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More than 40 former U.S. attorneys and Republican and conservative officials are pushing back against efforts to discredit the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. In a pair of letters, the groups say Robert Mueller and his team must be allowed to continue their work, unimpeded. The 22 former U.S.

Hours after 65 countries abstained, voted absent, or voted against a United Nations resolution condemning President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Mahmoud Abbas has denied that is still the case. “We will not accept the U.S. as the mediator in the peace process, nor are we going to accept any plan from the U.S. side,” he said in his Christmas letter to the Palestinian people. Trump’s new stance on Jerusalem could also hurt U.S. efforts to lead the Middle East peace process.

The terrorist organization and plotting a Christmas-time attack. Officials say Everitt Aaron Jameson ultimately said he didn’t want to go through with it, after an FBI employee accidentally called his phone with an identifiable Donald Trump. Jameson posted radical jihadist messages online and offered to use his employer-provided tow truck for the “cause,” according to a criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce his approval of a plan to sell anti-tank missiles to the Ukrainian government, a move that would mark a significant escalation in lethal U.S.

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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.

Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  As a team of lawyers ramp up a Senate ethics investigation sparked by sexual misconduct allegations, one senator plans to file a bill that would create in independent commission to field reports of harassment and assault at the State House.  Capital Source Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprin

Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  As a team of lawyers ramp up a Senate ethics investigation sparked by sexual misconduct allegations, one senator plans to file a bill that would create in independent commission to field reports of harassment and assault at the State House.  Capital Source Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprin

Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  As a team of lawyers ramp up a Senate ethics investigation sparked by sexual misconduct allegations, one senator plans to file a bill that would create in independent commission to field reports of harassment and assault at the State House.  Capital Source Earlier this year, he got some artwork for his Bain office that puts his objectives on full display.  The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprin

MORE's deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn is reportedly set to leave the White House early next year. Dearborn will leave the White House in early 2018 to pursue work in the private sector, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Rick loyally served the president for two and a half years and brought tremendous energy to the White House staff,“ White House chief of staff MORE told the Journal. ”He’s a super guy and it breaks my heart to see him leave, but I look forward to his continued personal friendship and support for the president