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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 Just bad timing? A millionaire donated more than $2 million to a pro-charter school group — around the time he was pushing the Baker administration to block hotel construction.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Jeff Sessions later said the demeaning way President Trump addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life.  The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance Thursday as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them   President Trump repeated Thursday that he thought there were ‘‘bad dudes’’ among those opposing a white nationalist protest in Charlottesvi

Sen. MORE’s (R-Texas) Twitter mishap late Monday night involving a pornographic account is nightmare fuel for congressional staffers who are increasingly tasked with managing social media for their bosses. Twitter and Facebook have become crucial communication tools for members of Congress, helping them stake out their positions, interact with constituents and attract media attention.

President Trump on Wednesday reaffirmed his goal of lowering the United States' corporate tax rate to 15 percent, saying that doing so would put the country on par with China. "China has a business tax rate of 15%. We should do everything possible to match them in order to win with our economy," he wrote on Twitter. "Jobs and wages!" Lowering the corporate tax rate to 15 percent has long been a key part of Trump's plan to rewrite the country's tax code.

President Trump slammed MORE' (I-Vt.) attacks during the Democratic primaries. Trump has refrained in recent weeks from attacking his former opponent on Twitter. But his tweets on Wednesday revived the real estate mogul's campaign-trail nickname for Clinton, while revisiting his 2016 electoral victory, which he has frequently mentioned since taking office. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

A banner reading “Racism is as American as baseball” was unfurled over the Green Monster at the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park Wednesday. The banner was only up on the famed green wall for a few minutes before security confiscated it and removed the people responsible for displaying it, according to Deadspin. The Red Sox later released a statement about the incident, but made no comment about the content of the banner. The banner comes as conversations on race continue to dominate the national po

Conservative groups and activists are stepping up their push for tax reform, arguing to key GOP lawmakers and administration officials that passage of legislation is key for the midterm elections. "There is broad consensus on the need for tax reform," more than 80 conservatives wrote in a letter dated Thursday.

LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie was sitting barefoot on the porch of her luscious new home, explaining why she wants to save the world, when duty called. Her youngest son, Knox, 9, poked his little blond head around the screen door. “Shiloh needs you,” the boy said quietly, referring to his middle sister, who is 11. “Shi?” Ms.