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A suspicious vehicle prompted the evacuation of several buildings on Capitol Hill today after a motorist struck a police vehicle and barricade in a seemingly intentional act. After nearly four hours, U.S. Capitol Police said there is “no evidence to indicate any nexus to terrorism at this time” but a suspect faces several charges. U.S. Capitol Police closed off several streets and detonated two controlled explosions to investigate whether the vehicle contained dangerous materials.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called for a vote to repeal Obamacare with a two-year delay after the plan to replace the law failed to win enough Republican support. Two more Republican senators announced their opposition to the Republican health care bill on Monday night, leaving the party leadership short of the required votes to move the legislation forward. "Regretfully, it is now apparent that the effort to repeal and immediately replace the failure of Obamacare will not be successful," McConnell said in a statement.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories NEW YORK — Cameras remained off Monday at the White House press briefing on orders of the Trump administration, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features on the same day that ABC announced new digital programming tied to it. The last on-camera White House briefing was on June 29. Following rules set by the White House, news networks only began airing press secretary Sean Spicer’s question-and-answer session after it was done.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The compromise immediately raised the specter of a serious legal challenge, and drew a rebuke from the top lobbyist for cities and towns.  The governor wants lawmakers to accept his changes to the state’s health-care system.   Cameras remained off at the White House press briefing, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features.

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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 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 compromise immediately raised the specter of a serious legal challenge, and drew a rebuke from the top lobbyist for cities and towns.  The governor wants lawmakers to accept his changes to the state’s health-care system.   Cameras remained off at the White House press briefing, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features.

Posted at 6:44 am on July 16, 2017 by Jay Caruso It’s hard to fathom how reasonably intelligent people fall into the trap of believing the most ridiculous of stories. Dr. Theodore Woodward came up with the aphorism, “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” It was a warning to medical students who want to believe the common cold is an exotic disease. Law enforcement uses the phrase as well. The solution to a crime is usually the simplest explanation, not a twisted web of events. The meeting Donald Trump Jr.

Posted at 4:00 pm on July 16, 2017 by Kimberly Ross It’s safe to say that tensions in this country are at an all-time high. The entire 2016 campaign was like a runaway train speeding down a hill, picking up steam, and barreling toward some disastrous finish. Now that we’re on this side of the election, things aren’t much better. We’ve had seemingly endless protests and marches, and some have turned into rioting and looting.

Posted at 7:00 pm on July 16, 2017 by Susan Wright So one of President Trump’s outside lawyers, Jay Sekulow, hit the Sunday morning shows to run defense against the heat generated this past week over news of Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer, presumably to receive dirt on Hillary Clinton, straight from the Russian government. Sekulow, in his defense, tried to lay the bulk of blame on the backs of the U.S.