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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.

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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.   Moulton is also scheduled to headline an event for Merrimack County Democrats in a different congressional district during that same trip.

President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of Germany, Belgium, Norway, and Canada, taking them to task for spending too little on their own defense.  Names One downside to publicly defending President Trump?

President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of Germany, Belgium, Norway, and Canada, taking them to task for spending too little on their own defense.  Names One downside to publicly defending President Trump?

President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of Germany, Belgium, Norway, and Canada, taking them to task for spending too little on their own defense.  Names One downside to publicly defending President Trump?

The White House has expanded its list of potential Supreme Court nominees after Sen.

Canada announced Sunday that it has moved forward with retaliatory measures against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, slapping $13 billion in its own tariffs on American exports. CNN reported that over 40 U.S. steel products will see tariffs of 25 percent.

Senators on Sunday sought to lay out the stakes in the looming fight over MORE’s next Supreme Court pick, with some framing it as a battle over the future of Roe v. Wade. Democrats raised alarms on Sunday talk shows that Trump will seek to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy with a judge who would vote to overturn the landmark case that guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion.

Liberal groups are mounting a major offensive against MORE’s Supreme Court pick, hoping to pressure every Democratic senator to vote against whomever the White House nominates to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy. With Republicans clinging to a 50-49 voting majority given Sen. MORE’s (R-Ariz.) battle with brain cancer, Democrats also hope to pick off two Republican votes to stall Trump’s nominee. The biggest targets are Sens.