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The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump can go all caps, can threaten foes with actions they don’t care about, and can suggest that the Russians really want the Democrats to win. But he can’t change the facts of what transpired last week in Helsinki.

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The two events will pit long-term Democratic incumbents against popular progressive challengers in two of the most high-profile races in the Sept. 4 primary.   A campaign spokesman said the reservation is an initial effort to make sure people vote yes on Question 3 on Election Day.  The $2.93 million that Warren aides said the Cambridge Democrat raked in between April and June was nearly 10 times the amount any of the three Republicans running in the Sept.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ top deputy was recently targeted by conservative Republicans in Congress who have moved to impeach him.   Hundreds of families remain apart, signaling a potentially arduous task ahead as the government deals with the fallout of its ‘‘zero tolerance’’ policy. The documents depict Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected attorney who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers.  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump’s statements about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI director James Comey.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ top deputy was recently targeted by conservative Republicans in Congress who have moved to impeach him.   Hundreds of families remain apart, signaling a potentially arduous task ahead as the government deals with the fallout of its ‘‘zero tolerance’’ policy. The documents depict Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected attorney who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers.  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump’s statements about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI director James Comey.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ top deputy was recently targeted by conservative Republicans in Congress who have moved to impeach him.   Hundreds of families remain apart, signaling a potentially arduous task ahead as the government deals with the fallout of its ‘‘zero tolerance’’ policy. The documents depict Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected attorney who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers.  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrutinizing President Trump’s statements about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI director James Comey.

Farm groups say MORE’s promised $12 billion aid to farmers is not enough to repair the damage from tariffs and are urging him to produce a long-term solution that will open foreign markets. Farmers are expressing some support for the much-needed help but say it’s more important for the administration to reverse course on the tariffs, which Trump argues he’s using as leverage to bring trading partners to the negotiating table.  The American Soybean Association said that “producers cannot weather sustained trade disruptions.” “While soybean growers appreciate the admin

MORE and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday announced that they have reached a deal to begin resolving a dispute over tariffs and avoid a trade war. "We agreed today first of all to work together towards zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers and zero subsides for the non-auto industrial goods," Trump announced in a joint statement with Juncker in the White House Rose Garden. -Updated 8:41 p.m. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol

The feud between MORE and Michael Cohen entered a new phase this week when Trump lashed out at his former personal lawyer for releasing a secret recording of a sensitive conversation the two men had in September 2016. The fight has intensified legal and political problems for the president surrounding efforts to quiet an ex-Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump in 2006.

A group of conservative House lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General MORE’s Russia investigation. The introduction of the resolution is the latest sign of escalating efforts among conservatives to oust the DOJ’s No. 2 official. Conservative members led by Reps.