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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China. Follow live updates. There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the US in building out AI capabilities.

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Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members -- The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a unanimous 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies' board members.

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'The clock is almost out.' Optimism is low in Congress about extending expiring Obamacare tax credits.

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Trump attacks ABC reporter as 'obnoxious,' latest in string of attacks against female reporters

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'You contributed to that': Marjorie Taylor Greene spars with '60 Minutes' host over role in 'toxic political culture'

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For the first time, skeptics of mainstream medicine are running the country. What comes next?

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Developers wanted Michelle Wu out. She's still here. Now what? The relationship between the mayor and the real estate community has never been the warmest. Heading into her second term, it's a deep freeze.

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Trump is giving farmers $12 billion in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China.

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Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

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Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor, and others

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Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as 'disloyal' for not switching parties

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A second flight of Iranian deportees, carrying 55, has left the US, Iran says

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Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share

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Immigration agents target family of deported Babson College freshman

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