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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onAugust 3, 2018
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Article snippet: During a press conference Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said: “‘Our democracy is in the crosshairs.”  The senators cited a report that members of President Trump’s exclusive clubs in Florida appear to have been invited on a tour last year.  The issue of the White House’s relationship to members of the media has resurfaced after television reporters were targets of Trump supporters’ ire at a rally in Tampa this week.   When asked during an interview with the news site Axios whether she shared her father’s vitriol for the news media, Ivanka Trump, a senior adviser to the president, said, “I do not.”  A motorist accused of intentionally hitting another vehicle after becoming enraged by a bumper sticker for President Trump has pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.  A former White House staffer is claiming in a new book that President Trump has exhibited a “mental decline that could not be denied.”  The correspondence, following up on their Singapore summit, came amid fresh concerns over Pyongyang’s commitment to denuclearization.  Joel and Mary Rich claimed Fox News turned their son’s death into a ‘‘political football’’ by claiming he had leaked DNC emails to Wikileaks during the presidential campaign.  Michael Capuano continues to hold a solid lead over his Democratic primary challenger, Ayanna Pressley, with one month left in the race.   Former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Tito J... Link to the full article to read more

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