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The TAKE with MaryAlice Parks Call it a blacklist, Nixonian or simply an execution of presidential power, either way it is newsy and serious that the president decided to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Chief John Brennan, who has been a major critic of Trump's since leaving public service, and threatened to

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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 US is perched on the edge of a new era in space militarization, and a new administration is eager to engage in a high-tech arms race.  Don McGahn has provided some details that investigators would not have learned of otherwise, several officials said.  After more than a year in Washington, she remains an intensely private first lady still adjusting to the demands of a new life.  The rollback has unlocked of millions of dollars from the wealthy conservatives and corporate interests that benefited from it.  President Trump is accusing social media companies of “totally discriminating against

The US is perched on the edge of a new era in space militarization, and a new administration is eager to engage in a high-tech arms race.  Don McGahn has provided some details that investigators would not have learned of otherwise, several officials said.  After more than a year in Washington, she remains an intensely private first lady still adjusting to the demands of a new life.  The rollback has unlocked of millions of dollars from the wealthy conservatives and corporate interests that benefited from it.  President Trump is accusing social media companies of “totally discriminating against

The US is perched on the edge of a new era in space militarization, and a new administration is eager to engage in a high-tech arms race.  Don McGahn has provided some details that investigators would not have learned of otherwise, several officials said.  After more than a year in Washington, she remains an intensely private first lady still adjusting to the demands of a new life.  The rollback has unlocked of millions of dollars from the wealthy conservatives and corporate interests that benefited from it.  President Trump is accusing social media companies of “totally discriminating against

MORE has recently attacked Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, linking the figure to his allegations of bias in the federal Russia probe. Ohr has long drawn intense scrutiny from figures on the right, but he received broad attention after Trump said Friday that he is planning to revoke his security clearance following the president's controversial decision to revoke the clearance of former CIA Director MORE. While it's unclear in what full capacity the official is currently serving at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ohr and his wife have

White House counsel New York Times report published Saturday. McGahn has reportedly discussed accounts of multiple episodes at the center of Mueller's probe into whether MORE obstructed justice.

Republicans have made attacks on high-profile Democratic women a key part of their strategy for holding onto congressional majorities. The GOP aims to cast rank-and-file Democrats as puppets of House Minority Leader MORE (Mass.) and other Democratic boogeymen, calculating that suburban and rural voters won’t want to replace their Republican lawmakers with Democrats beholden to the party’s power brokers. But while those tactics fire up MORE’s conservative base, it risks turning off the suburban and college-educated women seen as crucial voting