Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein French President Emmanuel Macron used hand-holding and tree planting to help make his case. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used clip art and PowerPoint – and a speech in English, in Tel Aviv – to make his. An extraordinary scene is playing out as the May 12 deadline for recertifying the Iran nuclear deal approaches. World leaders are appealing to President Donald Trump to either stay in or pull out of the deal, in ways that they hope Trump can appreciate. The pro and con arguments obscure the very possible middle ground, where Trump blasts the existing deal but doesn’t actually end it. Instead, he would put his weight behind evolving efforts to add longer-term components to a deal that is scheduled to expire in seven years – which, according to Trump, “is tomorrow – that’s not acceptable.” In the meantime, we are witnessing a remarkable example of the world adjusting to Trump’s personality, and maybe his whims. And the path to any Nobel Peace Prize will feature some threats of war, it would seem. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Primary voters in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and North Carolina head to the polls a week from today. Washington and foreign policy headlines may be swirling overheard, but beneath it all many voters likely will make their choices based on local and pocketbook issues. Take health care – specifically Medicaid expansions – which are front and center on the ballot in Ohio and other state... Link to the full article to read more