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They will mark the first nationwide referendum on the Trump era.

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CAPITAL SOURCE If no one else gets into the special election, it would be a match up between two young Democrats in a diverse district.  capital source State Representative Nick Collins of South Boston announced Friday that he will run.  “Look, I cannot be a woman of color. You know?” Congressman Mike Capuano, half-Irish and half-Italian, said.  CAPITAL SOURCE The primary for the seat previously held by Linda Dorcena Forry is April 3, and the special election is May 1.  Here’s a very short story about it.

Stanley C. Rosenberg is in trouble because he has squandered his credibility. His return is untenable, and his continued presence is bad for government.   State Senator Eric P.

Stanley C. Rosenberg is in trouble because he has squandered his credibility. His return is untenable, and his continued presence is bad for government.   State Senator Eric P.

Stanley C. Rosenberg is in trouble because he has squandered his credibility. His return is untenable, and his continued presence is bad for government.   State Senator Eric P.

March 5 to preserve protections for young immigrants living illegally in the U.S., both issues that have been stalled by partisan gridlock. The president used the 47-minute speech as a warm-up act for the 2018 midterm elections, even though the White House billed it as an official event, and not a political one, meaning taxpayers footed the bill. He took repeated shots at Democratic congressional leaders Rep. MORE, who is running for Senate in the fall. Trump also attacked Democratic incumbent Sen.

Republicans have former President Obama’s State Department in their crosshairs as they question whether FBI and Justice Department investigations into MORE's orbit. Congressional Republicans have signaled that they are looking at whether the State Department, then run by MORE, passed along information from Clinton’s allies that may have been used by the FBI to launch an investigation into whether the Trump campaign had improper contacts with Russia. A highly redacted criminal referral from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE<

The House Intelligence Committee on Monday voted unanimously to release a memo drafted by Democrats to rebut a GOP-crafted document alleging surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ). The 10-page classified document now goes to MORE, who has five days to block its release if he so chooses. It remains an open question whether he will. Trump on Friday declassified the Republican document, which was drafted by staff for House Intel Chairman MORE (R-Calif.).

House Republicans are moving to pair a full year of defense spending with a short-term measure to avoid a government shutdown on Friday, effectively daring Democrats in the Senate to block it. Democrats have demanded that any increase in defense spending be matched with increases to nondefense spending. They also want to reach an immigration deal before they agree to a broader deal on lifting the budget spending caps. But House GOP leadership's decision puts Senate Democrats in an unenviable position.