Article snippet: When state lawmakers rammed a bill into law last year giving them and other elected officials hefty pay hikes, Governor Charlie Baker was unequivocal in his disapproval. The ruling granted John Hinckley Jr. the largest measure of freedom he’s had since the 1981 shooting. The president said the questions from special counsel Robert Mueller had been “tricked up” to try to catch him in a lie. The White House revoked the reporter’s press pass last week after a heated exchange between him and Trump and a brief altercation with a press aide at a news conference. When state lawmakers rammed a bill into law last year giving them and other elected officials hefty pay hikes, Governor Charlie Baker was unequivocal in his disapproval. The president said he still hasn’t submitted his written response to investigators. A judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the White House to immediately restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials. ‘‘This is not a speech of concession,” said Abrams, the Democrat who ran for governor. Michael A. Cohen O’Rourke has a significant number of advantages going into the 2020 presidential race. Renée Graham In him, racists have someone who will never unequivocally condemn them or the violence they commit. The incoming chairman of a House panel vowed to make Matthew Whitaker its first witness when the new Congress convenes in January — and subpoena him if necessary. The recount of the state’s razor-thin Senate and gube... Link to the full article to read more