Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein He may quarrel with himself on the importance of the midterms. But if President Donald Trump wants them to be a referendum on himself and his agenda, he’s getting his wish. Trump's visit Tuesday to Nashville highlights the unmistakable trend: There is virtually no room between Trump and the Senate candidates hoping to maintain his Republican majority this year. And Republicans appear far more comfortable touting Trump’s leadership than Democrats do arguing against it. Trump claimed that his sway drove Sen. Bob Corker from running for another term in Tennessee, and kept him out when he flirted with returning after all. In his place is Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who faces only nominal opposition in August’s GOP primary. She is set to join nominees who have already emerged out of states including Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, by winning fights that centered on who the most staunch Trump loyalist would be. It’s also telling that while Trump is primed to attack the likely Democratic candidate in Tennessee, The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks No, there is no law requiring immigration officials to separate children from their parents. But yes, federal agents are now forcibly removing minors from parents suspected of illegally crossing the border (regardless of the minor’s age), according to members of the Trump administration and experts in the field. The new practice was devised and implemented by the Trump administrati... Link to the full article to read more