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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

Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett responded to Roseanne Barr's tweets targeting her on Tuesday, saying they should be used as a "teaching moment" about racism. “I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment,” Jarrett said at an MSNBC town hall set to air Tuesday night. “I’m fine.

ABC canceled its top-rated comedy “Roseanne” on Tuesday in a stunning move that came just hours after the show’s star Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, the former aide to President Obama. “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said in a statement announcing the end of the “Roseanne” reboot, a politically tinged show and ratings monster. Roseanne Barr, a 65-year-old comedian and staunch Trump defender, had written that the ex-White House

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The Trump administration is scrambling to save a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un less than a week after MORE canceled the meeting. Since Trump’s Thursday letter calling off the sit-down, there’s been a flurry of diplomatic activity, including U.S. teams going to Singapore and the Korean Peninsula and a top North Korean official traveling to New York. On Tuesday, Trump said North Korea had a “solid response” to his letter, the latest sign the summit may be back on. 

  ABC abruptly canceled “Roseanne” on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the show’s creator and star, Roseanne Barr, tweeted a racist insult about Valerie Jarrett, a senior aide to former President Obama. But the firestorm surrounding Barr does not appear likely to be quelled anytime soon — and not only because the show had been a huge hit, attracting more than 18 million viewers for its March premiere. The show’s eponymous lead character was a Trump supporter, a rare thing on the pop culture landscape. Conservatives have long resented charges of racism leveled at the president or his suppor

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The TAKE with Rick Klein The battle against the "deep state" is looking fairly shallow at the moment. Thursday's meeting, arranged by the White House, where Department of Justice officials are prepared to share classified information with two Republican (and only Republican) members of Congress, represents an unprecedented effort by c

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