The Takeaway

According to President Trump's former personal attorney, the president knew in advance of a meeting where Russians were expected to offer dirt on Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, Jr. We assess just how much we should take from all of this; a look at what really matters ahead of midterms; a discussion on the inroads made this week between President Trump and the European Commission President to eliminate tariffs that hamper trade across the Atlantic; and for the second half of the show, we focus on Congressional races in rural areas beginning with New Mexico’s 2nd District. 

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Today, is the deadline the U.S. government set for family reunification, after implementing the family separation policy of “zero tolerance.” We take a look at where the government is in terms of family reunification; a look at whether or not the “zero tolerance” policy has been a deterrent to people looking to cross; we hear from a congressman about what Latino leadership on the issue of family separation and immigration more broadly looks like in Washington today and what other Latino lawmakers are doing to respond to constituents; a look inside one processing facility in Brownsville; yesterday 11 House Republican members of the Freedom Caucus initiated articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein; since Parkland, 26 states have passed some of form of tighter gun control legislation; a look at how the stand your ground law on the books in Florida is raising a larger national debate following the killing last week of a man who shoved another individual to the ground; and we wrap up our series “Hysterical: Women and Rage” with a look at how pop culture has portrayed angry women over time and if Hollywood is getting any better at it.

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We take a look at the newly announced $12 billion aid package for farmers negatively impacted by tariffs; we discuss the case of an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador who was detained by ICE last month after making a food delivery to a military base in Brooklyn, New York; a look at 120 years since the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico; and we end the hour with a discussion on how to deal with frustration on the job.

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Longtime government official Robert Wilkie will head the Department of Veterans Affairs after the Senate confirmed his nomination on Monday. We take a look at the future of the Veterans Affairs in light of the confirmation; a look inside wartime prisons detaining suspected ISIS fighters; a discussion on the Tronc layoffs at The Daily News and what the move means both for news consumers but what it also reveals more broadly about consolidation within the industry; a look at a reverse situation where consolidation was blocked, in the attempted merger of Sinclair and Tribune Media; and we end the hour with a look at what some of the research says on women and anger.

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After President Trump's rollback of Obama-era affirmative action guidelines, and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, race-based college admissions could become a thing of the past. We have a big look at affirmative action, how it works, what attitudes around it are and how those attitudes are changing; a look at the Carter Page FISA application for wire-tapping and surveillance; a reporter discusses the county and city's efforts to deal with the booming homeless population in Los Angeles; and we kick off our series of conversations on women and rage - starting with a roundtable.

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Friday host of The Takeaway Amy Walter talks with Chris Painter, the U.S’s former top cyber diplomat and General Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and CIA, about what the implication's of this second meeting might be for the United States; Republican leaders had harsh words for Trump at the start of the week. That changed as the week wore on; and for the rest of the hour, we focus on the fight for suburban districts in the lead up to the Midterm election. Among the key districts Democrats need to win in order to win back the House of Representatives: New Jersey's 7th.

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We take a big look at MS-13 in light of new data that shows Americans fears about the street gang; a look at a new tool police departments are using that allows them to better measure resident feelings about the job they are doing; a Democratic Congressman explains why he is speaking out specifically against newsprint tariffs; 90 percent of us either hate cooking or feel lukewarm about it. What's a grocery store to do?; and a look at two big films out this summer centered on issues of race. 

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On Monday, four members of the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council resigned over what they described as the Trump administration's "morally repugnant" treatment of migrant families crossing the US-Mexico Border; As families that were previously separated at the U.S.-Mexico border begin to be reunited, we are seeing the chilling effects on the children's mental health; one Puerto Rican restaurant in New York City showcases its legacy and culture through its food, and passes its cooking traditions down through generations; affordable foods are transformed into trendy, expensive menu items. What then?; and then a look at a group of grandmothers traveling to the US-Mexico border to draw attention to the Trump administration's treatment of migrant families.

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We discuss the ongoing tensions between police and residents in Chicago that have lead to clashes in the streets, and have turned violent at times; five years after Black Lives Matter coalesced into a national movement for social and racial justice, a co-founder reflects on the group's progress and impact; we take a look at the message of Obama’s speech and the ways in which he looks through Mandela’s lens to discuss how we can achieve a more inclusive democracy; then a look more specifically at Mandela’s legacy in South Africa and around the world; and Chef Edward Lee discuses the multilayered melting pot of American cuisine.

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A look at President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting and press conference in Helsinki today; a break down of the new Pew numbers on income inequality for Asian Americans in the U.S.; the latest on a 15-hour siege that left two students dead and 10 injured at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) in the capital of Managua; and what is American food? And how does it shape us? All this week we will be exploring those questions. Today, we take a look at America's changing relationship with food through the rise and evolution of the Food Network.

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