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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 vote on Thursday will suspend the debt limit, keep the government open through Dec.

President Trump is expected to have dinner with Speaker MORE (R-Wisc.) on Thursday, according to the White House's daily press guidance.  The dinner comes a day after Trump agreed to support a Democratic goal of raising the debt ceiling, a deal Ryan previously criticized. On Wednesday morning, the Speaker had dismissed the parameters of the Democratic proposal as “ridiculous” and “disgraceful,” only to see the president endorse them a few hours later. The House 

The House rejected a conservative proposal late Wednesday night to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for Amtrak. An amendment offered by Rep.

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White House counselor Chris Cuomo for asking about climate change as rescue operations continue for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.  “Chris we’re trying to help the people whose lives are literally underwater and you want to have a conversation about climate change,” Conway said after Cuomo asked about addressing climate change in the wake of the storm. “I mean, that is, I’m not going to engage in that right now because I work for a president and a vice president and a country that is very focused on helping the millions of affected Texans, and, God forbid, Louisianans if it ends up.”

HOUSTON — On Labor Day, Pireta Darby sat on the front porch of her house in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood. The fruits of her labors were before her: the sodden objects lugged out of the home she shares with her mother and granddaughter. Here were two couches piled high with ripped-out carpet. A coffee table. A folding chair.

The longtime owners of Starrett City, the sprawling Brooklyn housing complex overlooking Jamaica Bay, are selling the development for more than $850 million, and among those who stand to benefit is President Trump, a partial owner. Starrett City is the largest federally subsidized housing development in the country, and the sale will require the approval of the federal

The longtime owners of Starrett City, the sprawling Brooklyn housing complex overlooking Jamaica Bay, are selling the development for more than $850 million, and among those who stand to benefit is President Trump, a partial owner. Starrett City is the largest federally subsidized housing development in the country, and the sale will require the approval of the federal