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MORE gave a red meat address Friday to the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Leadership Forum, criticizing “gun-free zones,” reiterating his calls to arm teachers and school staff, and expressing confidence about this fall’s midterm elections. Trump, who after 17 people were killed at a high school shooting in Florida appeared to be flirting with taking on the NRA, described it as a “great organization” on Friday while painting its brass as “great Americans” who are looking to stop gun violence at schools. He then emphasized steps he’s taken to improve security at s

MORE’s whirlwind moves on the legal front are causing turmoil, creating consternation among some Republicans even as other supporters embrace the newly aggressive approach. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who joined the president’s personal legal team about two weeks ago, has been at the center of many of the recent storms. Trump praised Giuliani as a “great guy” to reporters at the White House on Friday and said that the former mayor had correctly concluded that the investigations into him were a “witch hunt.”  But he also delivered a rebuke of some of

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The TAKE with Rick Klein The Washington Post has recorded a landmark: President Donald Trump has, by the newspaper’s count, surpassed 3,000 false or misleading claims during his time in office. That mark was met before Trump tweeted that there were "No questions on Collusion" among the purported Robert Mueller

The TAKE with Rick Klein President Donald Trump has grown used to smashing norms and conventions — and Washington and the world have adjusted, or not, accordingly. But his biggest clash may still be ahead of him.

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Massachusetts is ground zero in the latest round of the nation’s culture wars.  ‘’Everything about his challenger and her campaign makes me proud,’’ Deval Patrick said in a statement that did not mention Pressley by name.

‘‘We will never give up our freedom. We will live free and we will die free,’’ President Trump said, as he sought to rally pro-gun voters for the 2018 congressional elections.

‘‘We will never give up our freedom. We will live free and we will die free,’’ President Trump said, as he sought to rally pro-gun voters for the 2018 congressional elections.