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The a memorandum to federal prosecutors across the country, telling them to focus their "limited investigative and prosecutorial resources" on "the most significant threats," including marijuana operations tied to cartels and gangs, large-scale drug traffickers, and "the diversion" of marijuana from states that have legalized it to states where it's banned. According to the senior Justice Department official, that 2013 memorandum was interpreted to create "a safe harbor for the marijuana industry to operate" in certain

With seven working days until a border security. While all sides say the negotiations are going well, using words like “intense” and “serious” today, there are still serious issues that need to be resolved. As Sen. Thom Tillis pointed out, most of the work on big agreements like this doesn’t get done until the 11th hour anyway. “You know how it works around here.

Lawyers on behalf of Stephen Bannon demanding he refrain from making disparaging comments against the president and his family. The letter comes after excerpts from a forthcoming book by journalist Michael Wolff were made public Wednesday, causing a stir. Trump attorney Charles J. Harder of the firm Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP, said in a statement, "This law firm represents President Donald J. Trump and Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. On behalf of our clients, legal notice was issued today to Stephen K.

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Hillary Clinton. "Even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad [expletive], and I happen to think it’s all of that you should have called the FBI immediately,” Bannon is quoted as saying, according to Wolff's book. As ABC News first reported, Trump lawyer Charles Harder demanded in a

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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. Except, of course, for Governor Baker.

Flooding from today’s intense snowstorm underlined the potential problems the city faces from climate change, Walsh said.  In September, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced that Governor Charlie Baker would sign an executive order “in the coming weeks” creating a new commission to review transportation needs and how the state could fund them.  President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Steve Bannon’s mental stability, honesty, and political influence.  State Senator Dean Tran’s victory w

Flooding from today’s intense snowstorm underlined the potential problems the city faces from climate change, Walsh said.  In September, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced that Governor Charlie Baker would sign an executive order “in the coming weeks” creating a new commission to review transportation needs and how the state could fund them.  President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Steve Bannon’s mental stability, honesty, and political influence.  State Senator Dean Tran’s victory w

Flooding from today’s intense snowstorm underlined the potential problems the city faces from climate change, Walsh said.  In September, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced that Governor Charlie Baker would sign an executive order “in the coming weeks” creating a new commission to review transportation needs and how the state could fund them.  President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Steve Bannon’s mental stability, honesty, and political influence.  State Senator Dean Tran’s victory w