The Trump administration

Sessions recuses himself from campaign probes

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at a press conference at the Justice Department on Thursday.

Jeff Sessions defended his actions during a press conference, saying that he met with Russian officials as a senator, not as a campaign surrogate.

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President Trump tweeted that recent attention on Jeff Sessions ?is a way of saving face? for Democrats after they lost the presidential election.

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Clinton told the audience that as a woman running for office, ?You know you?re going to be subject to unfair and beside-the-point criticism.?

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Around 200 people chanted ??Coward!?? and booed as the GOP house speaker attended an event in heavily Democratic Rhode Island.

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Elizabeth Warren altered her stance Thursday and joined other Democrats in opposing Dr. Ben Carson.

President Donald Trump walked across the tarmac at Langley Air Force Base on Thursday.

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Trump keeps giving mixed messages on immigration

Policy observers say the president appears to be reshaping his platform.

A pedestrian took in the view at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston.

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Funding for the much-beloved Greenway is now in question

The state is poised to pull the plug on millions of dollars in funding for the nonprofit that runs the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.

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KEVIN CULLEN

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When Katy died last year, a big chunk of Bobby died, too. They had been married for 50 years.

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He said it was ?very important? to include survivors in Vatican policymaking on abuse.

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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Campaign finance officials plan to ask Attorney General Maura Healey to consider prosecuting partners at Boston?s Thornton Law Firm.

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Credible allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against a former school psychologist and three former teachers.

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Kevin O?Brien, a MBTA electrician, said he has long been trained in CPR and just got recertified at the end of January.

T riders exit the train at the Red Line Park Street Station.

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A quarter of MBTA workers earned more than $100,000 last year

About 1,800 of more than 7,000 workers surpassed the six-figure mark.

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Even biologists were slightly perplexed by the ritualistic nature of the turkeys? behavior.

THINGS TO DO

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The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Trump Today

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President Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to laud the market gains since his election victory in November.

? Schedule: Where the president is today

? News: A look at what happened yesterday

? Social media: What Trump has been tweeting

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

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Trump wants to gut diplomacy and aid. Our generals think it?s a terrible idea.

Special reports

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On the morning of Feb. 11 ? Derby Day in New Hampshire ? everything looked postcard-perfect. But looks can be deceiving.

Investigations

Spotlight Follow up

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Officials at the prestigious school disclosed the sexual misconduct involving the former employees after a nine-month investigation.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Man%20flu.jpg Is there any truth to ?man flu??

Are cold and flu symptoms really worse in men than in women?