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Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to a White House official, putting off delivery of a major campaign promise to supporters for the time being. Trump's signing of the waiver should not be a considered "in any way a retreat from the president's strong support for Israel and for the United States-Israel alliance," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement. Under the passage of the Jerusalem Embassy Act in 1995, the president

President Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, he said this afternoon. "The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, but begin negotiations to re-enter either the Paris Accord or really an entirely new transaction on terms that are fair to the United States," the president said in the Rose Garden.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distancing the country from its closest allies abroad. Framing his decision as ‘‘a reassertion of America’s sovereignty,’’ Trump said he was ‘‘elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.’’ He said the U.S.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Throughout New England, the president’s announcement on Thursday stirred vows of resistance.   The former FBI director is set to testify June 8 before a Senate committee investigating Russian activities during the 2016 election.  The move strikes a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distances the country from its closest allies abroad.   “Our values are under attack,” said Mayor Walsh.  Opinion | Ernest J.

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Roxbury has been designated a cultural district by the state, after a years-long effort to attract people seeking out authentic slices of Boston’s ethnic mosaic.  Capital Source The mayor’s campaign boasted that it had collected 38,521 signatures.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Throughout New England, the president’s announcement on Thursday stirred vows of resistance.   The former FBI director is set to testify June 8 before a Senate committee investigating Russian activities during the 2016 election.  The move strikes a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distances the country from its closest allies abroad.   “Our values are under attack,” said Mayor Walsh.  Opinion | Ernest J.

Posted at 7:51 pm on May 31, 2017 by streiff The Wall Street Journal reports that the House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas today in its probe of the Trump-Russia collusion. The targets of four of these subpoenas remain unleaked, but that will probably change by tomorrow.

Posted at 8:33 pm on May 31, 2017 by Jay Caruso Almost anybody with a cursory familiarity with politics understands the value of optics. When something looks bad, people are going to think it’s bad.

Posted at 9:00 pm on May 31, 2017 by streiff This is a national tragedy: Putting Elon Musk in a position as a business adviser was nothing but an obvious PR move.