The Trump presidency

Trump says naming of special counsel ?hurts our country?

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President Trump also flatly denied that he pressured James Comey into dropping the investigation into Michael Flynn.

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Indira%20lakshmanan%20(1)-3561.jpg The greatest self-inflicted witch hunt in history

Someone should tell President Trump he brought the special counsel upon himself with his actions.

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The House Intelligence Committee is asking for more government documents.

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US Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Salem, doesn?t think the investigation in Russian dealings compares with the witch trials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/0e54eb92a9a04a0aab485e6060b37d4b-0e54eb92a9a04a0aab485e6060b37d4b-0.jpg House Oversight Committee chair expected to leave office next month

Jason Chaffetz said last month that he would not seek re-election in 2018 and that he was considering leaving office early.

Ground Game

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Here?s one thing that is increasingly clear, from the halls of Congress to Wall Street: the GOP?s agenda has been derailed.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Investors have remained mostly calm amid the president?s political problems.

Robert Mueller  in 2012.

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KEVIN CULLEN

Special Counsel Bob Mueller won?t leak but Trump should still be worried

Mueller survived 13 years as FBI director in a town that floats on leaks, but he was never a leaker.

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Paul Singer?s Elliott Management acquired a 9.2 percent stake in the medical software company and called it undervalued.

Talking Points

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The agency wants to add 5,000 new parking spaces at Logan Airport.

Boston, MA - 5/15/2017 - (3rd quarter) Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) plays keep away from Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) during the third quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Washington Wizards in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 16Celtics-Wizards, LOID: 8.3.2508922496.

Isaiah Thomas named to All-NBA second team

The Celtics guard appeared on 94 of 100 ballots submitted by media members.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/reeromp.jpg A Reebok romper for men? It?s happening.

After a crowdfunding campaign went viral this week by promising to unleash the garment concept on the world, Reebok is getting in on the trend.

Emergency workers investigate the scene of a car that crashed into pedestrians in New York?s Times Square on Thursday.

One killed after car plows into Times Square crowd in NYC

The incident injured about 20 people, and police do not suspect a link to terrorism.

COMMENTARY | DON AUCOIN

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The pugnacious founder of Fox News Channel gave the news an explicitly ideological edge, and in the process he played a crucial role in the rise of President Trump.

Chris Cornell performs in September 2008.

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell dies at 52

Cornell?s death, ruled a suicide, stunned his family and his fans, for whom Cornell just performed hours earlier at a show in Detroit.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/17/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/illo0521consumption.jpg Why is it so hard to stop buying more stuff?

A neurosurgeon zeroes in on the tricky problem of overconsumption and why our brains aren?t signaling when enough is enough.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/NantucketHotelBus&Entrancejpg.jpg A look at the two Nantucket hotels rated ?best in the country?

According to TripAdvisor, two of the top hotels in the country are located in Nantucket. Christopher Muther checks out the hotels behind the hype.

Metro

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiFeature02-9640.jpg Temperatures break record in Boston with 95 degree heat

Temperatures reached record heights Thursday around 1 p.m. when the thermometer at Logan International Airport hit 95 degrees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_beach_met-9644.jpg The last time it was this hot on May 18, there were deadly consequences

Two men were overcome by the heat in East Boston. Lightning injured three people in Randolph and killed a teenager in Rhode Island.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_missing11_met.jpg Franklin police continue search for missing 20-year-old

Franklin police said they would be looking in harder-to-reach areas.

Police nab suspect in Mother?s Day shooting of pregnant woman in Dorchester

Boston police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in Framingham for the brazen Mother?s Day shooting of a pregnant woman.

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The ?Streets are for People? event will take place on City Hall Plaza Friday.

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Paul Fahey was found guilty of second-degree murder and was sentenced on Thursday. He?ll be eligible for parole in 15 years.

Fraud charges against union contractor dismissed

The first-of-its-kind case could serve as a template for how prosecutors investigate the construction industry and union contracts.

Trump Today

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President Trump erupted on Twitter Thursday morning, calling himself the victim of a ?witch hunt.?

Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-3569.jpg Boston Teachers Union?s tall tale

A certain annoyance has crept into Boston Teachers Union President Richard Stutman?s voice.

Special reports

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Her father was not who he said he was. He had secrets, secrets that Lisa would uncover, years later, when she set out to answer the question that burned in her: Who am I?

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Address: Spring House Hunt

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In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Tom%20Brady.jpg Tom Brady had a concussion. So what? Here?s what science has to say

Amid reports that Tom Brady had a concussion last year, here?s the latest science on such head injuries and their long-term impact.