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In a press release, he charged that Cambridge’s actions were a “vendetta by city officials who are supporters of Elizabeth Warren.”   Capital Source Democratic insiders agree it gives both Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie more room to pick up support before the Sept. 4 primary.  Capital Source This week, when Dan Koh ran the Boston Marathon, he listed his address at his parents’ home in Andover. His wife? Not so much.   Capital Source It’s an election year in Lawrence.

Israel’s prime minister says his government has obtained ‘‘half a ton’’ of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program.  President Trump hosted the first African president at the White House since he was elected.

Israel’s prime minister says his government has obtained ‘‘half a ton’’ of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program.  President Trump hosted the first African president at the White House since he was elected.

Israel’s prime minister says his government has obtained ‘‘half a ton’’ of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program.  President Trump hosted the first African president at the White House since he was elected.

Comedian Michelle Wolf early Sunday defended her jokes about White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, saying they “were about her despicable behavior.” Wolf responded to a tweet by Maggie Haberman, a White House reporter for The New York Times, who praised Sanders for absorbing “intense criticism of her physical appearance, her job performance, and so forth” instead of walking out of the dinner. “Al

campaign rally outside the nation’s capital that coincided with the event. In his absence, Wolf gave a 20-minute monologue that took aim at the president, Vice President Pence, MORE, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the media and others. Numerous journalists and conservative commentators expressed disapproval with Wolf's remarks, saying she had gone too far, particularly in her jokes aimed at Sanders. Some rep

White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Margaret Talev on Sunday lamented that comedian Michelle Wolf’s routine during the organization’s annual dinner was “not in the spirit” of its mission. Talev said in a statement late Sunday that she has heard from members of the association that Wolf’s performance did not reflect well on the WHCA's efforts to celebrate journalism and the First Amendment. “Last night’s program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and scholarship winners, not

National Republicans are feeling increasingly optimistic about their chances of avoiding an intra-party bloodbath in the West Virginia Senate primary. A spate of recent polling shows ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship fading into third place in the primary race, after an outside group with ties to the national GOP spent heavily to sink his candidacy. That’s a U-turn from last month, when Blankenship was locked in a heated three-way race with state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Rep.

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is taking heat the day after comedian Michelle Wolf took shots from the stage at presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. A number of observers in attendance felt the former "Daily Show" comedian went over the line with her jokes, which drew heavy conservative fire on Sunday. White House national security adviser John Bolton slammed the event in an interview with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday," saying he was happy not to attend.  "Just reprehensible behavior by someone addressing the gathering, and sadly it's par for the course

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