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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 “I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den,” President Trump privately told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.  The Washington Post obtained transcripts of Trump’s talks with Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.  The grand jury is located in Washington, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited people familiar with the investigation.

Posted at 6:54 pm on August 2, 2017 by Jim Jamitis Amazon is developing an alternate history series called Black America based on the premise that following the Civil War, freed slaves were given their own states as reparations. Amazon is building on the success it had with its other alternate history series The Man in the High Castle which was set in a world where the Axis Powers had won World War II and America is occupied by Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. HBO recently announced development of a controversial new series Confederate w

Posted at 9:31 pm on August 2, 2017 by Patterico Oh hell no! It’s weird living through the Trump era sometimes. You can feel like in you’re in a movie sometimes, huh? But not a good movie.

Posted at 10:00 pm on August 2, 2017 by Susan Wright Donald Trump Jr.

Posted at 10:30 pm on August 2, 2017 by streiff One of the continuing legacies of the whole Mike Flynn experience is that he managed to ensconce a lot of his personal loyalists (no aspersion intended on their abilities, I’m not in a position to evaluate that) in the National Security Council. Many of these had patrons in the White House, like Bannon or the Kushners, and they could not be easily moved.

Posted at 11:55 pm on August 2, 2017 by Susan Wright Drip, drip, drip… A former employee of a Russian propaganda outfit, Sputnik, is saying his employers asked him to bring up the Seth Rich story in a press briefing, in order to distract from all the eyes peering at Russia. This particular detail is coming to light, right on the tail of a lawsuit by a former Fox News contributor and private in

The New York Daily News is mocking the White House over senior adviser Stephen Miller’s comments during Wednesday's press briefing, at which Miller debated immigration policies and got into a heated exchange over the writing on the base of the Statue of Liberty. “Grab Them By Their Liberty,” reads the banner headline of the New York tabloid, referencing President Trump’s infamous comments about women that came out during the 2016 presidential campaign. “Trump declares war on legal immigration as White House big disses symbol of hope,” a secondary headline reads.  Trump unveiled a plan earlier

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The women of the White House on Wednesday met with military spouses to discuss how the administration can support people married to Americans serving in the military.  The listening session began shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to pool reports, and was attended by top White House advisers including Kellyanne Conway and President Trump's daughter Ivanka. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta, Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon and Special Assistant to the president and Marine Corps spouse Jennifer Korn were also at the meeting.  Eleven others were also in attendance.