Article snippet: The Bay State’s top agricultural food crop could now face a 25 percent tariff on exports to Europe. President Trump was warned in briefing materials to refrain from congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election, but he did so anyway. Trump can already pursue the death penalty for drug dealers. Here’s why no other president has done it. The Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate and signaling that it is sticking with a gradual approach to rate hikes under its new chairman, Jerome Powell. The Fed’s moves will push up the cost of mortgages, car payments, government debt, student loans, and even credit card borrowing. Mark Stewart Greenstein hopes to rent out single rooms or even the full house as a way to help address the state’s deep fiscal mess. In a statement, Karen Spilka said she is “deeply honored” by the support she has received. A cooperating witness in the investigation reportedly worked for more than a year to turn a top Trump fund-raiser into an instrument of influence at the White House. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to make it harder for the federal government to use a section of tax law to convict someone of obstruction. President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said Wednesday that he and President Donald Trump could sit down for a three-way summit meeting with Kim Jong Un if their individual meetings with the North Korean leader on denuclearizing his country proceed well in the coming weeks. The W... Link to the full article to read more