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La. police officer suggests Ocasio-Cortez should be shot

Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson said Friday that his officer’s post was ‘‘disturbing,’’ but he doesn’t believe it constitutes an actual threat.

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House Republicans vow tough questions for Mueller at hearing

The House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee will question Mueller in separate hearings on the report.

Warren warns of another economic crash as she touts her policies as a way to prevent it

Senator Elizabeth Warren called on regulators to do their job, arguing federal agencies created to monitor and regulate financial markets are not living up to their mandate in the Trump era.

Holyoke mayor Alex Morse to challenge Richard Neal in 2020 Democratic primary

Morse announced on Monday that he is running against Neal in the First District Democratic primary in 2020.

Health care unified Democrats in 2018. Now it’s dividing them

The issue is swiftly becoming one of the clearest dividing lines in the race for the party’s nomination in 2020.
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Baker administration affirms support for transgender members of National Guard

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s ban of transgender people serving in the military, Governor Charlie Baker’s administration affirmed its support for transgender members of the Massachusetts National Guard on Tuesday.

Sal DiMasi hired by medical marijuana group to lobby city

Compassionate Organics hired Sal DiMasi to help with its proposed dispensary on Newbury Street, according to a disclosure DiMasi filed this month under the city’s new lobbying rules.

Trade issues prompt local manufacturers to paint a gloomy picture

Manufacturers are not pleased with this country’s trade policy, and many are lowering their outlooks for the year as a result.

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Bernie Sanders might be losing his N.H. firewall

Hostile witness or Democrats’ hero? Robert Mueller’s past turns before Congress offer important clues

In Trump’s long career, an opportunistic view of race

How is Beto O’Rourke hoping to revive his campaign? By getting back to his roots

‘It’s our America’: Michelle Obama speaks out amid Trump tweet furor

After distancing himself from hostile chant, Trump calls rally supporters ‘incredible patriots’


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Tracker: Who’s running for president in 2020?

The 2020 presidential election is still a ways off, but you’re forgiven if you feel like campaign season is already upon us. Track the candidates here.

Abortion in America

Seizing an opportunity, conservative lawmakers push abortion bans to test Roe

Seizing their best opportunity in decades to sharply restrict abortion nationwide, lawmakers in seven states have voted for sweeping prohibitions this year.

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Retired General McChrystal endorses Seth Moulton’s presidential bid

Retired Army General Stanley McChrystal endorsed Representative Seth Moulton’s presidential bid on MSNBC Thursday.

Trump claims he was ‘not happy’ with ‘send her back’ chant, but did nothing to stop it

President Trump claims that he thought he ended the chant at the rally, saying ‘‘'I felt badly about it.’’ But video shows him pausing his remarks and not admonishing his supporters.

Susan Collins’ popularity drops in poll of Maine residents

The poll, released by Morning Consult on Thursday, showed Collins as the second most unpopular senator in the US with a 45 percent approval rating, and 48 percent saying they disapprove of her job performance.

Trump discussed quashing stories about affairs before election, court records say

Court records show that in the days leading up to the 2016 election, President Donald Trump spoke with aides rushing to squash stories about alleged affairs he had.

Jon Stewart, 9/11 first responder slam Rand Paul for hitting brakes on victim funding bill

The bill would extend though 2092 a victims compensation fund created after the 2001 terrorist attacks, essentially making it permanent.

Warren hits Wall Street, targets private equity firms for ‘legalized looting’

Elizabeth Warren is calling for new rules to curtail the private equity industry, and changing tax rates and loopholes that aid them.

Fact check: Trump’s North Carolina rally

President Trump misrepresented words from Representative Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an Al Qaeda sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.

Trump slams congresswomen; crowd roars, ‘Send her back!’

A combative President Trump rallied Republican supporters in North Carolina, harshly criticizing four fiery, left-wing congresswomen of being un-American.