The Trump presidency

Comey agrees to testify before Senate panel

Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify in open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The White House.

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Russia probe reaches current White House official, report says

The senior White House adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president, according to The Washington Post.

President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, waves as they board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, May 19, 2017, prior to his departure on his first overseas trip. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump told Russians that firing Comey eased pressure from investigation

The New York Times reported that President Trump had told the Russians that James Comey was ?crazy, a real nut job.?

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Rod Rosenstein said he stood by his memo, but said he had no intention of it being used to fire James Comey.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/05968421.jpg Trump?s shameful silence on Turkish protest

President Trump had nothing to say after Turkish security guards violently attacked protesters in Washington. That?s reprehensible.

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President Trump?s hugs are apparently both uncomfortable and difficult to avoid.

A man paused to look at the skyline next to graffiti scrawled on the Longfellow Bridge in Boston.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

The next Longfellow Bridge problem has nothing to do with construction

When the bridge fully reopens in May 2018, the restored 110-year-old landmark might never look the same.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cooks.jpg AG directs Malden charter school to stop punishing black students for hairstyles

Maura Healey?s office said Mystic Valley Regional Charter School?s hair and makeup policy discriminates against students of color.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/price1.jpg David Price ?felt good? in rocky two innings for PawSox

The Red Sox lefthander allowed three runs, throwing 65 pitches. He was slated to throw 90.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-9795.jpg Graduates get lesson in courage and tenacity

Andrew Burian, a Holocaust survivor, will attend commencement ceremonies for two grandsons this weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Memorial_02.jpg After a long wait, the site of the Station nightclub fire is now a place for peaceful sounds

The dedication of a memorial to the victims of the deadly blaze marks an emotional milestone for survivors and relatives of the dead.

Boston, MA May 19, 2017: The Cavaliers Kyrie Irving stole the ball from the Celtics Marcus Smart and raced to the basket, where he dished the ball off to a teammate for an easy two points. The Boston Celtics hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series at the TD Garden. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis)

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

CAVALIERS 130, CELTICS 86

From bad to worse: Celtics crushed in Game 2

LeBron James and Co. take a 2-0 series lead back to Cleveland with a world-class beatdown.

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This has not been a pretty display of basketball from the Boston Celtics. The Internet took note.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_OG0MC.jpg WannaCry fades, but worries remain

A week after it struck, the WannaCry ransomware attack appears to have been a financial bust for the hackers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/RinaldiSomerville02.jpg Somerville strikes deal on Assembly Row affordable housing

After a standoff, Somerville officials will allow the developer to build fewer affordable units than city rule requires.

Metro

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Hospital_472094.jpg Steward merger would make it nation?s biggest private for-profit hospital system

Boston-based Steward would grow to 36 hospitals across 10 states, with revenues of nearly $8 billion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bernie%20crop.jpg Why did the MBTA bounce these mattress ads? Too spicy

The MBTA has removed four Bernie & Phyl?s mattress advertisements on subway cars because they were deemed sexually suggestive.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/e67009885b0b40f998c94d2666009a3b-e67009885b0b40f998c94d2666009a3b-0.jpg Yale dean on leave after writing about ?white trash? (and other things) in Yelp reviews

A dean at Yale University has been placed on leave after posting racially insensitive comments to a review website.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/19prom.jpg Couple named prom queens at Somerville High School

Miranda Melanson and her girlfriend Learsi Ferrer became Somerville High School?s first same-sex prom royalty.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lorenz_20lawrence_07.jpg In Lawrence, an 11-year-old sought DCF help

A Lawrence boy who alerted police this week that his father was allegedly selling drugs had turned to the DCF year ago.

Trump Today

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Plus, a rundown of the questionable claims President Trump made at a news conference yesterday.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/squarecat.jpg The crazy history of the ?cat lady?

An effort to reclaim the term ?crazy cat lady? ? to drop the ?crazy? and embrace the ?cat.?

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Cold%20Case_WEb_shorterNew.jpg Finding Lisa: A story of murders, mysteries, loss, and, incredibly, new life

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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/realestate.jpg Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer

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

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

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/2011-2020/2017/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-174747930-1024x576.jpg Is sunscreen more protective than a beach umbrella?

Sunscreen protects against sunburn better than beach umbrellas, says a recent study, but that?s not the whole story.