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The TAKE with Rick Klein Now the chance to remake the Supreme Court for a generation becomes an opportunity for President Donald Trump to further rock the political landscape. Questions for Brett Kavanaugh will hinge less on qualifications and even judicial ideology than they will on partisanship.

The TAKE with Rick Klein As President Donald Trump pushes the world, the world is learning to push back. Even before arriving in Brussels, for what could be his most confrontational trip yet, he berated NATO allies over their defense spending; didn't answer a question about whether British Prime Minister Theresa May should remain in power, and managed to perplex vir

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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.

Trump likes the idea of permanent power and celebrity, a Rice University professor said, “and nothing screams that more than the British royal family.”  President Trump took a break from his sparring with US allies and the press on Friday to enjoy one of diplomacy’s oldest traditions.  Carrying placards reading ‘‘Dump Trump,’’ and ‘‘Can’t comb over sexism,’’ boisterous crowds blew whistles before starting their march.  President Trump has generated an awful lot of headlines and controversy in three days overseas.  “There are a lot of people who are tired of talking about and tired of hea

Trump likes the idea of permanent power and celebrity, a Rice University professor said, “and nothing screams that more than the British royal family.”  President Trump took a break from his sparring with US allies and the press on Friday to enjoy one of diplomacy’s oldest traditions.  Carrying placards reading ‘‘Dump Trump,’’ and ‘‘Can’t comb over sexism,’’ boisterous crowds blew whistles before starting their march.  President Trump has generated an awful lot of headlines and controversy in three days overseas.  “There are a lot of people who are tired of talking about and tired of hea

Trump likes the idea of permanent power and celebrity, a Rice University professor said, “and nothing screams that more than the British royal family.”  President Trump took a break from his sparring with US allies and the press on Friday to enjoy one of diplomacy’s oldest traditions.  Carrying placards reading ‘‘Dump Trump,’’ and ‘‘Can’t comb over sexism,’’ boisterous crowds blew whistles before starting their march.  President Trump has generated an awful lot of headlines and controversy in three days overseas.  “There are a lot of people who are tired of talking about and tired of hea

MORE on Thursday reportedly said he feels “unwelcome” in London due to expected protests during his visit to the United Kingdom. Earlier on Thursday, Trump said he believes London citizens “like me a lot,” despite reports of multiple planned protests against him, including a protest involving a 20-foot-tall inflatable baby bearing his face that was scheduled to be flown during his visit. London's mayor approved a request from protesters to fly the blimp during T

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders late Thursday addressed interview with the British tabloid The Sun while in the United Kingdom on Thursday, criticizing her “soft” Brexit plan. “If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the U.K., so it will probably kill the deal,” Trump told the paper. He also said that he “would have done it much differently,” referring to the Brexit plan. "I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didn’t agree, she didn’t listen to me,” Trump said. “She should negotiate the best way she kn