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New Year’s Day is often a time of contemplation and reflection. We pause to consider our triumphs and trials during the past year, look back at where we did well and where we fell down, and resolve to do better. Most of the time this is a personal journal and reckoning, but today I would like to expand it to our politics. I didn’t vote Hillary Clinton. I have in my life and career voted for both parties and worked for candidates on all sides.

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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.

For some local politicians, Donald Trump’s presidency created opportunities they might not otherwise have.  The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Trump is returning to Washington to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad.  President Donald Trump says Iran is ‘‘failing at every level,’’ and he is voicing his support for the protesters there, saying it is ‘‘TIME FOR CHANGE.’’  President Trump threw a big bash at his Florida resort to mark the new year.  An unusually high number of voters — 22,852 people, or 1.6 percent

For some local politicians, Donald Trump’s presidency created opportunities they might not otherwise have.  The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Trump is returning to Washington to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad.  President Donald Trump says Iran is ‘‘failing at every level,’’ and he is voicing his support for the protesters there, saying it is ‘‘TIME FOR CHANGE.’’  President Trump threw a big bash at his Florida resort to mark the new year.  An unusually high number of voters — 22,852 people, or 1.6 percent

For some local politicians, Donald Trump’s presidency created opportunities they might not otherwise have.  The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Trump is returning to Washington to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad.  President Donald Trump says Iran is ‘‘failing at every level,’’ and he is voicing his support for the protesters there, saying it is ‘‘TIME FOR CHANGE.’’  President Trump threw a big bash at his Florida resort to mark the new year.  An unusually high number of voters — 22,852 people, or 1.6 percent

Google is aiming to mend fences in Washington after a difficult year that saw its public image take a hit and new scrutiny from lawmakers. The company was embroiled in a number of controversies from Russia's use of its platforms to interfere in the 2016 election to its influence over think tanks and academic research. 2017 was a long year for the internet giant.

The White House again voiced its support on Sunday for the people in Iran protesting its government, while criticizing any efforts by Tehran to censor them. "We support the right of the Iranian people to express themselves peacefully.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is beginning 2018 by issuing a new wave of threats against U.S., touting his nation's ability to deploy nuclear weapons with the push of a button. “The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table,” Kim said in a speech during his annual New Year address his country, The Associated Press reported Sunday night.  “The entire area of the U.S.

MORE on Sunday earned praise from lawmakers and former government officials for his approach to the protests taking place in Iran.  The Trump administration has taken a strong stance supporting peaceful demonstrators protesting against the government in Tehran, with Trump tweeting about it multiple times and Vice President Pence and U.S.