Article snippet: Marty Walsh said he signed the bill despite concerns about the ban’s impact on the city’s low-income residents and seniors. The ban goes into effect next year. Parents angry over earlier start times planned for dozens of Boston’s public schools gathered at a West Roxbury tree lighting Sunday to protest and demand that city officials postpone the changes. The Alabama Democrat said “all the options on the table” when it comes to his votes on several issues. Marty Walsh said he signed the bill despite concerns about the ban’s impact on the city’s low-income residents and seniors. The ban goes into effect next year. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he expects that lawmakers will reach bipartisan agreement on another short-term funding extension to avoid a shutdown. Scarlett Johansson reprised her portrayal of Ivanka Trump, and Alec Baldwin again played the president. Yet the outcry over the investigation grew louder over the weekend among Trump loyalists and conservatives. An organization that was part of President Trump’s transition team claimed Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller III improperly obtained a trove of transition emails. President Vladimir Putin called President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for the work of the CIA. His daughter Meghan McCain tweeted Sunday: ‘‘My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona.’’ Senator Susan Collins says the tax reform over... Link to the full article to read more