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The TAKE with Rick Klein

The forest of the biggest primary night yet is a messy affair – filled with ethically challenged incumbents, fierce party infighting, and oh-so-much wasted money and lost energy.

But the new trees for Democrats tell a different set of stories – stories they hope power the party to a comeback this year.

In New Jersey, a former Navy pilot and prosecutor joins the swelling ranks of women seeking House seats. So does a New Mexico woman who would be the first female Native American serving in Congress.

The overflow of Democrats running in California could have done worse damage to party prospects, given the state’s unusual method of winnowing candidates. And Iowa could be getting a new political star soon: 26-year-old Zach Wahls – whose “my two moms” speech went viral in 2011 – is now on the verge of capturing a state Senate seat in Iowa City.

“The resistance” went a long way toward defining itself in the eight states, representing nearly 20 percent of the…

The error affected about a third of the county’s 4,357 polling locations.

Voters in Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota head to the polls Tuesday in an already contentious primary season.

At a White House trade meeting on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged President Trump to exempt Canada from steep steel and aluminum tariffs, sources say.

An attorney for Summer Zervos is fighting back against the Trump campaign’s refusal to turn over any documents of other women who may have made accusations against Trump.

Billionaire conservative icon David Koch stepping down from business and political activities

Eagles players were boycotting the White House event over anthem dispute.

A growing number of California cities oppose undocumented immigrant protections.

“I would have quickly picked someone else” to be AG, Trump tweeted.

The former president spoke about an earlier remark he made about his 1998 apology to Monica Lewinsky.