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The TAKE with Rick Klein It does not get, in matters of state, much deeper than this. The extraordinary anonymous New York Times op-ed by a “senior official in the Trump administration” would be worthy of its own firestorm.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Out of the chaos and norm-busting and institution-bursting of the last few days comes a voice from the not-so-distant past. Former President Barack Obama will now start making himself known in the midterms, with a speech at the University of Illinois on Friday, followed by his first campaign trail appearance of the year, in California, on Saturday. Obama will offer “new thoughts on this moment,” according to his spokeswoman, though he i

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

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MORE's fight against Google is making its way down Pennsylvania Avenue to Congress. Republican lawmakers are ramping up their scrutiny of the tech giant after Trump accused Google of political bias and questioned whether regulators should take a closer look at its market powers. Google added fuel to the fire on Wednesday by skipping a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on foreign influence operations. The committee sought top executives from each company to testify and successfully secured commitments from Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitte