Sen. Graham, who called Trump a ‘nut job,’ softens his view

Sen. Graham, who called Trump a ‘nut job,’ softens his view

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican senator who called Donald Trump a "nut job" and a "loser as a person" softened his stance on Thursday as the GOP sought to set aside their differences and unify the party.

Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of Trump's harshest critics, told reporters that he spoke with Trump by telephone Wednesday, a 15-minute conversation in which they discussed national security, the threat of Islamic State militants and last year's international nuclear deal with Iran.

Baby surrender would be made easier by House bill
Massachusetts

Baby surrender would be made easier by House bill

State House News Service

BOSTON – Parents wishing to surrender a newborn under the state's baby safe-haven law could arrange a meeting to give an infant to an emergency responder by calling 911 under a bill passed Thursday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives that would amend the statute.

Passed in 2004, the Safe Haven Act lets parents surrender babies who are seven days old or younger at a hospital, police department or manned fire station. The babies are then taken into Department of Children and Families custody and placed in foster care.

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