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. It’s a tradition: If a New England Democrat runs in the New Hampshire presidential primary, he or she wins it. But what if several run at the same time? The president also essentially shut the door to sitting down with the special counsel, saying his written answers mean ‘‘probably this is the end’’ of his involvement in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. Influential donors signaled in postelection meetings that their priority would be to back progressive appeals in Sun Belt states. Gillum halted his hard-fought campaign hours before counties must turn in official results following days of recounting ballots. 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 subpoen... Link to the full article to read more