Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein Why settle for busting brackets when you can blow up norms, traditions and bedrock principles? Robert Mueller’s investigation to end, while the president strongly suggested that Mueller’s team is biased against him. They’re doing what they’re doing with full knowledge that Mueller could be close to crossing a line that Trump himself once colored red, regarding his own business interests unrelated to Russia. It’s all happening while Andrew McCabe – fired, and having taken notes, just like James Comey – warns of truths he can document publicly. This is not just about Trump-driven chaos, or the president warring with an ever-wider array of once-untouchable institutions. It’s not even about how the humiliation of public servants is now part of presidential policy. Trump is leading his party and his allies on a journey that is making them more uncomfortable by the tweet. Pressure will build on Republicans to make sure Mueller’s probe is protected. And the next chapter won’t be settled on Twitter. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Days after Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee said they were closing the books on their investigation into Russian election-meddling, Facebook’s jaw-dropping announcement about a data analytical company with ties to the Trump campaign provided a strong argument for re-opening the case. Of course, political operatives and campaign gurus each year try to outsmart and outmaneuver the competi... Link to the full article to read more