CLEVELAND — Calling GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a "home run" and his wife Melania "an image of Jackie Kennedy," a friend and top advisor to the last Republican nominee for president said Thursday that any doubts over Trump's character or lingering worries about his capacity to lead should have been put to rest this week by his family.
Ron Kaufman, a veteran Republican political operative and advisor to Mitt Romney, said he believes the party accomplished its two biggest goals for the Cleveland convention: building a case against Hillary Clinton and making voters more comfortable with the idea of a Trump presidency.
STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey's announcement Wednesday that she would step up enforcement of the state's assault weapons ban, focusing on what she described as "copycat" guns, swiftly generated backlash from gun owners, dealers and activists who are viewing the move as an attack on their rights.
Protests outside the State House are planned for Thursday and Saturday, with organizers describing Healey's actions as unconstitutional. Less than 24 hours after her announcement, more than 15,000 people had signed an online petition calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to overturn Healey's decision and nearly 500 had joined a Facebook group calling for her to be recalled or impeached.
