Article snippet: ‘‘We will never give up our freedom. We will live free and we will die free,’’ President Trump said, as he sought to rally pro-gun voters for the 2018 congressional elections. Three people close to the matter said that President Trump knew that Michael Cohen had succeeded in keeping the allegations from becoming public at the time the president denied it. The former secretary of state has been on an aggressive yet stealthy mission to try to apply pressure on the Trump administration from the outside. Despite pointing out that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani only just started and will “get his facts straight,” President Trump insisted “we’re not changing any stories.” Under President Donald Trump, DHS has been eliminating TPS programs one by one. A federal judge on Friday suggested that prosecutors’ true motive is getting former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to “sing” against the president. There are a handful of New England races that are generating considerable buzz — enough so that they could draw national attention and money. A frail Senator John McCain has been receiving a stream of good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery. ANALYSIS Here’s a political riddle: Is it ever a good idea to stand up and admit to paying off a porn star to keep quiet about a sexual encounter? The embattled chaplain accused a top Ryan staff aide of telling him ‘‘something like ‘maybe it’s tim... Link to the full article to read more