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Boston Globe - Politics
Trump administration erases the government's power to fight climate change -- President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government's legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.
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Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions high -- The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand.1 hour ago
Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel -- Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government's version of events1 hour ago
Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces members who ousted Venezuela's Maduro -- First lady Melania Trump will also be making the trip to Fort Bragg, one of the largest military bases in the world by population, to spend time with military families.1 hour ago
Newly released documents detail ICE plans for warehouse facility in Merrimack, N.H.6 hours ago
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to travel to Germany to speak at Munich Security Conference17 hours ago
Goodlander calls attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers an 'outrage'17 hours ago
Texas will be the country's political laboratory in 2026. Voting there begins in 3 weeks.2 days ago
Healey rolls out ChatGPT-powered AI assistant for state workers -- Massachusetts plans to make the digital tool available to all 40,000 employees in the state's executive branch.6 hours ago
Shirley Leung - Marty Walsh says homeless people dying outside South Station is a 'disgrace.' No one in power wants to own the problem. Ten years ago, a "gentleman's agreement" allowed people with nowhere to go on frigid winter nights to sleep in South Station. It's time to make that agreement formal.17 hours ago
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Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds' use of tear gas52 minutes ago
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NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration1 hour ago
Border czar says Minnesota immigration crackdown is over, after angry protests and 2 fatal shootings1 hour ago
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change. Here's how it unfolded.1 hour ago
Homeland Security shutdown draws near as Democrats block funding2 hours ago