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The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump may or may not get what he wants in terms of concessions from North Korea out of his summit with Kim Jong Un. But either way, he arrives back in the United States having again demonstrated the triumph of Trumpism inside his own party, and amid fresh evidence that the forces he exploited are stronger than ever in the GOP. It’s evident in another round of prim

The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump’s anticipated birthday present comes with a reminder: not all gifts are welcome ones. The long-awaited Justice Department inspector general’s report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton emails investigation is due to come out Thursday, which happens to be the president’s 72nd birthday. It figures to provide endless fodder for Trump and his backers to talk about James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Loretta Lynch, and less-familiar names like Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. But ne

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If those votes on state budget amendments seem at odds with the image that state Republicans often try to project — they are.  Capital Source Samantha Ormsby, who has served as a deputy press secretary, will replace Nicole Caravella, who left the mayor’s office last week for a job in the private sector.

President Trump is scoring policy victories with surprising efficiency, fulfilling campaign promises and propelling his support among GOP voters.   Only a few months ago, the global economy appeared to be humming, with all major nations growing in unison. Now, the world’s fortunes are imperiled by an unfolding trade war.

President Trump is scoring policy victories with surprising efficiency, fulfilling campaign promises and propelling his support among GOP voters.   Only a few months ago, the global economy appeared to be humming, with all major nations growing in unison. Now, the world’s fortunes are imperiled by an unfolding trade war.

President Trump is scoring policy victories with surprising efficiency, fulfilling campaign promises and propelling his support among GOP voters.   Only a few months ago, the global economy appeared to be humming, with all major nations growing in unison. Now, the world’s fortunes are imperiled by an unfolding trade war.

MORE on Friday declared that the conclusion of a report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog was “wrong,” insisting that it showed that top FBI officials acted with political bias against him. “The end result was wrong.

MORE in fact supports both of the House GOP immigration bills expected to receive votes next week and misspoke earlier Friday when he said that he would oppose a compromise measure between centrists and conservatives, a White House official told The Hill. "Yes, we fully support both the Goodlatte bill and the Leadership bill. The President misunderstood the question this morning on Fox News," the source said in an email. "He was commenting on the discharge petition/dreamers bill — not the new package.