Judge rules for Trump at consumer bureau

CFPB deputy director Leandra English had requested an emergency restraining order to stop Mick Mulvaney (above) from becoming the acting director of the bureau.

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Judge Timothy Kelly declined to, on an emergency basis, stop the president from putting Mick Mulvaney in charge of the agency.

President Trump made a statement from the Roosevelt Room next to the empty chairs of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (left), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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Democrats pull out of meeting after Trump tweet

Democratic leaders had been set to meet with President Trump today but canceled after he criticized them in a tweet. Nancy Pelosi later said that Trump?s decision to leave two chairs open showed ?he?s more interested in stunts.?

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Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House also weighed in, saying they were dumbfounded over the remark.

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President Donald Trump says that ?we will take care of it? but offered no details in response to North Korea?s latest missile launch.

New Hampshire is considering raising its highway tolls ? and banking on out-of-state residents to shoulder much of the load.

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Starts & Stops

New Hampshire is considering first big highway toll hike in a decade

Your trip up to Maine or the White Mountains could get more expensive.

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Two students were diagnosed with meningococcal disease in October and November. Officials recommended that students at high risk receive vaccinations.

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The Massachusetts senator was on the sidewalk outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Tuesday fighting for its future.

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The Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday advanced a sweeping tax package to the full Senate.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

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Scaramucci resigns from Tufts board

Anthony Scaramucci?s role as an adviser to his alma mater Tufts University was at the center of weekslong uproar on campus.

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An employee at Stonehill College in Easton has been terminated after accidentally discharging a firearm and injuring another employee.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks to the media following an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Dan Shaughnessy

Don?t you dare question Bill Belichick

Take Tom Brady out with the game in hand? Obviously we don?t watch enough football.

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Pro Bowl safety Devin McCourty joins host Chris Gasper to talk about the season the Patriots are having.

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The new law increases penalties for people who misuse the parking credentials.

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An IRS audit found that the Boston school system largely allowed schools to spend money from student activity accounts without any supervision.

Miss Conduct

Advice: Do I have to share the holiday treats I receive at work?

The office chowhounds usually get all the goodies, anyway.

A image from the ?Boston #StandsWithImmigrants? art project, which features portraits that have been projected around the city.

Photography project highlights contributions of Boston?s immigrant community

Images from a project titled ?Boston #StandsWithImmigrants? have been projected onto structures around the city.

Globe Magazine

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Wellesley native Ari Graynor has been at the brink of stardom before. Now she?s focusing on picking projects that matter to her - like ?The Disaster Artist.?

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A family could be forced to turn off its intricate Christmas display decorated with 300,000 lights because of complaints from neighbors about traffic and parking.

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David DellaTorre and his wife, Rebecca, helped put together first lady Melania Trump?s decorations in Washington, D.C.

Work is underway on the high-rise Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences in the Back Bay ? condo units that will be affordable to only a tiny percentage of Bostonians.

Looking for new housing in the ?burbs? Good luck

Greater Boston is adding housing at a rapid clip, but just in Boston and a handful of close-in cities.

How the Globe covered the Cocoanut Grove fire

On Nov. 28, 1942, fire erupted at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Bay Village, leading to 492 deaths. This is the Globe?s coverage from the following days.

NAMES

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He says there is ??no illness, no scandal, no firing?? to blame for his departure.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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Michael A. Cohen

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Being smart has increasingly become synonymous with being an elitist.

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Holiday Arts Preview

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?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

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The former drug company executive is expected to face tough questions from the Senate HELP Committee on Wednesday.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.