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On Saturday, the former mayoral candidate will be one of three people to receive an honorary degree at the University of New Hampshire commencement ceremonies.   Capital Source Scott Lively is challenging Governor Charlie Baker in the GOP primary on Sept. 4. The secretary of state’s office won’t have final numbers until June 5.  Percipient Strategies specializes in, among other things, identifying potential political and “reputational risk” for its clients.  Ayyadurai — who has three MIT degrees and no political background — apparently doesn’t go by the usual standards to measure support.

President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year - an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of Stormy Daniels.   “The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated, and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump,” the Senate Intelligence Committee found.  The former secretary of state said a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk.

President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year - an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of Stormy Daniels.   “The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated, and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump,” the Senate Intelligence Committee found.  The former secretary of state said a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk.

President Trump reported reimbursing his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, for an expenditure over $100,000 last year - an apparent reference to the $130,000 that Cohen paid to ensure the silence of Stormy Daniels.   “The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated, and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump,” the Senate Intelligence Committee found.  The former secretary of state said a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk.

Speaker MORE at the White House on Tuesday to discuss a path forward on immigration.  The meeting comes as GOP leaders in the House face pressure from rank-and-file members to bring immigration legislation to the floor. Eighteen Republicans have signed on to a discharge petition to force a series of votes on several immigration bills.

North Korea on Tuesday said a planned summit next month between MORE and Kim Jong Un is at risk because of joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea said it was ending talks with South Korea, and a confusing statement from the country's state news agency strongly suggested that the drills threatened the fate of the historic summit. "The United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-U.S.

Republican senators didn't raise controversial comments a White House staffer made about GOP Sen.

Democratic jockeying for the 2020 presidential race was on full display Tuesday as a host of likely contenders addressed liberal activists in Washington. It was Sen.

MORE did most of the talking at a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday where disagreements between the White House and his congressional allies were pushed to the side. Trump dominated the room, voicing confidence about the midterm elections, updating lawmakers on diplomatic talks with North Korea and even musing about retiring one day to West Virginia. He took only two questions from lawmakers during the hourlong meeting which was just as notable for the topics that didn’t come up: Sen.