Trump?s increasing isolation: ?He doesn?t resemble the party?

President Donald Trump.

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Fractures in the GOP from 2016 ? largely papered over after Donald Trump?s surprising victory ? are reopening.

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The president?s New Jersey golf club is a pitching-wedge shot away from trucks barreling past on I-78.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department is reviewing guidelines related to subpoenas of journalists.

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Newsweek made the bold decision this week to portray President Donald Trump as a couch potato slumped in a leather recliner.

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State insurers are at risk of losing $132 million in government subsidies next year if President Trump makes good on his promise to cut off ACA payments.

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Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael Jr. has vocally opposed both recreational and medical marijuana.

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Some parts of the state could see thunderstorms Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon.

Former President Obama played golf in 2013  on Martha?s Vineyard.

Obamas head to Martha?s Vineyard for first time post-presidency

The family spent seven of their eight summers while President Obama was in office on the island and were Vineyard regulars long before that.

Georges Island (pictured) and the other Boston Harbor Islands are accessible via ferry and offer spots to get away from it all.

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There?s one month left of summer. Here?s what you can?t miss

You?ve got one month of summer left. Make the most of it at beer gardens, food festivals, free concerts, and oh yes, a fermentation festival.

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The owner of Tremont 647 and The Smoke Shop had a semi-meltdown on reality television.

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The third baseman?s two-run homer produced some amazing shots of fans trying to their hands on the ball.

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA

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Eckersley returned to the NESN broadcast booth and made it clear he wants his conflict with the Red Sox pitcher to go away.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/pfosi_170728_instagram_01.jpg We used to have hobbies, now they?re hustles

Millennials are turning their side gigs into sources of extra income.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Handout_05megabot03_art.jpg This 16-foot-tall robot ? complete with cannons ? is ready for battle

MegaBots Inc., which got its start in Somerville, has created a robot that will take on a Japanese model in a fight to the death.

04carter - (08/03/2017- Taunton, MA) Lynn Roy, right, reacts to Michelle Carter's sentencing for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy III to kill himself in July 2014. Thursday, August 3, 2017. (Matt West/Boston Herald)

Matt West/Boston Herald

Michelle Carter sued for $4.2m by Roy family

Lynn Roy says she is seeking damages ?caused by the defendant?s negligence and wanton and reckless conduct.?

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Residents who spoke to the Globe were split on whether Carter, now 20, received an appropriate sentence for urging Conrad Roy III to kill himself.

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The jury in New York City has deliberated five days. The verdict will be read Friday afternoon.

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A Denver radio host who was fired after allegedly groping Taylor Swift is suing the singer. Swift is countersuing, claiming sexual assault.

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When destinations come alive on the page first

Reading and travel, by nature, go together, of course. But literature that?s connected to a destination also brings it into sharper focus, literary types say.

Backpack spill causes traffic backup on Massachusetts Ave.

More than a dozen backpack-filled hampers spilled out of the back of a tractor-trailer in front of the Berklee College of Music on Mass. Ave. Friday afternoon.

talking points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner081015BIZ11backbay87.jpg Is it time to drop the ?Donuts??

At first glance, stripping the ?Donuts? from Dunkin? Donuts might seem radical.

Ty Burr

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Taking stock of the state of illustrated narrative in 2017, one is struck by the many flavors and styles.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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Even with CTE showing up in hundreds of former players, Brady shifted the focus to this year.

Names

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The Hulu series is produced by J.J. Abrams.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/_MG_0560-2.jpg John Krasinski says Seth Meyers is on the JV squad of Red Sox fans

The Newton-bred actor was on the New Hampshire native talk-host?s show to discuss ?Detroit.?

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The 19-year-old ?American Teen? sensation answered some questions in advance of his show Sunday in Boston.

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/2011-2020/2017/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Jen%20Gunter.jpg This gynecologist is taking on Trump, Goop ? and wacky health trends

Careening between empathy, outrage, and snark, Dr. Jen Gunter wants to protect women?s health and take down pseudoscience.