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Attorney General Jeff Sessions stands by his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation despite the barrage of criticism he has received publicly from the president this week, he said. "I talked to experts in the Department of Justice, people trained in that.

By putting himself front and center of the growing divide between the Republican White House and Republican Congress, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., sent a powerful message to the president early Friday morning: It takes allies to get anything done in this town. On Tuesday, Republicans cheered their Arizona senator when he swooped in and kept their hopes of passing an Obamacare repeal alive.

President Trump continued to express his dissatisfaction with Senate Republicans after their latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act failed. In a series of tweets this morning, the president encouraged the Senate to change its rules to require just a 51-vote majority to pass future legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell previously signaled that he would not support changing the Senate rules. "There is an overwhelming majority on a bipartisan basis, not inter

President Reince Priebus in the role. "I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff who failed to impose order on a chaos-wracked West Wing, was pushed out after a stormy six-month tenure, and President Trump replaced him with John F. Kelly, the secretary of homeland security and retired four-star Marine general. Trump announced Kelly’s appointment on Twitter shortly before 5 p.m. and only afterward sent out another message thanking Priebus for his service.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The president named General John F. Kelly, the homeland security secretary, to the post.  Anthony Scaramucci is the third guy to be White House Communications Director in just a few short months, and it’s fair to say he may not pan out, either. By almost every objective measure, this Congress is off to a dismal start. The mood was tense, if not exactly rousing. But by 12:54 a.m. Friday, everyone was wide awake and coffee-infused. “He’s in me . . .

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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 The president named General John F. Kelly, the homeland security secretary, to the post.  Anthony Scaramucci is the third guy to be White House Communications Director in just a few short months, and it’s fair to say he may not pan out, either. By almost every objective measure, this Congress is off to a dismal start. The mood was tense, if not exactly rousing. But by 12:54 a.m. Friday, everyone was wide awake and coffee-infused. “He’s in me . . .

Posted at 2:30 pm on July 26, 2017 by Kira Davis After the news of Trump’s transgender ban in the military, the internet unsurprisingly exploded into yet another fit of rage. I guess the millions of people who were about to drop dead where they stood because Congress will now debate Obamacare repeal aren’t an issue anymore. Squirrel! J.R. Salzman is a writer, wounded warrior and a veteran who has served in Iraq and he took the time Wednesday morning to share his own thoughts on the ban and life in the military.