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The United States Secret Service says it has no record of an alleged overseas incident involving White House physician Ronny Jackson, who withdrew his name from consideration Thursday to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Secret Service is disputing the allegation, first reported by CNN, that on an overseas trip in 2015 Jackson drunkenly banged on the door of a female colleague so loudly that Secret Servi

On the heels of a festive state visit in honor of French President Emanuel Macron, President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House Friday for a more subdued business meeting. While Macron was feted in grand style with a three-day state visit, complete with a private dinner with the president and first lady at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia, home, a formal military welcome ceremony and state dinner, Merkel arrived in Washington for a no-frills, one-day visit to mee

President NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.

A judge on Friday delayed a civil lawsuit by porn actress Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, citing a criminal investigation the attorney is facing. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero agreed to put the case on hold for three months and set a hearing for July 27. Cohen asked for a delay after FBI agents raided his home and office earlier this month.

Democrats called for an inquiry into the House chaplain’s forced resignation Friday as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle struggled to explain the popular priest’s dismissal at the behest of House Speaker Paul Ryan. “It's just a sign of the times here in Washington how crazy things are when the House chaplain is getting fired,” Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, said.

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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.

The Dossier organization says it has obtained e-mails showing collaboration between Russian officials and the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016.   The report’s conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats, who say the committee did not interview enough witnesses or gather enough evidence.