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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been keeping busy since her cancer surgery in late December: She has returned to the bench to hear oral arguments, authored opinions and even made a few public appearances outside the courtroom. But conspiracy theorists aren’t buying it, with some arguing that the 86-year-old justice has been dead for weeks and that Democrats are covering it up to stop MORE from filling her seat. The Supreme Court has been bombarded with Twitte

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House Democrats this week formally requested MORE's tax returns from the IRS, kicking off a new battle with the administration. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman asked for six years of both Trump’s personal tax returns and the returns of several of his business entities. Trump, who has long said he won’t release his tax returns because he’s under audit, quickly indicated that he did not want the administration to comply with the request. Given the disagreements between Democrats and the administration, the matter is widely expected to result in a court bat

Trump has arguably been the most “progressive” president for African-Americans (as well as gays, Jews, and others).

The demonstrators clambered on top of their seats in the ballroom at the Sands Expo and began chanting slogans against the Israeli “occupation” of the West Bank.

NEW YORK — Senator Elizabeth Warren lobbed another policy grenade into the Democratic primary Friday, announcing she supports drastically changing the Senate by eliminating its legendary filibuster to give her party a better chance of implementing its ambitious agenda. The move puts her campaign rivals on the spot to explain how they would pass their own ambitious legislative priorities if the Senate keeps its rule in place requiring a 60-vote supermajority to advance most bills.

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg both visited Concord on Saturday.  What She Said Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are considering two bills: One would impose a minimum age of 18 to get married, the other would let a young woman get an abortion at any age.  The Nation Today The man made the threat in a call to the Democratic congresswoman’s office last month, according to prosecutors.  In a letter to the governor, the delegation expressed concern that $14 million meant to expand early education was used to supplant child care programs, rather than

Editorial Until the Mueller report is released to Congress, the Globe editorial page will remind readers daily how many days the investigation has not been released to Congress.   SCOT LEHIGH It’s not just what he has to say, it’s the way he says it.