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.

10/21/2020 6:03:00 AM

Trump's son was filmed in close contact with dozens of supporters at a campaign rally in Michigan on Tuesday.

10/21/2020 5:28:00 AM

Former President Barack Obama will be campaigning for Joe Biden in Pennsylvania. Voters in two states report receiving threatening “vote for Trump” emails.

10/21/2020 5:03:00 AM

The ghoulish warnings about future COVID-19 deaths that could be coming next, and the continuing catastrophic damage to our economy that would result, can be prevented by electing Biden and Democrats ...

10/21/2020 4:39:00 AM

The Trump campaign is facing criticism for holding packed outdoor rallies and some indoor events where people don’t wear masks, even as cases of COVID-19 increase in most states ahead of an anticipate...

10/21/2020 4:00:00 AM

Four million Latino adults and 600,000 Latino children got coverage under Obamacare, but gains began reversing when Trump took office and are exacerbated by coronavirus job losses.

10/21/2020 3:16:00 AM

Two weeks from Election Day, the president picked a fight with the country’s most popular television news program.

10/21/2020 3:12:00 AM

The administration is trying to rescue an arms control deal with Russia and secure the release of Americans held in Syria.

10/21/2020 2:02:00 AM

The debate likely marks President Trump's last chance to reach a massive audience as he trails Joe Biden in polls nationally and in key states.

10/21/2020 2:00:00 AM

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10/21/2020 1:50:00 AM

The president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic may be softening support for his reelection among Christians who supported him in 2016.

10/20/2020 10:36:00 PM

D.C. Department of Health confirmed 50 new positive cases of COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus on Tuesday. That's double 25 cases reported on Monday. This brings the District's...

10/20/2020 9:03:00 PM

A National Association of Latino Elected (NALEO) survey asked 400 Latino registered voters whether they approve of Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.

10/20/2020 7:30:00 PM

The president’s rally Tuesday night came only hours before his predecessor was set to hold his own rally in the state.

10/20/2020 7:30:00 PM

Melania Trump decided to cancel her attendance at a campaign rally for her husband, President Donald Trump, due to a lingering cough. The POTUS and FLOTUS tested positive for coronavirus earlier this ...

10/20/2020 6:37:00 PM

Unlike earlier outbreaks concentrated in the Northeast and South, the virus is simmering at a worrisome level in most regions.

10/20/2020 6:30:00 PM

Thurston County reported 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents Tuesday and one new outbreak in a congregate care setting. County data shows the most recent residents to be diagnosed are: A w...

10/20/2020 6:17:00 PM

President Trump is headed back to Pennsylvania Tuesday evening for a rally in a state he narrowly won in 2016, and hopes to hold in his column this year. Current Pennsylvania polls show that Joseph R.

10/20/2020 6:12:00 PM

The Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus again highlighted contrasts between U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Corky Messner in their third and final debate.

10/20/2020 6:12:00 PM

Counties across West Texas have seen a recent increase in new coronavirus cases, following a similar trend being seen statewide. In the last week, the Plainview/Hale County Health Department has repor...

10/20/2020 4:31:00 PM

New documents released by Congress show the White House was well aware that coronavirus cases were rapidly rising again after Labor Day, but the president continued to hold large maskless rallies and ...

10/20/2020 4:00:00 PM

The following is a press release from the City of Lubbock. As of 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the City of Lubbock confirmed 208 new cases of

10/20/2020 3:10:00 PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that if the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reach a deal on coronavirus relief he would bring the agreement up for ...

10/20/2020 1:01:00 PM

Distrust in the Trump administration has turned into distrust of science, adding to an already powerful anti-vaccine movement. But infectious-disease epidemiologists Dr. Syra Madad and Dr. Paul Offit,

10/20/2020 11:07:00 AM

CNN's Brianna Keilar responds to President Trump's comments at a rally that people are "getting tired of the pandemic" and news organizations who are still covering the crisis are "dumb bastards."

10/20/2020 10:51:00 AM

Trump said Tuesday in a more than 45-minute interview on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" that Biden is "imploding" and has "gone into hiding" as the former vice president preps for the final presidential ...

10/20/2020 6:46:00 AM

President Trump ripped Gov. Cuomo as a “lowlife” on Tuesday for expressing doubt over the safety of a potential federally approved COVID-19 vaccine. The president called into

10/20/2020 6:28:00 AM

The 49 new cases Monday bring the total to 17,341 ... now with limited capacity across Stanislaus County since its move to red tier status in California’s coronavirus reopening plan. Modesto residents...

10/20/2020 4:49:00 AM

President Trump will join “Fox & Friends” for an exclusive interview Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET, two weeks out from Election Day.

10/20/2020 4:49:00 AM

Plus, the Justice Department indicts six Russian intelligence officers in several high-profile cyberattacks, and a 4-4 Supreme Court split on a voting case shows why confirming Amy Coney Barrett is su...

10/20/2020 4:47:00 AM