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For campaigns normally walled off from Washington, President Trump has loomed large across the ballot in Massachusetts this year, permeating the dialogue and messaging in races far below the federal level.  Democrats fought to shape the political battlefield in primaries across eight states yesterday, none more important than California.   Alice Marie Johnson was convicted in 1996 on eight criminal counts related to a Memphis-based cocaine trafficking operation.   The porn actress sued President Trump’s fixer, Michael Cohen, and her own former lawyer Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that he would cancel most of the August recess, allowing him to keep vulnerable Democrats off the campaign trail months before the midterm elections. McConnell said working three weeks in August was necessary because of “historic obstruction” by Democrats, arguing the chamber needs to play catch-up on confirming MORE’s nominees and funding the government. Under McConnell’s plan, senators will be on break the week of Aug.

Google’s decision not to renew a controversial artificial intelligence (AI) contract with the Pentagon has reignited a debate about what Silicon Valley’s role should be with regard to the military and war. Google, facing internal pressure, told employees during a meeting on Friday that it would not renew its contract with the Defense Department’s flagship AI program, known as Project Maven, after it expires in 2019, according to multiple reports. The contract sparked a public relations crisis after a handful of employees reportedly resigned in protest and thousands of employees signed a letter

MORE has stepped into the center of the nation’s culture wars again — and one big question is whether it will be to his benefit or detriment. Trump disinvited the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles from a White House visit on Monday evening, saying the team was no longer welcome less than 24 hours before the event was due to take place. Instead, Trump held a brief ceremony that the administration billed as a “Celebration of America” at the White House on Tuesday. Trump has returned again and again to the NFL issue, complaining about players who have protested rac

Voters on Tuesday head to the polls for California's pivotal primary, which could help determine whether Democrats will gain control of the House in the November midterms. The Golden State is home to 10 of the most competitive House races in the nation, virtually all currently held by Republicans.