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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 John Kingston, the wealthy Winchester businessman, recently hired campaign consultant Mark Harris, a top Republican operative from Pennsylvania.  capital source A legislative committee is considering a bill to allow towns to prohibit bans on clotheslines, as a means of reducing domestic energy use.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump’s son not only met with a Russian lawyer, but he came away frustrated that she didn’t give him anything good.  Michael A. Cohen His defense seems to be that because no information was provided, no one should pay attention to it.  Donald Trump Jr. tweeted Monday that he’s ‘‘happy to work with the committee’’ after Susan Collins said he should be interviewed.

Posted at 7:31 pm on July 8, 2017 by streiff I missed this in the tumult of the past week but good news is always welcome. When Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released by the Taliban in 2014 he was feted by the Obama administration despite ample evidence that he was actually a deserter. His parent were guests at a Rose Garden ceremony with Obama, himself.

Posted at 6:35 pm on July 10, 2017 by Kimberly Ross On Monday, the Pew Research Center released new polling data that is divided among party lines. The data shows the confidence that Republicans and Democrats have separately for national institutions including churches/religious organizations, the national news media, and colleges/universities. Not only is the gap of confidence incredibly wide, but in some cases, it is on the rise.

Posted at 7:00 pm on July 10, 2017 by Susan Wright So what kind of information was the Trump administration’s voter integrity commission looking for? The commission reached out to states to get names, partial social security numbers, birthdates, voting history, and whatever other information your local Board of Elections may have on hand. The requests began last month, and the immediate rea

Posted at 9:30 pm on July 10, 2017 by Brad Slager

Posted at 10:30 pm on July 10, 2017 by Kira Davis The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) authority is refusing to release surveillance videos involving a recent spate of robberies committed at BART stations in the last three months.

The president of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) reportedly said Monday that the Trump White House asked him to criticize another reporter's article, a request he declined. Jeff Mason, who covers the White House for Reuters and serves as the president of the association, said at a town hall that he refused the request, according to Politico's media reporter Hadas Gold. According to Erik Wemple, The Washington Post's media reporter, Mason declined to elaborate further.   The town hall comes amid mounting tensions between the press corps and the Trump Administration, which has

Rep. MORE Jr. may have been the first individual to become aware of the Russians’ intention to help his father in the 2016 presidential election.  Schiff spoke to MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” following a new report in The New York Times that said Trump Jr.