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The TAKE with Rick Klein This is a tense, angry, loud, and messy moment in politics – and a potentially scary one. It may be perfectly Trumpian, at least so far as the president is concerned. President rev up partisan attacks. Last week’s retreat on the issue of family separations was tactical and temporary.

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In the gubernatorial race for fundraising dollars, this entrepreneur and environmentalist has come up short.  The Brighton Democrat has hired Mara Dolan to serve as communications consultant, making her the first person to draw regular pay from his campaign this election cycle.  At-large City Councilor Michelle Wu was the latest to endorse Zakim, saying in a message to supporters that she “felt a glimmer of hope about the state of our democracy.”  Brian Herr, who was the state GOP’s nominee for Senate in 2014, said he took himself off the party rolls this week.  On Thursday, Jay Gonzal

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a key swing vote on several issues, gives President Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court.  Thomas Hardiman is on the list of people who might be named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. And, yes, he once drove a taxi in Waltham.   Prochoice advocates worry that President Trump may nominate a replacement who’ll favor tighter abortion restrictions or even the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a key swing vote on several issues, gives President Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court.  Thomas Hardiman is on the list of people who might be named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. And, yes, he once drove a taxi in Waltham.   Prochoice advocates worry that President Trump may nominate a replacement who’ll favor tighter abortion restrictions or even the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a key swing vote on several issues, gives President Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court.  Thomas Hardiman is on the list of people who might be named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. And, yes, he once drove a taxi in Waltham.   Prochoice advocates worry that President Trump may nominate a replacement who’ll favor tighter abortion restrictions or even the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court handed MORE a major victory on Tuesday, upholding his ban preventing nationals from five Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. In a 5-4 ruling, the court’s conservative wing said Trump has broad discretion under immigration law to suspend the entry of people into the United States. “The president lawfully exercised that discretion based on his findings — following a worldwide, multi-agency review — that entry of the covered aliens would be detrimental to the national interest,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion. Th

MORE on Tuesday weighed in the shocking defeat of a longtime New York Democrat who lost his primary to a progressive challenger. Trump tweeted Tuesday night that Rep.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to immediately move to reunify immigrant families that were separated under the administration's "zero tolerance" policy. U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw granted a preliminary injunction to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over the group's lawsuit challenging the policy, which has been met with widespread condemnation both domestically and abroad. In the ruling, Sabraw said that the Trump administration must reunify all immigr