Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein American politics is under attack. Who, exactly, is leading the fight back? Last week brought news that Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office was the subject of a phishing attempt that appears to be linked to Facebook pages and accounts playing on divisive political issues. The former attempt was thwarted by Microsoft. The latter was caught and shut down by Facebook itself. As for the federal government? A bipartisan group of congressional chiefs of staff told reporters Tuesday that there’s not even a said Tuesday, in sentiments echoed by Vice President Mike Pence. Their words are marked. But federal actions still don’t appear close to meeting the active threats. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks President Trump tried this week to take a victory lap for reuniting families that his administration separated at the border. At the same time, a top uniformed official testified on Capitol Hill that he warned the administration the policy of separating families would be harmful to children. Cmdr. Jonathan White of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps said he raised a number of concerns to the administration. "There is no question that separation of children from parents entails significant potential for traumatic psychological injury to the child," White said during the hearing. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, asked two questions of the administration officials testifying Tuesday: "Who thinks z... Link to the full article to read more