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Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and longtime confidant Michael Cohen strode into a secure room in the Capitol on Tuesday to answer questions in the ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The normally outspoken Brooklyn lawyer stayed quiet on his way into a closed hearing with the House Intelligence Committee, two weeks after he angered senators when he released a lengthy and defiant public statement about the congressional probes. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman

The TAKE with Rick Klein This story only got a first word because of a throwaway presidential comment. What matters now, though, is who will get the final word.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Republican Senator Jeff Flake announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election next year, delivering a forceful condemnation of the ‘‘flagrant disregard of truth and decency’’ and bemoaning political complicity in a Senate speech clearly directed at President Trump. Speaking to a rapt audience of other senators, the first-term Arizona lawmaker spelled out his frustration and disappointment in a floor speech before relaying the news that he would not be on the ba

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories GOP Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona said he would not seek re-election next year, delivering a forceful condemnation of President Trump and the direction of the Republican Party.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE The GOP candidate for the US Senate collected about $50,000 in nearly six weeks between forming her fund-raising committee and Sept.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories GOP Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona said he would not seek re-election next year, delivering a forceful condemnation of President Trump and the direction of the Republican Party.

President Trump early Monday disputed the account of his phone call with a Gold Star widow, who provided a description of the call earlier that morning in an interview. “I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt.

The top general in the United States pledged Monday to keep the public, the media and Congress informed of the investigation into the ambush in Niger as questions continue to swirl about the circumstances of the attack. Yet, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford provided few new details on the Oct. 4 attack that left four U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security says a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin can travel to the United States following outcry over the revelation that his travel privileges had been revoked. Bill Browder, a British financier and advocate for the Magnitsky Act, said earlier that he had temporarily been blocked from traveling to the U.S.