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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 Republican Senate candidate Beth Lindstrom looks to separate herself from the GOP field and square off with US Senator Elizabeth Warren.   capital source “I really like the Senate and I think I can best serve my district by remaining in my position there,’’ State Senator Eileen Donoghue said.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump raised the possibility that he would support stripping the broadcast licenses of news networks that report what he believes to be inaccurate information.   A D.C. pharmacist says his pharmacy has filled prescriptions for “pretty serious health problems” for members of Congress, according to a new interview published in STAT news.

President Trump ripped the news media on Tuesday night over reports that his chief of staff MORE could be the next staffer to exit the White House. In two tweets Tuesday evening, Trump attacked the "dishonest" news media for reports that Kelly will soon be "fired." "The Fake News is at it again, this time trying to hurt one of the finest people I know, General John Kelly, by saying he will soon be fired," Trump said.

Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) said that he is "not afraid of Steve Bannon," despite the former White House strategist's stated goal to back the campaigns of challengers to establishment Republicans who don't fall in line with President Trump's agenda.  "No," Costello said, when asked by MSNBC's Chris Matthews if he was afraid of Bannon, "because I represent 705,000 constituents.

Two U.S. Air Force bombers flew over North Korea on Tuesday night, in a demonstration aimed at deterring North Korean military activity on the 72nd anniversary of the regime's ruling party, Reuters reported.  The U.S. flew the two B-1B Lancer bombers over the peninsula along with South Korean F-15k fighter planes and additional fighters from Japan, which the U.S.

The Trump administration requested an additional $4.9 billion in additional emergency funding for Puerto Rico on Tuesday in order to avoid a looming financial crisis on the island, according to Politico.  The new emergency aid will bundle into the aid package requested by the White House last week for hurricane aid, bringing its total to nearly $35 million.  The office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent the request to House leadership for the additional funding on Tuesday afternoon, which is being revie

It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around the world for the code names of American intelligence programs. What gave the Russian hacking, detected more than two years ago, such global reach was its improvised search tool — antivirus software made by a Russian company, Kaspersky Lab, that is used by 400 million people worldwide, including by officials at some two dozen American government agencies. The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s own network alerted the U

WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Tuesday to use federal tax law to penalize the National Football League over players who kneel in protest during the national anthem, but the White House later backed off, saying he was only making a point. Escalating a political fight that has resonated with his conservative base, Mr. Trump said Congress should eliminate a law that allowed the N.F.L. central office to avoid paying taxes as a nonprofit entity.