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Democrats are eyeing Nebraska as a potential Senate pickup in November.

The Justice Department probe into law enforcement officials who investigated President Donald Trump appears to be foundering, with several people assigned to it departing. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images

Weeks before the coming midterm elections, Senate Republicans turned up the heat, unloading their anger on former special counsel Jack Smith. Trump and his allies allege Smith abused his power and sought to hurt the president politically. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports for "TODAY."

The Supreme Court yesterday removed obstacles to the Trump administration deporting certain immigrants to “third countries” where they have no connections.

The justices, with the court’s three liberals dissenting, granted an emergency request filed by the government seeking to block an appeals court ruling that said the current process is unlawful because the affected people are not given a proper chance to raise concerns about safety risks in violation of federal immigration law.

In the brief unsigned order, the court also said it would hear oral arguments in December and issue a definitive ruling on the legal questions raised in the litigation.

The Trump administration’s far-reaching criminal probe of law enforcement officials involved in investigations into the…

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