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Congress is pushing hate crimes. The House on Tuesday unanimously approved a bipartisan joint resolution from Virginia lawmakers condemning the violence in Charlottesville, white nationalists and the Ku Klux Klan. Along with recognizing the death of white supremacist groups to determine if any criminal laws were broken in Charlottesvile. The resolution was introduced by Sens.

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and their respective spouses are expected to travel to Florida on Thursday after Hurricane Irma swept through the state this weekend, resulting in deaths of at least 12 people in the United States. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the president's trip at Tuesday's press briefing.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Does a 70-year-old former presidential nominee really want to be the junior senator from Utah? To take office as one of the oldest first-time United States senators in history? Give up a life of water-skiing, ice cream, and grandkids for one of subcommittee hearings, roll-call votes, and partisan bickering? Well, yes.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Does a 70-year-old former presidential nominee really want to be a junior senator from Utah?   If Corker retires, it would probably put a seat that analysts expect to stay in GOP hands into a more uncertain state.  Elizabeth Warren said nominee Mark Esper’s work as chief lobbyist at Waltham-based Raytheon raises questions about his fitness to lead the Army.

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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 Payton Corbett, a 34-year beer truck driver, is challenging Mayor Joe Curtatone this year in Somerville.  CAPITAL SOURCE Lindstrom announced her US Senate candidacy last month.  CAPITAL SOURCE The former Trump campaign manager will be a visiting fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Does a 70-year-old former presidential nominee really want to be a junior senator from Utah?   If Corker retires, it would probably put a seat that analysts expect to stay in GOP hands into a more uncertain state.  Elizabeth Warren said nominee Mark Esper’s work as chief lobbyist at Waltham-based Raytheon raises questions about his fitness to lead the Army.

Several of President Trump’s lawyers advised him earlier this summer that White House adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner should step down from his role over potential legal complications with the ongoing Russia investigation, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the matter told the Journal that some of Trump’s lawyers were concerned about Kushner, who had several meetings with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign, and brought those concer

South Carolina was hit by the force of Tropical Storm Irma Monday, as the former hurricane made its way past Florida. The massive storm brought whipping winds and relentless rain after moving its way up the East coast, according to reports, leading to Charleston to experience its third-highest-recorded storm surge with nearly 10 feet of water building up a mile inland. While the southern city did not encounter the fierce eye of the storm, it had not seen recession in tide levels as of 10 p.m.

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