Article snippet: political notebook He instead abruptly pivoted to a new demand: that the Mexican government stop the flow of illegal drugs into the US within a year or face car tariffs. A spokesman for Brown Rudnick LLP said the nearly $8,000 its attorneys gave Governor Charlie Baker’s inaugural committee is “unrelated to any engagement by any client.” The House’s vote rebuffs the Trump administration’s support for Saudi Arabia-led military campaign. CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS The Green New Deal has had a rough start. But that hasn’t stopped Ed Markey, one of its chief architects, from sounding triumphant. The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful said Wednesday in Boston that as the American economy has been on the upswing, many people have been left behind. The councilor is the latest incumbent to step down from a council that’s already in the midst of a major membership shift. Trump abandons plan for pre-election vote on health care after talking to McConnell The city will direct $15 million from next year’s budget into a fund that will be used over the next five years to fund high-quality seats for approximately 750 youngsters, Mayor Walsh said. As the former vice president scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, the House speaker has some words of advice: Keep your distance. An attempt by Democrats on Beacon Hill to expand abortion access in Massachusetts has run into harsh blowback from the state Repub... Link to the full article to read more