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The Trump administration is expected to hit the European Union with steep tariffs on steel and aluminum, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. EU trade officials have spent the past couple of months trying to work out an agreement to stave off the tariffs and earn the 28-nation bloc an exemption. But those efforts appear to have failed with the U.S.

Rep. MORE’s campaign and Russia.  A week after he received a closed-door briefing on the bureau’s use of an informant, Gowdy told CBS News that he had seen no evidence to support Trump’s claims that a “spy” was improperly inserted into his 2016 campaign. "That is not a term I've ever used in the criminal justice system," Gowdy said. “I’ve never heard the term ‘spy’ used. Undercover informant, confidential informant, those are all words I'm familiar with.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein The lookout is on for a wave this year.

The TAKE with Rick Klein He may quarrel with himself on the importance of the midterms. But if President Donald Trump wants them to be a referendum on himself and his agenda, he’s getting his wish. Trump's visit Tuesday to Nashville highlights the unmistakable trend: There is virtually no room between Trump and the Senate candidates hoping to maintain his Republican majority this year.

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One of three Republicans vying to face Senator Elizabeth Warren in November, Kingston said Wednesday he is launching a $500,000 media campaign that will include ads on the radio — and potentially, television — into early July.  Capital Source Immediately after the state GOP convention, John Kingston began cutting his field staff’s salaries — a move that prompted four of the five people in those positions to quit.  Ground Game He’s running for Congress. His daughter is running for state representative. And, yes, he is “so proud” of her.

President Trump’s months of political attacks against the Mueller investigation, fueled by lies and distortions, are working, despite pushback by some Republicans.  President Trump has weighed in on the fallout surrounding Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet targeting former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.  The White House press secretary doubled down on President Trump’s suggestion that he is owed an apology from Disney CEO Robert Iger.  “I think that as a kid and certainly as a parent, there is nothing that could be more terrifying for a kid to go to school and not feel safe,” the press se

President Trump’s months of political attacks against the Mueller investigation, fueled by lies and distortions, are working, despite pushback by some Republicans.  President Trump has weighed in on the fallout surrounding Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet targeting former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.  The White House press secretary doubled down on President Trump’s suggestion that he is owed an apology from Disney CEO Robert Iger.  “I think that as a kid and certainly as a parent, there is nothing that could be more terrifying for a kid to go to school and not feel safe,” the press se