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The TAKE with Rick Klein It will all be on full display – in a fight the Democratic base craves, even if the outcome is all but certain – on Wednesday when Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing turns to questions from senators. Kavanaugh’s confirmation is unlikely to be determined by concerns over documents or transparency.

The TAKE with Rick Klein It does not get, in matters of state, much deeper than this. The extraordinary anonymous New York Times op-ed by a “senior official in the Trump administration” would be worthy of its own firestorm.

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

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MORE on Friday said that the Justice Department should investigate the identity of the anonymous writer of a New York Times op-ed claiming to be part of the “resistance” within his administration. The president also said he is “looking at” taking potential action against the Times, when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One, calling the decision to publish the op-ed a “disgrace.” “We’re going to take a look at what he had, what he gave, what he’s talking about also where he is right now,” Trump said, according to the report. "It's national security," Trump told repo