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For the fourth season of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump searched for a gimmick to bolster ratings. His idea was simple if explosive — pit an all-white team against an all-black team. “Do you like it?” he asked, previewing the concept on Howard Stern’s radio show in April 2005. “Yes,” Stern said. “Do you like it?” Trump asked Robin Quivers, the African-American cohost. “Well,” she said, “I think you’re going to have a riot.” That gave Trump no pause.

Behind the square jaw, deadeye stare and Marine Corps growl, former special counsel Robert Mueller III does have a soft spot when it comes to answering tough questions in congressional hearings. On Wednesday, when he delivers long-awaited testimony about his investigation into President Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democrats are hoping to coax from him the kind of dramatic moments that could galvanize public opinion against the president.

Democrats in Virginia's state legislature are vowing to boycott a ceremony in Jamestown later this month celebrating the 400th anniversary of representative government in the country if MORE attends the event. The leaders of the Virginia House and Senate Democratic caucuses issued a statement Friday night slamming Trump and maintaining they may not note show up amid reports that the president was expected to a

Senate Minority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) in 2020 faces new competition for the Democratic nomination after her rocky campaign launch.  Amy McGrath’s shaky start has Kentucky Democrats wondering if she’s the best candidate to take on McConnell. And they now have options. Mike Broihier, a first-time candidate and former U.S. Marine, announced his candidacy on Friday.

Immigrant communities across the country are on edge after mass deportation operations promised by MORE failed to materialize in recent days. Trump has claimed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids were “very successful” and took place out of the public eye.

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Williamson, whose “prayer” came during her “Love America Tour” at the Unity of Houston Church in 2018, asked the white people to hold hands with nearby black attendees. As the audience repeated her every word, sentence by sentence, Williamson said: “With nearly 200 black people in the audience on their feet, Williamson apologized for

@SenateDems and I pushed Border Patrol leadership hard,” Schumer tweeted Friday. “Overcrowding. Migrants without the help they need. It doesn’t have to be this way. These are decisions from the top of the Trump admin.” President Trump delivered a national address on border security in January, asking Congress to reopen the government by agreeing to $5 billion for wall funding.

“Hey Creepy Porn Lawyer, appreciate you flagging this,” Trump Jr. wrote on Twitter with a photo posing with Lisa Storie at a joint event for the Lincoln Club of Orange County and the New Majority. “By the way, really enjoyed meeting your ex wife at my speech last night. It was a packed house unlike your presser.” The event was in support of Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee for Donald J.