Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein What Robert Mueller’s team knows – and how and when he plans to tell the world about it – is one of the great mysteries of 2018. The veil comes down just a bit starting Tuesday. The beginning of Paul Manafort’s trial means that part of what the president calls an "illegal Scam" and a "witch hunt" moves into a criminal courtroom, where Trump’s own former campaign chairman is a defendant who could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Manafort faces charges stemming from events that far pre-date his association with Trump. But every move and piece of evidence by the prosecution has the potential to reflect on Trump – and offer hints about what else may be still to come. Another piece of subtext: Manafort, unlike Michael Cohen, has shown no indication that he’s prepared to turn on Trump. Will what happens in court prompt talk of a plea? Will pardons be on anyone’s mind? The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Senate politics are about to get even more interesting. While Democrats’ odds for winning control of the upper chamber this November still feel (really) long, there are two forces at play adding spice, life and debate to a number of races. First, the Supreme Court nomination. Judge Brett Kavanaugh began meeting with Democrats Monday, or at least those from redder states who happen to be up for re-election this year. Some of the Senate Democrats in tough campaign battles might calculate that a vote for Trump’s nomi... Link to the full article to read more