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WASHINGTON — Senators Tom Cotton and Ben Sasse have already been to Iowa this year, Gov. John Kasich is eyeing a return visit to New Hampshire, and Mike Pence’s schedule is so full of political events that Republicans joke that he is acting more like a second-term vice president hoping to clear the field than a No.

WASHINGTON — Senators Tom Cotton and Ben Sasse have already been to Iowa this year, Gov. John Kasich is eyeing a return visit to New Hampshire, and Mike Pence’s schedule is so full of political events that Republicans joke that he is acting more like a second-term vice president hoping to clear the field than a No.

DECKER, Mont. — The Trump administration is wading into one of the oldest and most contentious debates in the West by encouraging more coal mining on lands owned by the federal government.

Now that President Trump has left the White House and kicked off his 17-day getaway to his golf course in New Jersey, renovations at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are going full-steam ahead. Dan Scavino Jr., the president's director of social media, tweeted on Friday a photo of an empty Oval Office with a step ladder near the fireplace. "Renovations underway at the @WhiteHouse," he captioned the photo.

Sean Spicer on Friday night passed the social media baton to Sarah Sanders, who last month replaced him as White House press secretary. "Today, I'm turning the @PressSec handle over to Sarah," Spicer tweeted from @PressSec.

A Republican senator on special counsel terminated from their position to challenge the firing before a three-judge panel. “It is in everyone's best interest for Bob Mueller to be able to carry forward this investigation to its conclusion, so that we can get back to working in a responsible and bipartisan way.” Tillis said. Coons added, "If the president should fire Robert Mueller abruptly, that would be crossing a big line." The Delaware Democrat said that if Mueller was terminated, "I think you would see strong

Not that long ago I criticized the Obama administration for using "in Iraq for nearly a year and a half, turned to me and asked, 'When as a country did we become a place where the government gets upset when its secrets are revealed but has no problem knowing all our secrets and invading our privacy?'” It’s a critical question today as well. Now we are in even more dangerous territory with President Trump and Attorney General Sessions announcing a new concerted effort to crack down on leakers. This harkens back to Pr

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway dismissed reports that Vice President Mike Pence is eyeing a 2020 presidential run. "It is absolutely true the vice president is getting ready for 2020 -- for reelection as vice president," Conway told ABC News Chief Anchor report Saturday said that just six months into presidential election are already taking shape

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — On his fifth day on the job as President Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered about 200 White House aides for a meeting where he spelled out in blunt terms the way things are going to work in the West Wing he now oversees. The retired Marine Corps four-star general said he didn’t care whether they had been part of the Trump campaign or had joined the administration from Capitol Hill or another corner of the political world, according to people who at

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories While John Kelly isn’t vetting every tweet, President Trump has shown a willingness to consult with his chief of staff before hitting “send.”  Vice President Mike Pence issued a statement Sunday in response to a New York Times story about GOP dissatisfaction with President Trump.