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posted onJanuary 12, 2018
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capital source Jay Gonzalez has hired Healey’s pollster. Healey has repeatedly affirmed she is running for reelection as attorney general.  That fund-raising cements his status as a serious contender for the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.   Capital Source Joseph Gargan, Kennedy’s close cousin, died Dec. 12 at age 87 at his Virginia home.  capital source He’s back, and he is not letting a stretch in a federal penitentiary get in the way of his political activities.   For pols who shunned Donald Trump’s candidacy, 2017 has been an annus horribilis.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 12, 2018
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Stan Rosenberg’s return to power would mark an extraordinary political turnaround after his legislative and political career appeared dead.  Rep. Darrell Issa, Hillary Clinton’s one-time chief antagonist on Capitol Hill, to retire  Get Smart President Trump? Not so much, according to the poll.  Ann Romney — a confidant for nearly all of Mitt Romney’s adult life and frequent catalyst for his political ambitions — is fully supporting a campaign for Senate.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 12, 2018
by admin
Stan Rosenberg’s return to power would mark an extraordinary political turnaround after his legislative and political career appeared dead.  Rep. Darrell Issa, Hillary Clinton’s one-time chief antagonist on Capitol Hill, to retire  Get Smart President Trump? Not so much, according to the poll.  Ann Romney — a confidant for nearly all of Mitt Romney’s adult life and frequent catalyst for his political ambitions — is fully supporting a campaign for Senate.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 12, 2018
by admin
Stan Rosenberg’s return to power would mark an extraordinary political turnaround after his legislative and political career appeared dead.  Rep. Darrell Issa, Hillary Clinton’s one-time chief antagonist on Capitol Hill, to retire  Get Smart President Trump? Not so much, according to the poll.  Ann Romney — a confidant for nearly all of Mitt Romney’s adult life and frequent catalyst for his political ambitions — is fully supporting a campaign for Senate.

House headed for cliffhanger vote on NSA surveillance | TheHill

posted onJanuary 11, 2018
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The House is set to vote on Thursday on a controversial renewal of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) warrantless surveillance program — a vote that could give privacy advocates an unexpected victory.  If the legislation passes in its current form, the Senate is expected to quickly take it up before the law authorizing the program expires on Jan.

Congress barrels toward another shutdown crisis | TheHill

posted onJanuary 11, 2018
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Lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown as they barrel toward another funding deadline without a clear path forward. GOP leadership is remaining tightlipped about their plan, with Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Wis.) declining to outline their next steps before a Jan.