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The TAKE with Rick Klein A week bookended by pageantry and punctuated by disruption has put the power and pull of President Donald Trump on full display. Trump sought to upend alliances that have defined the last few decades, and found ready cheerleaders for the endeavor.

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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. 4 primary raised in the same time frame.  That question arose this past week when the upstart challenger Josh Zakim blasted William Galvin for refusing to debate him in any of the six public events he has proposed.

In the case of United States versus Russia, it was as if President Trump had been hired to act as the defense attorney for President Putin.  If you missed the press conference that everyone is talking about, here’s what you need to know.  In an especially bruising statement, Senator John McCain called the press conference “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.”   Court papers show that Maria Butina’s activities included efforts to use contacts with the National Rifle Association and American politicians to gather intelligence for Russia.  Opinion |

In the case of United States versus Russia, it was as if President Trump had been hired to act as the defense attorney for President Putin.  If you missed the press conference that everyone is talking about, here’s what you need to know.  In an especially bruising statement, Senator John McCain called the press conference “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.”   Court papers show that Maria Butina’s activities included efforts to use contacts with the National Rifle Association and American politicians to gather intelligence for Russia.  Opinion |

In the case of United States versus Russia, it was as if President Trump had been hired to act as the defense attorney for President Putin.  If you missed the press conference that everyone is talking about, here’s what you need to know.  In an especially bruising statement, Senator John McCain called the press conference “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.”   Court papers show that Maria Butina’s activities included efforts to use contacts with the National Rifle Association and American politicians to gather intelligence for Russia.  Opinion |

MORE landed in Helsinki on Sunday just hours ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president and first lady MORE arrived just before 9 p.m. local time. They were greeted by members of the U.S.

MORE on Monday will hold his highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a meeting he has pursued despite warnings from advisers and allies — and the specter of the investigations into Moscow's election interference in 2016. Trump has long wanted a closer relationship with Putin, something he believes can mend frayed ties between their two countries.