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President Donald Trump tweeted this morning about former acting Attorney General Sally Yates before her scheduled appearance at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Yates is expected to address the concerns that she reportedly raised in January about the veracity of claims made by then–national security adviser Michael Flynn over his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Yates was fired by Trump on Jan.

After the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, President Trump is expected to announce nominees to the federal bench on Monday, a White House official confirmed, in a move to fill nearly 130 federal court vacancies. The list of nominees, which was first reported by The New York Times, includes several names on Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court picks — a list widely praised by conservatives. David Stras, an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and Joan Larsen, a membe

Sally Yates, the former acting United States attorney general who drew the ire of President executive order, testified that she had two in-person meetings and one phone call with the White House Counsel to discuss concerns about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn. "We believed Gen.

President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump not to hire retired Lt. Gen.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Ground Game Sign up here. President Trump granted a series of interviews Monday, each one yielding a headline-making comment that could have dominated nightly news for days. But one head-scratching comment rose above the rest. In those interviews, Trump said he would be “honored” to meet with the North Korean dictator under “right circumstances.” The president floated a gas tax and breaking up big banks.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Barack Obama told a Boston audience that congressional Republicans were effectively helping the rich at the expense of everyone else.  Former president Barack Obama zoomed into Dorchester Sunday to receive the annual John F.

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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 Some modern fixtures will soon be added to the main entrance of Boston’s government.  CAPITAL SOURCE A company owned by two former Patrick aides this week landed the state Minority-Owned Business of the Year award from the US Small Business Administration (SBA).  CAPITAL SOURCE Baker and Warren, a Democrat considering challenging him next year, both spoke to the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber breakfast meeting.  CAPITAL SOURCE Congressman Seth Moulton, subject of spec

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Barack Obama told a Boston audience that congressional Republicans were effectively helping the rich at the expense of everyone else.  Former president Barack Obama zoomed into Dorchester Sunday to receive the annual John F.

Posted at 4:00 pm on May 1, 2017 by Susan Wright The rumor that had been drifting about since late last week is that Bill Shine, Fox News co-president and pal of exiled Fox CEO Roger Ailes, is the latest to be kicked off of Fox Island. Part of the rumor was that the sons of Rupert Murdoch, James and Lachlan Murdoch, were looking for a woman to step in and lead the network, as a show of good faith. That part, apparently, is true. What’s a little murky are the conditions of Shine’s ouster. It was rumored that he was being forced out, but today’s announcement suggests th