disabled detainees in solitary confinement where they languish in a cell alone for more than 22 hours a day. The agency says it's largely for safety reasons. #solitaryvoices 206d
Emails show Trump admin had 'no way to link' separated kids to parents
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"What you are requesting," said a top ICE official, "is not something that we are going to be able to complete in a rapid fashion."
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NBC Investigations Exclusive: While the Trump admin was saying it would reunite thousands of migrant families, internal emails show officials could only link about 60 parents to their kids. Watch on tonight for more. 225d
White House tells official who gave Kushner security clearance: Don't comply with subpoena
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Carl Kline was supposed to appear before House committee staff Tuesday to face questions related to his handling of White House security clearances.
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NBC Investigations Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he plans to speak with his members about scheduling a vote to hold Kline in contempt for defying the subpoena. 234d
Twice as many companies paying zero taxes under Trump tax bill
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. In its first year, the number of companies paying no taxes went from 30 to 60.
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NBC Investigations 60 major corporations, including Netflix and Amazon, told the IRS their 2018 tax rate was effectively zero under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a new study found. From our partners at 246d
Trump's support of renewed child separation policy led to collision with Nielsen
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A senior administration official said they believe Trump is convinced that family separation has been the most effective policy at deterring asylum-seekers.
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NBC Investigations EXCLUSIVE: President Trump has for months urged his administration to reinstate large-scale separation of migrant families crossing the border, three U.S. officials told NBC News. 249d