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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The firm made a $100,000 donation in July 2015 and another $100,000 in December 2015.  capital source The Cambridge comedian says former congressman Barney Frank will campaign with him after “encouraging me for months to get in” the lieutenant governor race.  CAPITAL SOURCE It’s a move that could be a game-changer in the Republican party’s 2018 selection of Elizabeth Warren’s opponent.   capital source Mayor Martin J.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump’s health secretary had been criticized over his use of private flights on official business at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars.  While in Europe for meetings, David Shulkin and his wife spent about half their time sightseeing, including shopping and touring historic sites.  The offer comes after a Cambridge librarian refused to accept Dr. Seuss books sent by Melania Trump for National Read a Book Day.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Louisiana police officer could not sue Black Lives Matter after he was injured during a protest, saying the social movement could not be blamed for his injuries. "'Black Lives Matter,' as a social movement, cannot be sued, however, in a similar way that a person cannot plausibly sue other social movements such as the Civil Rights movement, the LGBT rights movement or the Tea Party movement,” Chief Judge Brian Jackson said in a ruling, according to

A group of evangelical pastors and faith leaders is urging President Trump to more explicitly condemn white supremacists following last month's deadly protest in Charlottesville, Va. In a letter reported by CNN on Thursday, the evangelical Christian leaders ask that Trump condemn white supremacist groups "by name," even after the president signed a resolution from the Congress formall

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he expects the league's players to stand during the national anthem, saying athletes know how "divisive" the issue is across the country. "It's been a rule as long as I've been involved with the league, and my expectation is that our players will continue to stand for the anthem," Silver said, according to The Associated Press.  "Many of our players have spoken out already about their plan to stand for the anthem," he continued.

Author Stephen King blasted President Trump’s tax reform plan Thursday, saying Trump “couldn’t give [a] s---” about “the working man.” “Trump's no friend of the working man. If you're working for wages, brothers and sisters, he couldn't give S--t One about you,” King tweeted. “Check his tax plan. Same old same old.

A former federal prosecutor known for his commentary on the ongoing federal probe into ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia says he is mulling a bid for Illinois attorney general. “It’s something that I’ve been thinking about and considering very carefully,” Politico in an interview published Thursday.  “I’m trying to come up with a decision on [it] in the next week or two," he added.  Mariotti's comments come after the state's current Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) announced she would be seeking reelection after four terms.  The former federal prosecutor has become a p

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(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • In Catalonia, campaigning ends today ahead of a referendum on independence scheduled for Sunday, despite the Spanish government’s aggressive efforts to stop the vote. Our correspondent reports that the chances of Catalonia leaving Spain soon remain remote, whatever happens on Sunday.

The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would temporarily waive a century-old shipping law for Puerto Rico that officials there said was hindering disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Maria. The waiver of the law, known as the Jones Act, comes as federal and local officials report more supplies trickling onto the increasingly desperate island.