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Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running Congress face a 2018 in which they'll need Democratic votes to get almost anything done. And that won't be easy. Short of a few must-pass items, divisions within both parties plus a natural election-year tendency to draw distinctions with the other side means achievements and cooperation will be minimal. The pressure will be on the GOP, which controls the White House, Senate and House and would probably be blamed by voters for any major screw-ups.

Rick Gates, the indicted former Trump deputy campaign manager, was ordered by a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday to explain why his appearance in an online fundraising video “to be shown to journalists and disseminated on social media” was not a violation of a gag order. U.S.

Fears of a bomb outside Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's Los Angeles home turned out to be a waste -- literally. A box of gift-wrapped horse manure was to blame for a bomb scare in a driveway near Mnuchin's Bel Air, California, home Saturday evening, according to Los Angeles ABC station KABC. Police were called at 7:30 p.m. PT about a suspicious package left in the driveway next to Mnuchin's home, but addressed to the treasury secretary.

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For pols who shunned Donald Trump’s candidacy, 2017 has been an annus horribilis. Except, of course, for Governor Baker.   Some Boston residents received a poll in recent days asking questions about a hypothetical matchup between Ayanna Pressley and Michael Capuano.  capital source The endorsement comes at a critical time for candidate Jay Gonzalez.  One of the City Council’s most high-profile acts of the year still sits in the hands of Mayor Martin Walsh.  capital source Wednesday’s meeting was the council’s last of the year, before a new council is sworn in on Jan. 1.

Mr. Timilty ran three times against White, losing by merely 7,500 votes in 1975.  The president has been learning on the job, oftentimes painfully, and he appears to have absorbed a few lessons during his rookie year.  The pressure will be on the GOP, which would likely be blamed by voters for any major mistakes.  Mr.

Mr. Timilty ran three times against White, losing by merely 7,500 votes in 1975.  The president has been learning on the job, oftentimes painfully, and he appears to have absorbed a few lessons during his rookie year.  The pressure will be on the GOP, which would likely be blamed by voters for any major mistakes.  Mr.

Mr. Timilty ran three times against White, losing by merely 7,500 votes in 1975.  The president has been learning on the job, oftentimes painfully, and he appears to have absorbed a few lessons during his rookie year.  The pressure will be on the GOP, which would likely be blamed by voters for any major mistakes.  Mr.

A new ruling on Friday deals another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to bar transgender people from joining the military starting January 1. The new D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal order came a day after an appeals court in Maryland similarly rejected the Trump administration's request to block a ruling by U.S.

Attorney General MORE has ordered a review of a law enforcement effort to crack down on Hezbollah's drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations, as well as actions by the Obama administration on the issue. Sessions ordered the Justice Department "to evaluate allegations that certain matters were not properly prosecuted and to ensure all matters are appropriately handled," the agency said in a statement obtained by The Hill. The move comes in response to a Politico report published on Sunday detailing how the Obama administration sought to hinder a Drug Enforcemen