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Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy after a news report found that a bill he authored weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to go after drug companies distributing large amounts of opioids. "Rep.

President Donald Trump's latest urging that she do so. During an interview that aired today with BBC Radio 4 in the U.K., Clinton was asked whether she will make another run for the White House and she said, "No, I'm not going to run again." She maintained that she will continue to monitor and criticize Trump, saying she believes her voice will "be magnified because I am not running." This is not the first time she has said she will not make a third presidential bid, but this latest rebuttal comes afte

The Senate Intelligence Committee will likely subpoena Michael Flynn Jr., the son of former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn, after he declined to be interviewed by the committee as part of its Russia probe, according to a committee source. The panel had requested an interview and documents from the younger Flynn as part of its ongoing investigation into Russian efforts to influence the election. Flynn Jr.

More than half of U.S. women have experienced unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances from men, three in 10 have put up with unwanted advances from male co-workers and a quarter have endured them from men who had influence over their work situation. Those results in a new ABC News-Washington Post poll show the vast extent to which women encounter inappropriate sexual conduct from men across U.S.

Adding to the continued drama over whether past presidents have called the families of fallen soldiers, a senior White House official told ABC News today that then-President Obama did not call John Kelly, now the White House chief of staff, after the death of his son in 2010. The retired general’s son, 1st Lt.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Two leading senators, hoping to stabilize teetering health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act, reached a bipartisan deal on Tuesday to fund critical subsidies to insurers that President Trump moved to halt. At the White House, virtually as the deal was being announced, Trump voiced support for it while insisting that he would move forward to repeal Barack Obama’s signature health law. The plan by the senators, Lamar Alexander, Republica

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The president insisted, though, that he’d move forward to repeal Barack Obama’s signature health law.  A federal judge said the ban, which was to take effect Wednesday, ignores an earlier ruling that the move exceeds President Trump’s authority.   Senator John McCain questioned ‘‘half-baked, spurious nationalism’’ in America’s foreign policy on Monday.  There are many more direct ways to benefit individuals than cutting corporate taxes.

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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 The president insisted, though, that he’d move forward to repeal Barack Obama’s signature health law.  A federal judge said the ban, which was to take effect Wednesday, ignores an earlier ruling that the move exceeds President Trump’s authority.   Senator John McCain questioned ‘‘half-baked, spurious nationalism’’ in America’s foreign policy on Monday.  There are many more direct ways to benefit individuals than cutting corporate taxes.