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The TAKE with Rick Klein A wave, it would seem, is already crashing. And it’s not respecting seniority or party lines. The upset of the year belongs to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a first-time candidate who, at 28, just beat the No. 4 Democrat in the House. Consider: Rep. Joe Crowley, 56, is a generation younger than Nancy Pelosi and her top two lieutenants.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Now it’s really on – and then some, and then some again. The battle for Justice Anthony Kennedy’s swing seat on the Supreme Court will play out with different rules governing a familiar game.

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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.

In subtle and not so subtle ways, allies pushed to ensure that President Trump had a second opportunity to fulfill one of his most important campaign promises to his conservative followers.

In subtle and not so subtle ways, allies pushed to ensure that President Trump had a second opportunity to fulfill one of his most important campaign promises to his conservative followers.

In subtle and not so subtle ways, allies pushed to ensure that President Trump had a second opportunity to fulfill one of his most important campaign promises to his conservative followers.

The Senate easily cleared their farm bill on Thursday, setting up a fight with House Republicans over new restrictions on food stamps.  Senators voted 86-11 to pass the bill before leaving for the week-long July Fourth recess. Sixty votes were needed to pass the bill.  GOP Sens. MORE (Pa.) voted against the bill.  The $428-billion farm bill authorizes agriculture assistance and nutrition programs for the next five years. The current farm bill expires on Sept. 30.  “Today marks an important day for farm country.

MORE and White House staffers have started reaching out to key senators viewed as potential swing votes ahead of a high-stakes fight to install a new Supreme Court justice. Trump met at the White House on Thursday with Democratic Sens.