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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday honored the Boston Red Sox at the White House for their 2018 World Series title, praising the team as “unstoppable” in its record-breaking season. “Through every pitch, inning, game and series, the 2018 Red Sox never gave up and never backed down. You always played like champions,” Trump said in a ceremony on the South Lawn, flanked by players, coaches, and team officials in suits and ties.

The Somerville City Council voted to lower its local voting age Thursday, starting a process that — if successful — would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to cast ballots in municipal elections. The measure, which was passed unanimously, requires approval from the Legislature before it can be implemented.

Former leaders at the Department of Homeland Security, including then-Homeland Security Secretary according to The Washington Post. The Trump administration had planned to arrest thousands of parents and children in 10 major U.S. cities to deter further migrants, the Post reported, citing seven current and former DHS officials. The plan involved fast-tracking immigration court cases and expanding the government’s authority to deport migrants who did not show for their hearings.

Attorney General MORE has reportedly assigned a federal prosecutor in Connecticut to examine the origins of the investigation into Russia's election interference and alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow.  The New York Times, citing two people familiar with the matter, reported on Monday night that John H. Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, had been tapped by Barr to look into the probe's inception.

Supreme Court Justice MORE sided with the liberal wing of the court in a Monday ruling that found iPhone users can sue Apple over App Store prices, a significant and surprising decision that shows the Trump nominee isn't afraid to buck the court's conservative majority. While Kavanaugh has consistently aligned himself with the court’s more conservative justices, he has from time to time broken rank to join the Supreme Court’s liberals. And the newest justice did so again with his ruling in the Apple case on Monday, in which he authored the opinion, finding that iPhone

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 617 points on Monday, falling more than 2 percent amid fears that MORE's escalating trade war with China will damage the U.S.

On Saturday, Tlaib told the Skulduggery podcast that she had a “calming feeling” when thinking about the Holocaust because, she claimed (falsely), Palestinians had provided “a safe haven for Jews.” Tlaib brought up the Holocaust in answer to a question about her support for a “one-state solution” that would replace Israel with a Palestinian state. Republicans were sharply critical of Tlaib, who has a history of antisemitic and

“Fair trade is important,” Biden said to the Associated Press while campaigning in New Hampshire. “Not free trade. Fair trade. And I think that back in the time during the Clinton administration, it made sense at the moment.” Earlier in the campaign, Biden defended his vote on NAFTA while campaigning in Iowa at an ice cream stop, insisting that it was “not a mistake.” Democrats like Sen.

In a 2013 speech at the Export-Import Bank’s 2013 Annual Conference, Biden touted the need for the multilateral free trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a necessity to creating a “new world order.” Biden said he proudly supported TPP, which he acknowledged would have opened global markets and forced American workers and U.S.