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FBI director James Comey, despite the official administration line that Comey’s removal had nothing to do with it. Until this evening, the White House had publicly denied that Trump was considering the handling of the investigation into his campaign’s possible ties with Russia when he decided to fire Comey. “When I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said, 'You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story, it's an excuse by Hillary

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday issued a veiled threat to former FBI director James Comey, who had been leading the investigation into Russian meddling in the US election until Trump fired him this week, saying that he’d better not leak any information to the media. As concern over the integrity and independence of ongoing investigations continued to grow, Trump also suggested that he may have surreptitiously recorded Comey during meetings or phone calls. “James

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump suggested that he may have surreptitiously recorded James Comey.  Evan Horowitz | Quick Study It helps to imagine the Trump-Comey episode as a kind of Shakespearean drama.  Renée Graham This presidency operates like a criminal enterprise, the likes of which we’ve only witnessed in Martin Scorsese gangster films.  Former FBI director James Comey has declined to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee, aides said.  Michael A.

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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 The former US senator — who will soon be in New Zealand — is inserting himself in the Massachusetts Senate race.   Capital Source Jay Gonzalez has criticized the Baker administration. But in ’09, as a Deval Patrick staffer, he was caught up in a hiring scandal.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump suggested that he may have surreptitiously recorded James Comey.  Evan Horowitz | Quick Study It helps to imagine the Trump-Comey episode as a kind of Shakespearean drama.  Renée Graham This presidency operates like a criminal enterprise, the likes of which we’ve only witnessed in Martin Scorsese gangster films.  Former FBI director James Comey has declined to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee, aides said.  Michael A.

Posted at 6:00 pm on May 11, 2017 by Susan Wright Everybody seems to have an opinion on whether firing James Comey was the right thing to do. Personally, the firing doesn’t bother me as much as the timing. NBC News conducted an online poll and discovered that quite a few Americans aren’t comfortable with the way this all went down. According to the poll, 54 percent of Americans polled do not believe firing Comey was the right thing to do.

Posted at 8:06 pm on May 11, 2017 by Jennifer Van Laar Rumors of a split have been going around for years, but today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) announced that effective January 1, 2018, they will no longer support Boy Scouts of America programs for boys ages 14 to 18. The Church will continue to charter Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs in local wards (congregations) for boys ages 8 to 14.

Posted at 8:30 pm on May 11, 2017 by Teri Christoph Since Donald Trump does not have a long political record on which to look back and examine, we’ve been in a sort of wait-and-see mode about what his policies will actually mean for the United States. Of great concern, of course, is economic policy and what this businessman-turned-politician sees as the important ingredients in making an economy strong.

Posted at 9:00 pm on May 11, 2017 by Brad Slager