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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

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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.   On Saturday, the former mayoral candidate will be one of three people to receive an honorary degree at the University of New Hampshire commencement ceremonies.   Capital Source Scott Lively is challenging Governor Charlie Baker in the GOP primary on Sept. 4.

“I, for one, am actually glad that our Class of ’03 finally has a real, live fascist among us,” one alumnus wrote. “Who says Harvard isn’t diverse?”  Gas at $3 a gallon. Mortgage rates nearing 5 percent. It’s starting to look a lot like America before the financial crisis.

“I, for one, am actually glad that our Class of ’03 finally has a real, live fascist among us,” one alumnus wrote. “Who says Harvard isn’t diverse?”  Gas at $3 a gallon. Mortgage rates nearing 5 percent. It’s starting to look a lot like America before the financial crisis.

“I, for one, am actually glad that our Class of ’03 finally has a real, live fascist among us,” one alumnus wrote. “Who says Harvard isn’t diverse?”  Gas at $3 a gallon. Mortgage rates nearing 5 percent. It’s starting to look a lot like America before the financial crisis.

The Republicans’ Senate headache in West Virginia isn’t over, even as the party tries to pivot to defeating Democratic Sen. MORE in November.   Former coal CEO and ex-convict Don Blankenship, who lost the GOP primary earlier in May, said Monday that he would run instead as a third-party candidate. If he goes through with the bid, Blankenship could become a spoiler in a high-stakes battle that could determine which party controls the Senate.  It’s unclear if Blankenship will ultimately make it on the ballot.