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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump said he thinks Republicans are “going to get there” in passing a health law, despite a lack of support from several GOP senators.   In a new strategy, White House officials on Sunday said the Obama administration was to blame for not taking action against Russian election hacking.   ‘‘I have very serious concerns about the bill,’’ said Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine.

Posted at 4:00 pm on June 24, 2017 by Susan Wright What do you get when you toss a diamond into a sewer? A sewer. You get a sewer. The Senate version of an Obamacare replacement bill (Best Care Reconciliation Act or BCRA) rolled out earlier this week and it is as atrocious as the earlier House version. In fact, it’s the same bill with a few “tweaks.” The bill faces a tough climb to get the necessary votes for passage.

Posted at 10:02 pm on June 24, 2017 by Jay Caruso Donald Trump denied on more than one occasion that the Russians attempted to meddle in the 2016 election even as late as a few days ago.

Posted at 10:30 pm on June 24, 2017 by Jim Jamitis Republicans have forgotten why repealing Obamacare is important and they have a leader in President Trump who probably never even knew in the first place. All we are hearing now is about how Obamacare is failing, which is true, but it is not the reason why conservatives have been demanding its repeal since the day it was passed. Obamacare At its beginning, the erroneously named “Affordable Care Act” triggered a resurgence of belief in Constitutionally limited government.

Posted at 11:30 pm on June 24, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Right now, I think it’s fair to say both parties are worried about the House of Representatives in 2018. Either way you slice it, President Donald Trump is the deciding factor. Either Trump can rally the base, continue making the Democrats overreach and embarrass themselves or Trump can sink and take the Republicans down with him. Those are really the central tenets of either side’s strategy going into the midterm election cycle. And, let’s be honest, it really could go either way.

Posted at 4:00 am on June 25, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Friends, it’s about time we sat down and had a chat. For Trump apologists, as well as fervent supporters, there is this notion that there’s no difference between the #NeverTrump movement and the Trump Deranged. This is the discussion we need to have, because it’s as false as it is embarrassing. #NeverTrump is a movement I can completely understand. I don’t identify myself with the hashtag, but I get how they feel.

The crisis over Qatar that is gripping the Middle East hinges on an alleged $1 billion ransom that was reportedly paid to release members of Qatar’s royal family and others who were kidnapped in Iraq.  That payment appears to be the breaking point in the tense relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the region, according to one report earlier this month.  On Tuesday, the State Department said it was “mystified” that Gulf states had not given reasons for their decision to cut off of land, air and sea transport to Qatar. "The more time g

Leaders in the Koch brothers’ influential political network bashed the new Senate Republican health care legislation attempting to replace the ObamaCare for not being conservative enough, The Associated Press reports. Tim Phillips, the president of the Koch's political arm Americans For Prosperity, told reporters that they are "disappointed that movement has not been more dramatic toward a fu

President Trump was among the guests at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s wedding Saturday night. Trump and first lady Melania were joined by Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Vice President reported. Melania wore a pink silk chiffon gown by Gilles Mendel with Manolo Blahnik pumps, her spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner. Other Trump administration guests included Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and U.S.

Gov. Chris Cuomo (D-NY) and the New York Democratic Party will begin a summer-long voter-registration effort at the Pride march in Albany on Sunday, NY Daily News reports. The governor began the “New York Fights Back” campaign earlier this month to target the seats of six New York House Republicans.