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In one of ABC News’ “18 for '18” races, the fight for the identity of the Bernie Sanders, EMILY's List and a handful of labor groups. Money has dominated the high-profile gubernatorial primaries in the state — over $160 million has been spent already on the Republican and Democratic sides. Gov.

The TAKE with Rick Klein In this year of political turmoil — one that figures to be defined by the opposition to President Donald Trump — the first congressional incumbent to go down could well be a Democrat. Rep.

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CAPITAL SOURCE Anthony Amore, a Republican, had been planning a run for the state House of Representatives, but has shifted to chase the statewide office.  capital source John M. Drinkwater, a Lowell resident, is runningafter years of roving the State House as the Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s legislative and political director.  capital source “I know Mike Capuano as a champion and fierce advocate for those who have often been forgotten or left behind,” Lewis said in a statement.

Now that the president is escalating his personal attacks on the Robert Mueller Russia investigation, Republicans in Congress are expressing reluctance to take specific steps.  Because of how a 2015 bill by Attorney General Maura Healey was drafted, prosecutors say it’s extremely difficult to charge someone with fentanyl trafficking.  The president pinned much of the blame for the opioid epidemic in the Granite State on Lawrence, but other factors are also at play.

Now that the president is escalating his personal attacks on the Robert Mueller Russia investigation, Republicans in Congress are expressing reluctance to take specific steps.  Because of how a 2015 bill by Attorney General Maura Healey was drafted, prosecutors say it’s extremely difficult to charge someone with fentanyl trafficking.  The president pinned much of the blame for the opioid epidemic in the Granite State on Lawrence, but other factors are also at play.

Now that the president is escalating his personal attacks on the Robert Mueller Russia investigation, Republicans in Congress are expressing reluctance to take specific steps.  Because of how a 2015 bill by Attorney General Maura Healey was drafted, prosecutors say it’s extremely difficult to charge someone with fentanyl trafficking.  The president pinned much of the blame for the opioid epidemic in the Granite State on Lawrence, but other factors are also at play.

Attorneys representing MORE's team of investigators took part in an in-person meeting to go over potential topics for investigators could ask the president about, CNN reported on Monday. The meeting was reportedly the first face-face-face between the two camps after weeks of informal discussions.  The president's lawyers provided certain documents to Mueller's team, including summaries of internal White House memos and emails relating to the firings of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director MORE, according to

The CEO of the British data firm Cambridge Analytica was filmed saying that his firm used bribes and sex workers to trap politicians in compromising situations, an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News in London reported Monday. Channel 4 reports that over a four-month undercover investigation, it discovered that Cambridge Analytica has secretly worked to influence more than 200 elections a

The Supreme Court on Monday refused an emergency appeal by Pennsylvania Republicans to block the implementation of a new court-ordered congressional map, a decision that all but assures that new district lines that make several races more competitive for Democrats will be in place for this year's midterm elections. The new boundaries are a boon for Democrats, who now have a stronger shot in as many as seven Pennsylvania congressional seats as they look to net 24 seats nationwide to win back the House. The boost for Democrats in those four districts — as well as improved numbers in other distr