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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.

The investigation stems from accusations by four men who alleged that Senator Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.   The Lexington physician was the Green Party’s presidential candidate last year.  The president presented a national security strategy with distinct echoes of the Cold War.  The House and Senate plan votes on Tuesday before sending the bill to President Trump.  The projection seemed unlikely to have any impact on the fate of the tax legislation, which was expected to win House approval Tuesday.

The investigation stems from accusations by four men who alleged that Senator Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.   The Lexington physician was the Green Party’s presidential candidate last year.  The president presented a national security strategy with distinct echoes of the Cold War.  The House and Senate plan votes on Tuesday before sending the bill to President Trump.  The projection seemed unlikely to have any impact on the fate of the tax legislation, which was expected to win House approval Tuesday.

The investigation stems from accusations by four men who alleged that Senator Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.   The Lexington physician was the Green Party’s presidential candidate last year.  The president presented a national security strategy with distinct echoes of the Cold War.  The House and Senate plan votes on Tuesday before sending the bill to President Trump.  The projection seemed unlikely to have any impact on the fate of the tax legislation, which was expected to win House approval Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked MORE during a call on Sunday for information that helped prevent a terrorist attack in St. Petersburg, according to a White House readout. "Based on the information the United States provided, Russian authorities were able to capture the terrorists just prior to an attack that could have killed large numbers of people.

Sen. MORE (R-Ariz.) will return to Washington in January after undergoing physical therapy and rehabilitation in Arizona, his office announced late Sunday.  As a result, McCain will not be in Washington to vote on the GOP's tax bill, which is expected to take place early in the week.  “He is grateful for the excellent care he continues to receive, and appreciates the outpouring of support from people all over the country.

MORE said Sunday he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, amid concerns that the administration was trying to halt the investigation into Russian election meddling.  "No, I'm not," Trump said after a reporter asked him if he was thinking about firing the special counsel.  His remark comes among mounting rumors that Trump was considering firing Mueller and attacks by Trump allies on the special counsel. The president was also asked about a slew of Trump transition team emails

Controversy is swirling over the quality of candidates that MORE is nominating to lifetime appointments on the federal courts. In the last week, the GOP chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has pressed the White House to not proceed with two controversial candidates — including one who had never tried a case in court. A third nominee on Thursday struggled to answer relatively easy questions about basic principles of law during a cringeworthy appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. After learning from his questioning that Matthew Petersen, a nominee fo

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling party moved slowly on Sunday to elect a leader to replace the scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma, as disputes over delegates’ credentials delayed the vote. Officials with the party, the African National Congress, said a new leader would emerge on Monday morning at the earliest. On Sunday, officials also said that 400 delegates had been disqualified, leaving nearly 4,800 to decide who would succeed Mr.