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His willingness to employ bold, seat-of-the-pants strategies has thrilled his base but has met more severe limits in the high-stakes setting of international relations.  Evan Horowitz | Quick Study With the summit abandoned, at least for now, there’s a risk that goodwill-enhancing and relationship-improving steps might be lost, too.  President Trump announced on Thursday morning that he has pulled out of a June summit with the leader of North Korea.

"With respect to the news about his permanent security clearance, as we stated before, his application was properly submitted, reviewed by career officials, and went through the normal process," Lowell said. "Having completed these processes, Mr.

A federal district court judge MORE can't block people from viewing his Twitter feed over their political views. The court’s ruling is a major win for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which brought the lawsuit on behalf of seven people who were blocked from the @realDonaldTrump account because of opinions they expressed in reply tweets. Buchwald, who was appointed by former President Clinton, rejected Trump’s argument that the First Amendment does not apply in this case and that the president’s personal First Amendment interests supersede

Centrist Republicans on Wednesday moved one signature closer to forcing immigration votes on the House floor, but encountered headwinds as some Republicans fretted about the possibility of retribution from leadership. Rep. MORE (Minn.) on Wednesday became the latest Republican to add his name to the petition, leaving the centrists just a few signatures short of being able to trigger the votes. But it remains to be seen whether several Republicans who are sympathetic toward the discharge petition will defy leadership and sign on.

The White House is planning a separate meeting for bipartisan House and Senate leaders to receive classified information related to the Russia investigation, responding to pressure over a decision to exclude Democrats from a highly anticipated Thursday briefing. The group, known as the Gang of Eight, will huddle with officials representing the Justice Department, law enforcement and intelligence on Thursday afternoon — two hours after the same group of officials will hold a solo meeting with Republican lawmakers.  Thursday afternoon, according to the Just

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The TAKE with Rick Klein The most interesting information to emerge of late from legal maneuverings impacting President Donald Trump is more traditionally swampy than anything having to do with Russian meddling. It could be quite a bit worse than that – and could provide political fodder for Democrats searching for ways to make the case against the president and his party. Recent weeks have brought new d

The TAKE with Rick Klein Robert Mueller’s investigation is now more than a year in, and we’re now less than half a year from the midterms. For all that, it is becoming clear how much President Donald Trump is counting on … Kim Jong Un to come through. A week that looked like it would bring a big step back for the Trump-Kim summit is end