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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.   A presentation about the plastic bag ban got testy on Monday.   Massachusetts is ground zero in the latest round of the nation’s culture wars.  ‘’Everything about his challenger and her campaign makes me proud,’’ Deval Patrick said in a statement that did not mention Pressley by name.

The first lady is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week, according to the White House.   It’s the worst day of carnage in Gaza since Israel’s 2014 invasion.  Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid is recovering after undergoing surgery Monday to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas.  “Refreshingly,” the comedian said, “what’s happening in Venezuela is not our fault.”   Once said to have been top secret, it’s well-known today.

The first lady is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week, according to the White House.   It’s the worst day of carnage in Gaza since Israel’s 2014 invasion.  Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid is recovering after undergoing surgery Monday to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas.  “Refreshingly,” the comedian said, “what’s happening in Venezuela is not our fault.”   Once said to have been top secret, it’s well-known today.

The first lady is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week, according to the White House.   It’s the worst day of carnage in Gaza since Israel’s 2014 invasion.  Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid is recovering after undergoing surgery Monday to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas.  “Refreshingly,” the comedian said, “what’s happening in Venezuela is not our fault.”   Once said to have been top secret, it’s well-known today.

MORE said on Sunday that he is working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure that telecommunications equipment-maker ZTE can be allowed to do business with the U.S. again. Trump said via Twitter that too many jobs in China were lost because of ZTE’s issues, concluding that he has instructed the Commerce Department to “get it done.” The telecom giant was slapped with an export ban from the Commerce Department last month after the U.S.

MORE has shifted the global order with his decision to pull the United States out of the Iranian nuclear agreement, causing a major rift with European allies and raising tensions in the Middle East.

Long-simmering turmoil over Syria between Israel and Iran, both seemingly emboldened by Trump’s decision, erupted this week when Iran targeted Israeli soldiers on the Golan Heights and Israel retaliated.

Republican leaders are scrambling to lock down enough votes for the GOP farm bill, with members still divided over the measure’s sugar support program and work requirements for food stamps. The legislation, a top priority for retiring Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) because it contains elements of welfare reform, is scheduled to hit the floor this week. “We believe we’ll get there. We’ve got several folks that are still reading the bill and coming to their own conclusions. We’ve got a lot of undecideds,” Conaway said Thursday.

Interns will soon be sprinting down the steps of the Supreme Court to deliver printouts of rulings to TV anchors, something of an annual tradition at the highest court in the land. The justices heard their last arguments in April and will start issuing rulings next week in the most closely watched cases of the term, which ends in late June.   The justices often save the biggest decisions for last — and this year is no exception.  Since October, the court has grappled with several hot-button issues, including free speech and equality, partisan gerrymandering and the legality of MORE

Democrats are increasing looking to make their support for net neutrality regulations a campaign issue in the midterm elections. On Capitol Hill, the Senate is expected to vote on a measure to restore the Obama-era rules repealed by the GOP-controlled Federal Communications Commission this week. It’s not clear that Democrats will be able to win the 51st supporter they need to ensure passage, but even if they fail they think the public fight will crystalize their image as the party battling to support an open internet. And they see it as creating a public record of Republicans voting against n