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When Sen. MORE sent a note to supporters this week telling them he was “considering running for president,” he was laying down a marker for the 2020 presidential race.  It was also a message to the dozens of other candidates mulling whether to enter what is likely to be one of the most crowded Democratic presidential primaries in history. “It’s essentially him marking his turf while he tests the waters,” said one political strategist who has worked on several presidential campaigns.

MORE on Thursday ramped up his feud with Chief Justice John Roberts over the independence of the judiciary, carrying the extraordinary dispute into Thanksgiving. Trump, who has been bitter over a court ruling against his administration’s asylum policy, continued to target the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals throughout the day, describing it as a “thorn in our side” for being what he sees as a liberal court. He also chided the court and took a subtle shot at Roberts, who earlier this week pushed back against Trump’s attacks on a federal judge, while speaking with troops a

Some offered to donate their ribs, others recommended cloaking her in bubble wrap. The reactions following news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had fractured three ribs in a fall at her office on Nov.

The dinner at Mar-a-Lago was off the record, but all of the media outlets paid for the journalists’ dinner, according to a New York Times reporter present for the Thanksgiving evening Both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stopped by and wished the press a happy Thanksgiving. Later in the evening, reporters were brought into the ballroom where the Trump family was celebrating Thanksgiving. The Trump’s menu included: There was a performance of “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera as the press pool entered, a song that the president chose for the occasion.

The dinner at Mar-a-Lago was off the record, but all of the media outlets paid for the journalists’ dinner, according to a New York Times reporter present for the Thanksgiving evening Both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stopped by and wished the press a happy Thanksgiving. Later in the evening, reporters were brought into the ballroom where the Trump family was celebrating Thanksgiving. The Trump’s menu included: There was a performance of “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera as the press pool entered, a song that the president chose for the occasion.

“Happy Thanksgiving. Got a subpoena from House Republicans,” Comey wrote. “I’m still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions. But I will resist a ‘closed door’ thing because I’ve seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion.” “Let’s have a hearing and invite everyone to see,” the former law enforcement official added. Additionally, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch received a subpoena from House Republicans.

“Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster,” Trump wrote on Twitter, describing the court as “out of control.” The chief justice of the Supreme Court responded to Trump’s criticism of the court, insisting that there was an “independent judiciary” throughout the country. But Trump noted that 79 percent of the cases that passed through the Supreme Court were overturned, signaling frustration with their continued attempts to

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s call, made from his opulent private Mar-a-Lago club, struck an unusually political tone as he spoke with members of all five branches of the military to wish them happy holidays. ‘‘It’s a disgrace,’’ Trump said of judges who have blocked his attempts to overhaul U.S.

Try to imagine another major-party presidential candidate enduring a MassDOT meeting.   Representative Brian Higgins of New York said he had changed his mind after securing an ‘‘agreement in principle’’ that Democrats would undertake a ‘‘serious good faith effort’’ to advance legislation lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 50.

Try to imagine another major-party presidential candidate enduring a MassDOT meeting.   Representative Brian Higgins of New York said he had changed his mind after securing an ‘‘agreement in principle’’ that Democrats would undertake a ‘‘serious good faith effort’’ to advance legislation lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 50.