The attorney general had endured more than a year of stinging and personal criticism from President Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation.
President Trump had particularly nasty words for CNN?s Jim Acosta, and told a black reporter that the question she asked him was ?racist.?
television review
Going live was a mixed bag, but late-night shows were the break we needed After hours of election analysis, it was good to have some comic relief, even if a lot of it wasn?t spontaneous.
The new acting AG wrote a CNN op-ed saying the Mueller probe should be curtailed In the 2017 op-ed, Matthew Whitaker wrote that special counsel Robert Mueller?s Russia investigation should not extend to the finances of President Trump and his family.
Editorial
9 political lessons from the 2018 election Throughout the 2018 campaign season, and in the results, some lessons emerged that voters ? and politicians ? would be wise to notice.
Ground Game
Many of the results were downright complicated. But there were several clues on where we stand in American politics after two turbulent years with President Trump in the White House.
Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe
REVIEW
Papa Gino?s has filed for Chapter 11, closed dozens of shops, and laid off more than 1,000 people. Globe food critic Devra First wants to figure something out: How is the food? Is this a loss?
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Bill Belichick?s decision on Malcolm Butler appears prescient now Malcolm Butler has been the worst cornerback in the NFL, statistically speaking, with the Tennessee Titans this season.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
For the Patriots, Rob Gronkowski is more of a luxury than a necessity at this point New England is 14-1 without Gronkowski since the start of the 2016 season, including an 11-0 mark in 2016.
Love Letters
She?s moved away, but hasn?t moved on She?s pretty sure she?s better off without him. But can she make the breakup seem real?
? ? ? | Movie Review
?A Private War? tells Marie Colvin?s story In portraying the war correspondent, Rosamund Pike matches the look and the clothes before diving under Colvin?s skin.
?I?ve got to feed my elves?: Downtown, Santa Claus is on double-duty Bill Schaaf sets up and trims the tree outside of Macy?s for a week. Then, he will suit up and play Santa Claus for the holidays.
Sam Waterston drove voters to the polls in Connecticut One first-time voter had no idea who the longtime ?Law & Order? star was.
State marijuana regulators issued ?commence full operations? notices to labs in Salem and Framingham.
How Election Day changed marijuana policy across the country Voters in several states ? including Massachusetts ? voiced their opinions Tuesday on marijuana ballot initiatives, ranging from legalization to potential restrictions on cannabis shops in town.
The driver hired to take the woman home from downtown Boston on her birthday allegedly raped her in the back seat of his car.
New tunnel will save North Station commuters unpleasant winter walk The tunnel goes underneath Causeway Street and will provide a direct connection to the Orange and Green Lines.
Globe Magazine
Help was a few feet away. Why didn?t they save her? My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?
JOAN VENNOCHI
How the GOP stole the ?Kavanaugh effect? from the Democrats The ?Kavanaugh effect? helped Republicans and hurt Democrats.
Inside our ?secret courts? In these private hearings, who you are ? and who you know ? may be just as important as right and wrong. Read the Spotlight report.
Bruins legend Bobby Orr gives fans rare glimpses into his youth and private life in a coffee table book.
For decades, Nova Scotia has sent a tree to Boston as a gesture of holiday goodwill. But the next tree that arrives will be different from the rest.
Listing touts property as "opportunity to upgrade.
Close to 600,000 voters took advantage of early voting in Massachusetts ahead of Tuesday, an impressive turnout that could signal heavy interest in this year?s elections, said Secretary of State William Galvin.
The unilateral sanctions reintroduce some of the most crippling restrictions on Iran?s oil, shipping, and banking sectors.
Boston?s red-hot office market has a problem. There?s a shortage of space to rent these days.
When we planned a trip to Santa Fe over the summer, we checked the James Beard Foundation?s list for America?s Classics and weren?t disappointed.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: fall colors, Halloween, and a World Series victory.
2018 midterm elections Get the information and analysis about candidates and questions that you need to vote Tuesday. Sign up here.
Dems took the House. Here?s what it means for health and medicine The victory puts them in a far better position to test the far-reaching health care agenda they have campaigned on for well over a year.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
