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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 Governor Charlie Baker will attend a Republican Governors Association meeting for four days in Aspen, Colo., a spokesman said Friday.  CAPITAL SOURCE Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday endorsed Michael Kelley in the District 2 City Council race.  CAPITAL SOURCE On Monday, almost a year to the day after he was offered the running-mate spot, Kaine was back at One Beacon Street.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Fractures in the GOP from 2016 — largely papered over after Donald Trump’s surprising victory — are reopening.

Posted at 5:00 pm on August 3, 2017 by streiff When President Trump’s national security adviser, H. R. McMaster, fired a staunch Flynn loyalist yesterday, he kicked over an anthill of anger. The guy in question was Ezra Cohen-Watnick.

Posted at 5:34 pm on August 3, 2017 by Jim Jamitis The recently released transcripts of President Trump’s telephone calls with the presidents of Mexico and Australia have been yielding some nuggets of information.

Posted at 6:41 pm on August 3, 2017 by Jim Jamitis The unfortunately named Torch Tower in Dubai is currently engulfed in flame. Details about evacuation are still sketchy. Developing.

Posted at 7:00 pm on August 3, 2017 by Susan Wright With the latest news of special counsel Robert Mueller convened a grand jury, some began to float the rumor that this was done because President Trump was about to fire Mueller. That particular rumor has been floating around since June, actually, when a friend of Trump’s, Chris Ruddy, suggested that he felt the president had been considering it. Lawmakers may have suspected the same thing, which would explain the bipartisan measure I mentioned earlier today that would prevent a president from firing a special counsel

Posted at 9:17 pm on August 3, 2017 by streiff When dealing with President Trump it is wise never to rule out any action. One such action was the pervasive rumor of a couple of weeks ago that Trump was going to a) fire Jeff Sessions and replace him using a recess appointment or b) fire him and install a new acting AG, under the provisions of the Vacancies Act. Both options seemed unlikely as a recess appointment would virtually burn any bridges the administration has with the Senate.

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Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer called the idea of impeaching President Trump "a catastrophic mistake" on Thursday, warning that there's no evidence Trump has committed a crime. "Collusion is unseemly but it ain't a crime," Krauthammer said in an interview with Fox News's Tucker Carlson.

Defense Secretary Politico reported Thursday. The animosity between McMaster and Bannon is nothing new.