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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 A federal judge’s ruling was a win for the Trump administration but it did not say that states must comply with the request for data.   Speaking in front a group of people he said have been harmed by the law, Trump said supporters of the law were ignoring its problems.   President Trump said the health secretary ‘‘better get’’ the votes to begin debate.

Posted at 8:03 pm on July 22, 2017 by Susan Wright Well, she couldn’t beat him in a primary vote, so maybe a terminal disease is the way to go. And if that sounds utterly ghoulish, thank Kelli Ward. Ward didn’t even wait to allow for the news of Senator John McCain’s brain cancer diagnosis to settle in before offering to knock him out of his seat. Said Ward: You know, I get that the show must go on.

Posted at 3:30 pm on July 23, 2017 by Susan Wright If Dante’s description of hell were to be considered accurate, this would surely rank around level 8. Rumors are afoot of an unholy alliance between former Fox News powerhouse, Bill O’Reilly, and current in-house conspiracy theorist, Sean Hannity. Gabriel Sherman, editor of New York Magazine and NBC News/MSNBC contributor suggested today that O’Reilly may be looking to coax Hannity away from Fox and into a new venture. O’Reilly’s new project may be going down with Sinclair Broadcast Group, the GOP donor-owned company

Posted at 5:00 pm on July 23, 2017 by Brad Slager The Arrival of the Franchise-busters In what has already become a crowded release schedule, this weekend saw a bumper crop of new titles darting up the onramp to add to the congestion.

Posted at 6:30 pm on July 23, 2017 by Teri Christoph On this week’s episode of the Smart Girl Politics podcast, RedState writers Kira David and Teri Christoph, along with their co-host April Gregory, talk O.J. – and the unfortunate “personalities” we’re stuck with today because of him – health care cowards (we’re looking at YOU Sens. Murkowski, Capito, and Portman!), and the joys of potty training. Also, hear all about Kira’s Twitter exchange with actress Alyssa Milano.

Posted at 11:59 pm on July 23, 2017 by Patterico Ever since Donald Trump became the Republican standard bearer, I have praised him when he has pursued conservative policies, and defended his excellent Supreme Court pick from

President Trump on Sunday took to Twitter to critize The New York Times and the "Amazon" Washington Post for negative coverage of his administration. "It's hard to read the Failing New York Times or the Amazon Washington Post because every story/opinion, even if should be positive, is bad!" Trump tweeted. Trump had gone after the same outlets just one day before. The president blasted the Post on Saturday for an article that claimed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had discussed Trump campaign issues with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The president also went after the Times fo