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Subscribe to RSSPresident Obama was hit with a trio of controversies that have the potential to derail his second term agenda, NBC's Domenico Montanaro reports.
VIDEO: First Read Minute: What the three controversies mean for Obama second-term agenda
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss the controversies over Benghazi, the IRS, and the Justice Department obtaining phone records of journalists in a leak investigation and how they are impacting President Obama's second-term agenda.VIDEO: First Read Minute: Talking immigration and Virginia
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro preview the big stories next week in politics, including the immigration markup continuing in Congress and Virginia getting its Republican nominee for governor officially. It's the most important race of 2013.
Edited by NBC's Domenico Montanaro.
VIDEO: First Read Minute: Let's do the time warp again
The GOP shifts its focus to Hillary Clinton after Wednesday's congressional hearing on the attacks in Benghazi and the Senate immigration bill markup begins on Capitol Hill, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report.First Read Minute: Judging Sanford's chances; Christie's weight surgery
Republican former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat (and sister of comedian Stephen Colbert) Elizabeth Colbert Busch square off in the special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by Republican Tim Scott, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has weight surgery, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report.VIDEO: First Read Minute: Hodgepodge
NBC's Mark Murray reports on the political headlines of the day including the situation in Syria, the latest poll in the Virginia governor's race, and on Capitol Hill the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin to mark-up the bipartisan immigration bill.
Edited by NBC's Natalie Cucchiara.
VIDEO: First Read Minute: Mark-up time
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro look at immigration reform being considered in a congressional committee, as well as the special election in the Charleston-area district that features former Gov. Mark Sanford (R), trying to make a political comeback, against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Stephen Colbert.
Edited by NBC's Domenico Montanaro.
VIDEO: First Read Minute: Take it slow
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report on Washington's approach to the situation in Syria, the implementation of Obamacare and the remaining cabinet positions to be filled in the Obama administration.VIDEO: First Read Minute: A look at the Bush legacy
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss former President George W. Bush's legacy in light of the dedication of the George W. Bush library on Thursday.VIDEO: First Read Minute: Boston, immigration, and 2014 Senate field taking shape
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss how the Boston bombings have become a political football and the GOP establishment's new TV ad pushing immigration reform.VIDEO: First Read Minute: Latino risk for GOP post-Boston
One week after the Boston Marathon bombings, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro highlight the two remaining questions confronting the political world: How the federal government should try terror suspects, even if they are U.S. citizens, and the impact of the tragedy in Boston on the immigration debate.VIDEO: First Read Minute: Another Capitol Hill drama on guns unfolding
Gun control and immigration still dominate the conversation in Washington, as the Senate is set to vote on the Manchin-Toomey compromise on background checks and Sen. Marco Rubio shows he is all-in on immigration reform, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report.