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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.

President Trump said a non-disclosure agreement was “used to stop the false and extortionist accusations” of Stormy Daniels, but that campaign funds were not used.   An election law expert said Michael Cohen may have made an unreported loan to the campaign.   Tucked into the bottom of a lenghty New York Times report Thursday on the future of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was an interesting tidbit.

President Trump said a non-disclosure agreement was “used to stop the false and extortionist accusations” of Stormy Daniels, but that campaign funds were not used.   An election law expert said Michael Cohen may have made an unreported loan to the campaign.   Tucked into the bottom of a lenghty New York Times report Thursday on the future of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was an interesting tidbit.

President Trump said a non-disclosure agreement was “used to stop the false and extortionist accusations” of Stormy Daniels, but that campaign funds were not used.   An election law expert said Michael Cohen may have made an unreported loan to the campaign.   Tucked into the bottom of a lenghty New York Times report Thursday on the future of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was an interesting tidbit.

The White House is bracing for a heated fight over deputy CIA director Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the agency, as she prepares to head to Capitol Hill next week. “I think that unfortunately in this environment we accept that every vote is close.

John Dowd resigned from his position in March amid frustrations over Trump’s penchant to disregard the advice of his attorneys. Since then, several other big-name lawyers have turned down offers to join Trump’s team.  The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

MORE. Giuliani, who joined the president’s legal team roughly two weeks ago, said the decision would be determined in large part by how “objective” he and his colleagues perceive Mueller to be. “The more objective [Mueller] is, the more likely we would be willing to cooperate.

Democratic Sen. MORE months before a midterm election: A Republican senator. Sen. MORE (R-Ga.) is breaking with Trump and his scathing criticism of Tester, who the president has blamed for sinking Ronny Jackson’s nomination to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Isakson offered his latest defense of Tester — who faces reelection this fall in a state Trump won in 2016 — at an event in Georgia.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said Wednesday that MORE reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen the $130,000 paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about their alleged affair. Giuliani, who recently joined Trump’s legal team, told Fox News’s Sean Hannity that the payment was “perfectly legal” and was “not campaign money,” meaning the arrangement didn’t violate campaign finance law. “It's not campaign money. No campaign finance violation.