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You could call it "The Art of the Dump." In Washington, D.C., Friday afternoons are known as a time when public officials may take controversial actions for which they want to draw little notice. Last night, with the ferocious Hurricane Harvey heading toward the Texas coast, the public may have been paying even less attention to politics than usual for the end of a work week. Then it came -- a pair of controversial moves by the administration and the departure of a divisive figure in the White House, all over the sp

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories NASHVILLE — Republican Party leaders assembling for their summer meeting found themselves in a bit of a bind. In public they swooned over President Trump, especially his pull among his base and his fund-raising power.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Republican Party leaders assembling for their summer meeting found themselves in a bit of a bind.  The president asked the attorney general whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case but was advised that would be inappropriate.  Scuffles broke out between police and counterprotesters.  The resolution follows violence in Charlottesville, Va., and mixed messages from President Trump.

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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 Businessman John Kingston made it clear he is serious about running — and putting up $2 million of his own money to prove it.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Republican Party leaders assembling for their summer meeting found themselves in a bit of a bind.  The president asked the attorney general whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case but was advised that would be inappropriate.  Scuffles broke out between police and counterprotesters.  The resolution follows violence in Charlottesville, Va., and mixed messages from President Trump.

Sen. MORE (R-Ariz.) blasted President Trump over his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday, arguing it “undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law.” “Mr.

Sen. Trump's pardon. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the decision "makes a mockery of rule of law," while the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said the decision was a "presidential endorsement of racism." Arpaio, who is the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., was found guilty in a Justice Department investigation of racially profiling Latinos.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff decision to pardon him. "I said publicly recently, 'Pardon or no pardon I will be with him [Trump] until the end.' And I am going to having a news conference early next week and get to the bottom of this, and show the abuse of the judicial system in politics," Arpaio told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "I'm not going down without trying to defend myself to all of those people who don't like what I've done," Arpaio said. Arpaio told NBC News that h

Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas late Friday night, making landfall as a Category 4 storm, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, which is the first major hurricane to hit the U.S. since 2005, is expected to bring heavy rains, wind and flooding to the Lone Star State. Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said earlier Friday that 4.6 million people live in the storm's path.  President Trump tweeted on Friday that he had granted Texas Gov.