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In a lengthy interview with Rolling Stone, the “Piano Man” crooner said people don’t come to his concerts to hear him preach politics. “I try to stay out of politics.

In a lengthy interview with Rolling Stone, the “Piano Man” crooner said people don’t come to his concerts to hear him preach politics. “I try to stay out of politics.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon as part of the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Sessions' opening remarks were released shortly before he finished delivering them.

Speculation is swirling about whether President Donald Trump will remove special counsel Robert Mueller from his post. Mueller, a former FBI director, was appointed on May 17 and is tasked with investigating Russian interference in last year's presidential election and if associates of the Trump campaign c

Nearly 200 Democratic lawmakers have joined to bring a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, alleging he breached a clause of the Constitution that forbids federal officeholders to take foreign payments and gifts. The congressional lawsuit alleges that Trump through his business interests has been in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, which prohibits government officials from accepting foreign gifts or payments without consent from Congress, since he took office in January. The 196 members of Congress who ha

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday afternoon issued a sweeping denial of any personal involvement in Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, calling accusations that he even discussed such an effort with officials from that country an "appalling and detestable lie." "I have never met with, or had any conversation with, any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States," Sessions told the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The congressman who was shot during a baseball practice this morning has had a role in the Republican Party for years. Steve Scalise, R-La., is the majority whip in the House of Representatives. He won a special election in 2008 to serve in the House, announcing his run after then-Rep. Bobby Jindal won Louisiana's gubernatorial race in 2007. Scalise, 51, is married and has two children. Sen.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One congressman was up before the sun, riding his bike 9 miles, across the Potomac, to take batting practice. Another brought his 10-year-old son to watch. They wore ball caps and T-shirts, caught pop flies and fielded ground balls, a quiet, innocent respite amid a political season that was anything but. And then gunfire rang out, surreal blasts amid the soft thwack of mitts and bats.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The attack on Republicans practicing for a ballgame deeply shook a capital already balancing on what often seems to be a razor’s edge.  One is a high-ranking congressman. Another is a congressional aide turned lobbyist. Two others are law enforcement officers. Yvonne Abraham Democrats and others on the left are always trying to talk about guns at times like these.   “I have just been informed that the alleged shooter . . .

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