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The senior Justice Department official with ultimate authority over the special counsel's probe of Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election has privately acknowledged to colleagues that he may have to recuse himself from the matter, which he took charge of only after Attorney General Jeff Sessions' own recusal, sources tell ABC News. Those private remarks from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are significant because they reflect the widening nature of the federal probe, which now includes a preliminary inquiry into whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice when

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — A member of President Trump’s legal team said Sunday that the president is not under investigation by the special counsel looking into Russia’s election-year meddling, contradicting Trump’s assertion in a Friday morning tweet that he is a subject of the widening inquiry. The denial Sunday by Jay Sekulow, one of several personal lawyers Trump has hired to represent him in the Russia case, is the latest of many examples in which the president’s aides and lawyers have scr

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Jay Sekulow’s denial is the latest example in which the president’s aides and lawyers have scrambled to avert a public-relations mess.

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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 House Majority Leader Ron Mariano is trying to use his political muscle to again quash legislation to expand what conditions opthalmologists can treat.  CAPITAL SOURCE After President Trump tweeted “covfefe” last week, a handful of individuals and companies are seeking to trademark the term.   CAPITAL SOURCE Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins took the stage before an unruly crowd Saturday. What happened next will shock you.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Jay Sekulow’s denial is the latest example in which the president’s aides and lawyers have scrambled to avert a public-relations mess.

Posted at 11:31 am on June 17, 2017 by streiff Megyn Kelly has been in the news for her decision to interview radio host and conspiracy-monger Alex Jones. That decision led to at least one advertiser, JP Morgan, pulling all ads from NBC to avoid being associated with the promotion of the interview. Kelly was dropped as the hostess for the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation because of Jones’ bizarre theory that no one was actually killed at Sandy Hook.

Posted at 6:55 pm on June 17, 2017 by Jay Caruso According to the Washington Post, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has told Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly he will not accept the role he was to start at the end of June. From the Post: This isn’t all that surprising. Clarke’s incendiary rhetoric was lauded by Trump supporters but it was bound to be an issue.

Posted at 7:00 pm on June 17, 2017 by Susan Wright Timing. Optics. They matter. On Thursday, with a bipartisan vote of 98 – 2, the Senate approved a measure that would put stiffer sanctions on Russia, and would also limit the powers of the president to lift those sanctions. Only Senators Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders voted against it. The White House plans to work with Republican senators in an effort to “tweak” the bill, giving back some of that power to the administration.

Posted at 7:30 pm on June 17, 2017 by Jim Jamitis Earlier today Jay Caruso wrote about the Trumper snowflakes that had to disrupt a play because they didn’t like its content. In the age of Trump there are more and more “conservatives” who think the best way to advance conservatism is to act like crybaby leftists.