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The president’s baseless stories of plots by powerful interests are having an effect in eroding public trust in institutions.   ‘‘We mourn alongside their families and we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice,’’ the president said.  The president blamed Democrats for a ‘‘horrible law’’ that he said separates children from parents who enter the country illegally.

MORE and congressional Republicans are barreling toward a showdown over auto tariffs, just the latest conflict between the president and his party on trade. Trump has asked Commerce Secretary MORE to investigate whether hefty tariffs, possibly as high as 25 percent, can be levied against auto imports for national security reasons. The mere suggestion of the huge tariffs sparked an immediate backlash on Capitol Hill, as well as GOP-friendly business groups and key trading partners already unnerved by Trump on trade. GOP lawmakers warn the tar

Outside money is flooding into a trio of key California House primaries, as Democrats try to avoid being shut out of the general election.  The total outside spending in those June 5 primary races had eclipsed more than $8 million as of Friday, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission filings by The Hill. The high-dollar spending is in the three GOP-held seats represented by Rep.

Presidential attorney Rudy Giuliani made his rounds on the Sunday morning political shows, railing against special counsel MORE’s probe into Russia’s election meddling. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor who joined MORE’s legal team last month, slammed the basis for which Mueller was appointed as special counsel as “illegitimate.” “I'm not saying Mueller is illegitimate,” Giuliani told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I'm saying the basis on which he was appointed is illegitimate.” The remarks from Giuliani come as the president continues to

Vulnerable House Republicans are hoping a high-stakes clash with GOP leadership over immigration reform can help them in tough races that could determine the House majority. Many of the 23 Republicans who signed the discharge petition are facing some of the toughest races on the ballot this November.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein Forget Hillary vs.

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