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The Senate Intelligence Committee has unequivocally upheld the conclusion of the intelligence community that Russia developed a "clear preference" for then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election and sought to help him win the White House.  The assessment, announced in an unclassified summary released Tuesday, represents a direct repudiation of the committee’s counterpart in the House — and of MORE himself, who has consistently rejected assertions that Moscow sought to bolster his candidacy through its election interference.  “The Committee has spent the last 16 m

Stare decisis, the Latin term that means courts should “stand by things decided,” has jumped to the forefront of the Senate debate over MORE’s next pick to the Supreme Court. Centrist senators are calling for a nominee who would respect prior rulings as a way to protect the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Liberals, pressing centrist senators to block anyone they believe would overturn Roe v. Wade, say the centrists are hiding behind meaningless language. The battle was illustrated during an interview Sunday between CNN’s Jake Tapper and Sen.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein It’s all in the open now, for a tense America to see. Trumpism and what it means has been on full display this week – exploding across the national and international scenes, and impacting a broadening array of issues that impact everyday life. Both sides like it that way.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Just like that, the terrain on immigration has shifted – in a direction that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are happy to welcome. Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump was forced to reverse course on the administration's family separation policy, after being confronted with harrowing images and a public outcry.

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Representative Michael Capuano got a little testy Monday when asked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s win in New York and calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Capital Source In a statewide campaign for governor, Jay Gonzalez made a quick stop at City Hall Plaza Thursday, where he earned the support of nearly half of Boston’s City Council.   One thing was missing on Thursday, when Governor Charlie Baker signed the so-called grand bargain into law: The advocates who helped craft the compromise legislation.

President Trump’s new guidelines will abandon an Obama administration policy that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses.   Another member of President Trump’s administration was confronted by a member of the public, this time in a tea shop in Washington, D.C.  Names Representative Joe Kennedy III says he isn’t looking ahead to 2020 in his cover interview with the magazine.