Transit Options: Federal grants will go toward a new ferry dock in Hingham, above.

Ferry service on the South Shore is getting a long-awaited boost with the infusion of $9 million in federal grants that will go toward a new ferry dock in Hingham and a vessel in Salem, officials announced. Through the Department of Transportation's Passenger Ferry Grant Program, $6.5 million will go toward the new dock at the Hingham Ferry Terminal and $3.4 million will be used to get a new ferry vessel.

President Trump knew about Stormy Daniels payment months before…

Questions about the payment resurfaced after Rudy Giuliani said the president repaid Michael Cohen for money given to Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump. President Trump knew about Stormy Daniels payment months before denial, 'New York Times' reports Questions about the payment resurfaced after Rudy Giuliani said the president repaid Michael Cohen for money given to Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair she had with Trump.

Trump claims legal aide needs to ‘get his facts straight’ about hush…

US president Donald Trump has suggested Rudy Giuliani, the aggressive new face of his legal team, needs to "get his facts straight" about the hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. US president Donald Trump has suggested Rudy Giuliani, the aggressive new face of his legal team, needs to "get his facts straight" about the hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election.

From the Left: Trump saga enters even more acrimonious phase

That unpleasant odor wafting from the direction of the White House is the sour smell of panic, as the president's lies threaten to unravel - and the law closes in. The new public face of President Trump's legal defense, Rudy Giuliani, looked and sounded like a man in need of an intervention Wednesday night as he went on Sean Hannity's Fox News show - the friendliest possible terrain - and revealed that what Trump has tried to make the nation believe about a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels is a total crock.

The Latest: Trump says Giuliani needs to get facts straight

President Donald Trump is suggesting that Rudy Giuliani, the aggressive new face of his legal team, needs to "get his facts straight" about the hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. Trump chided Giuliani even as he insisted that "we're not changing any stories" about the $130,000 settlement, which was paid to Daniels to keep her quiet about her allegations of an affair with Trump.

John McCain, recuperating from surgery, gets visits in Arizona from Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham

A frail Sen. John McCain has been receiving a stream of visitors and good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery. Former Vice President Joe Biden sat with McCain for 90 minutes Sunday, according to people close to both men.

George H.W. Bush released from hospital

Former president George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after nearly two weeks of treatment for an infection that had spread to his blood. George H.W. Bush released from hospital after fighting off infection Former president George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after nearly two weeks of treatment for an infection that had spread to his blood.

Democrats vie in U.S. House primary race

U.S. House District 2, which includes Nash County, deserves more than a Washington politician out of touch with North Carolina, according to three Democratic candidates vying for victory in Tuesday's primary. Ken Romley, Linda Coleman and Wendy May are running to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. George Holding or his GOP primary challenger Allen Chesser.

John McCain gets high-profile visitors

McCain, 81, Former Vice President Joe Biden sat with McCain for 90 minutes Sunday, according to people close to both men. Biden followed McCain's closest friends, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and retired Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who visited McCain at the Mayo Clinic two weeks ago.

John McCain in book excerpt: ‘I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here’

Republican Sen. John McCain is sharing his thoughts about his battle with cancer, writing, "I don't know how much longer I'll be here," according to an excerpt of his new book shared with NPR and read aloud by the senator himself. The Arizona Republican who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year has written a memoir, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations," that will be released later this month.

Laura Ingraham Defends Sarah Sanders From Press ‘Mob,’…

Michael Cohen 's $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels , which Rudy Giuliani revealed he had reimbursed and Ingraham noted that "familiar Trump enemies" joined the "anti-Sanders mob." She went after MSNBC commentator Mike Barnicle for being "dramatic" when he claimed that the White House's recent briefings show how "democracies die" and CNN's Chris Cillizza for writing how Sanders "should quit."

Conservative slams Trump lawyer Giuliani for saying ‘Princess Ivanka’ is above the law

Conservative writer Philip Wegmann blistered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the Washington Examiner on Friday for his aristocratic defense of First Daughter Ivanka Trump. Under the headline, "Rudy Giuliani, stop talking about Ivanka Trump like she's a princess," Wegmann cites Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution's ban on titles of nobility.

In AZ, McCain gets visits from Biden, Graham after surgery Source: AP

A frail Sen. John McCain has been receiving a stream of visitors and good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery. Former Vice President Joe Biden sat with McCain for 90 minutes Sunday, according to people close to both men.

Oklahoma governor to decide on juvenile life sentencing bill

An Oklahoma measure awaits Gov. Mary Fallin's signature that would allow only judges, not juries, to sentence juveniles to life imprisonment without parole for murder. Lawmakers introduced the measure because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that practically eliminated mandatory life without parole sentences for offenders who are accused of killing when they were 17 or younger, The Oklahoman reported.

CNN’s Jake Tapper reveals the one Trump expression he agrees with

CNN's Jake Tapper on Friday hit Donald Trump for speaking before he thinks, nailing the president's legal team for walking into a legal minefield with their every-shifting explanation of Trump's $130,000 payout to adult film star Stormy Daniels. According to Tapper, Trump "continued his attacks on the special counsel investigation into whether members of his team conspired with Russia to impact the 2016 election" at an NRA speech Friday.