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The TAKE with Rick Klein A week with so many game-changers didn’t actually appear to change the game very much at all. It did clarify the stakes – with President Donald Trump capable of raising them dramatically at any moment. Republicans have mostly ducked questions, but haven’t abandoned or denounced the president in the days since his former longtime lawyer implicated him in a crime for which he plead

The TAKE with Rick Klein There's comfort in declaring, as the nation mourns a hero and a patriot, that the legacy of Sen. John McCain lives on. But good luck finding that legacy in today's politics, in McCain's party, and especially in his home state this week. The truth is there is no obvious heir to the McCain legacy in public life today.

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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.

The president accused the search engine of producing search results that are biased against him. How would we know?  President Trump on Tuesday renewed his pledge to build a border wall paid for by Mexico, prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Mexican government. The proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for the late senator had received bipartisan support.

The president accused the search engine of producing search results that are biased against him. How would we know?  President Trump on Tuesday renewed his pledge to build a border wall paid for by Mexico, prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Mexican government. The proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for the late senator had received bipartisan support.

The president accused the search engine of producing search results that are biased against him. How would we know?  President Trump on Tuesday renewed his pledge to build a border wall paid for by Mexico, prompting a sharp rebuttal from the Mexican government. The proposal to rename the Senate’s oldest office building for the late senator had received bipartisan support.

Sen. well within the margin of error of a new poll from Emerson College.  The survey, which was released on Monday, found that Cruz leads O'Rourke 38 to 37 percent.

A three-judge panel in North Carolina on Monday struck down the state’s Republican-drawn redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander for the second time this year. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled Republicans had redrawn the map to unconstitutionally favor their party. The panel reached the same conclusion in January, and the case ultimately made its way to the Supreme Court.