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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans hissed and booed senior Trump administration officials Friday as they pitched President Donald Trump’s deal with Democrats to increase the nation’s borrowing authority. Conservatives have demanded budget cuts in exchange for any hike in the debt limit, and they were unhappy with a deal that combined more than $15 billion in disaster relief with the less palatable debt increase. ‘‘Vote for the debt ceiling for me,’’ Mnuchin pl

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The aides include trusted adviser Hope Hicks, ex-press secretary Sean Spicer, and former chief of staff Reince Priebus.  The House voted overwhelmingly on Friday to send the disaster aid package to President Donald Trump.  ‘‘Vote for the debt ceiling for me,’’ Steve Mnuchin pleaded with Republicans on Friday at a closed-door meeting at the Capitol.  President Donald Trump on Friday rejected Republican complaints about his decision to work with Democrats on fiscal and immigrat

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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 The aides include trusted adviser Hope Hicks, ex-press secretary Sean Spicer, and former chief of staff Reince Priebus.  The House voted overwhelmingly on Friday to send the disaster aid package to President Donald Trump.  ‘‘Vote for the debt ceiling for me,’’ Steve Mnuchin pleaded with Republicans on Friday at a closed-door meeting at the Capitol.  President Donald Trump on Friday rejected Republican complaints about his decision to work with Democrats on fiscal and immigrat

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The House is postponing completion of work on an eight-bill spending package to fund the government in 2018 amid some lawmakers’ eagerness to return home as Hurricane Irma nears the U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced on the floor Thursday night that lawmakers will clear the Senate-passed fiscal deal and then adjourn for the week by early Friday afternoon. “As we continue to track Hurricane Irma, I know many of our members in the southeastern United States are anxious to get home to get their families and constituents,” McCarthy said. The 2018 package is not expecte

Local law enforcement leaders are backing a bipartisan proposal to reform the nations’ criminal bail system. Members of a group called Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration sent a letter with 31 signatures to Sens.

A dozen airport and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a massive cocaine smuggling operation in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

The defendants are accused of helping smuggle approximately 20 tons of cocaine through Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport over the course of 18 years, from 1998 to 2016.

The investigation was initiated by the TSA as part of an ongoing effort to target employee misconduct and reduce insider threats.