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MORE’s highly anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un largely attracted praise from congressional Republicans, but they also expressed wariness and want to sign off on any agreement.  Republicans said this week’s summit was a promising first step, but some expressed concern about Trump’s warm words for the North Korean leader and his surprise call to suspend joint military exercises with South Korea, a longtime ally. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) praised it as “an historic first step in an important negotiation.”

House Republican leaders will bring a pair of immigration bills to the floor next week, sinking a push from reform-minded centrists to force votes on bipartisan Dreamer bills opposed by GOP leadership. The House will vote on a conservative immigration bill authored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and a more moderate compromise measure that is still being put together after weeks of closed-door negotiations facilitated by Republican leaders. “Members across the Republican Conference have negotiated directly and in good

Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada and Maine, as well as a special election in Wisconsin, have offered some hints as to what might be expected in November's pivotal midterm elections.  Not all of the races have been called as of early Wednesday morning — Maine’s experiment with ranked-choice balloting will delay the results there for a few days, while some key South Carolina primaries are heading to a runoff. With that in mind, here’s what you need to know from Tuesday’s election results. MAGA loyalty is driving GOP primary voters