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BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice, regardless of their anatomy, spoke out on Beacon Hill Wednesday against a growing chorus accusing them of discrimination. Speaking to reporters at the State House, Kaeley Triller shot back
Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican effort aimed at undercutting last year's landmark international nuclear deal with Iran. The Senate fell three votes short of the 60-vote threshold — 57-42 — to move ahead on the amendment sponsored by freshman Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Cotton&
Massachusetts
BOSTON – A Republican won the only competitive special legislative election held in Massachusetts Tuesday as Weymouth's Patrick O'Connor defeated Hull's Joan Mechino for an open Senate seat. But the pair are likely to face off again in November, when the Plymouth and Norfolk district
Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Senate Republicans voiced optimism Tuesday about Donald Trump's presidential prospects in November, signaling clearly to the GOP rank and file to unite behind the bombastic billionaire and turn their energy toward battling Democrat Hillary Clinton. But it was uncertain whether they could quiet the doubters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday demanded an explanation from Facebook after reports that former company staffers excluded links to conservative political stories. A senior Facebook executive said the company has found no evidence to back up the anonymous allegations. In a letter to chairman and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg,
Donald Trump
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte casts herself as independent, focused on New Hampshire over party politics in her re-election bid. But now she's trying to fight off a different label, one that Democrats will assign her at every turn: Loyal ally of Donald Trump. Ayotte&
Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts shoppers would be able to buy craft beers and spirits at farmers markets — but not take those bottles or any other purchases home in a plastic bag — under a bill approved Thursday by the Senate. An omnibus bill (S 2171) that passed the Senate on a 36-1
Donald Trump
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In finishing the Republican presidential race well ahead of Donald Trump's other rivals, Ted Cruz is likely to be a leading GOP voice for the foreseeable future. Less clear is whether Cruz harnesses that clout to boost Trump's White House bid — after all
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