Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onDecember 6, 2017
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CAPITAL SOURCE Mayor Martin J. Walsh reportedly needled Representative David Nangle about his getting behind Third District candidate Lori Trahan.  CAPITAL SOURCE City voters approved the Community Preservation Act in 2016, allowing for a 1 percent surcharge on residential and business property taxes, beginning last July.  capital source The unfolding race to succeed outgoing US Representative Niki Tsongas in the Third Congressional District has created a web of odd alliances and pitted former colleagues in arms against one another.
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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 6, 2017
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The investigation stems from a Globe report that detailed accusations from four men who alleged that Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.  “Let’s not forget that the core of our humanity is kindness and empathy,” Hillary Clinton told the crowd at the MFA.  The former White House adviser also took a shot at Mitt Romney, saying he won a draft deferment because of his religion.   Conyers said he would leave immediately. He endorsed his son as his replacement.  “I just think it’s too toxic a political environment . . .
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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 6, 2017
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The investigation stems from a Globe report that detailed accusations from four men who alleged that Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.  “Let’s not forget that the core of our humanity is kindness and empathy,” Hillary Clinton told the crowd at the MFA.  The former White House adviser also took a shot at Mitt Romney, saying he won a draft deferment because of his religion.   Conyers said he would leave immediately. He endorsed his son as his replacement.  “I just think it’s too toxic a political environment . . .
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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onDecember 6, 2017
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The investigation stems from a Globe report that detailed accusations from four men who alleged that Stanley Rosenberg’s husband sexually assaulted or harassed them.  “Let’s not forget that the core of our humanity is kindness and empathy,” Hillary Clinton told the crowd at the MFA.  The former White House adviser also took a shot at Mitt Romney, saying he won a draft deferment because of his religion.   Conyers said he would leave immediately. He endorsed his son as his replacement.  “I just think it’s too toxic a political environment . . .
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GOP leaders agree to consider Dec. 30 spending bill | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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House Republican leaders have agreed to consider extending government funding until Dec. 30, rather than having it expire just days before Christmas, members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus said Monday. Leadership's initial plan to avoid a shutdown was to pass a two-week spending bill on Wednesday that would keep the government funded up to Dec. 22.
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House approves motion to go to tax conference — with drama | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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The House in a 222-192 vote on Monday voted to approve a motion to go to conference with the Senate on tax legislation — though the vote was filled with drama after several House Freedom Caucus members protested leadership's plans for a two-week stopgap spending bill. At one point, the vote was tied as members of the conservative Freedom Caucus huddled with leadership over the continuing resolution (CR). The measure passed when caucus members got assurances that leadership would consider a CR to fund the government through Dec. 30 instead of Dec.
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RNC reinstates support for Moore after Trump endorsement | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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The Republican National Committee is reinstating its support of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore after initially cutting ties over allegations of sexual misconduct, two sources confirmed to The Hill Monday. Breitbart News first reported that the RNC had decided to step back into the race just hours after President Trump fully endorsed the controversial candidate. "We can confirm our involvement in the Alabama Senate race," an RNC official told The Hill. A second
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Listen: Trump endorses Moore, and today's latest news | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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In today's PM View, President Trump backs controversial Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R); Democrats scramble for a strategy ahead of a potential shutdown; and the Supreme Court prepares for a milestone case on LGBT rights. Host Niv Elis talks to The Hill’s Jonathan Easley, Alex Bolton and Lydia Wheeler about what happened today on Capitol Hill. Subscribe now: Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | <
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Frustrated Trump lashes out at FBI | TheHill

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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President Trump is angry and frustrated over the removal of a senior FBI official from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team over alleged anti-Trump text messages, a development that surfaced after former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea in the Russia investigation. People close to the White House say Trump’s frustration explains some of his tweets and statements lashing out at the FBI, but insist the president’s team is not shifting its legal strategy in response to the probe. “When you see this partisan bend, there’s a desire there to respond,” said one former Trump tran
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Director Defends F.B.I. After Trump Says Bureau Is in ‘Tatters’ - The New York Times

posted onDecember 5, 2017
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WASHINGTON — Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, defended his work force in an email on Monday, a day after President Trump said on Twitter that the agency’s standing was the “worst in History” and its reputation was in “Tatters.” In a message to the F.B.I.’s 35,000 agents and support staff that was provided to The New York Times, Mr.
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