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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Israel's defense minister warns that Israeli attacks on Iran 'will escalate and expand.' Follow live updates. Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after President Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well.

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Live updates - House considers whether to fund TSA and most of Homeland Security. Follow live updates. President Trump said he would sign an order to immediately pay the TSA agents, but no bill has been signed yet.

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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account -- Handala is a pro-Iranian, pro-Palestinian hacking group that earlier this month claimed credit for disrupting systems at Stryker, a Michigan-based medical technology company.

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Education Department directs student loan borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment -- Starting on July 1, loan servicers will begin issuing notices giving borrowers 90 days to select a new repayment plan, department officials said.

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Trump keeps on getting made-up awards

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'Because I'm president': Trump defends mail-in voting, riffs on expensive pens, and more Cabinet meeting highlights

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Senate Republicans try a new gambit with Trump to end shutdown as airport delays grow

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Trump's comments on Robert Mueller's death sparked disgust. Here's what he's said when other high-profile figures died.

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Over 200,000 people could lose MassHealth under coming federal changes, report says - Massachusetts stands to lose a larger proportion of its Medicaid rolls than any other state.

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Meet N.H.'s youngest politician: Kid Governor Liv Crete-Sayer -- After losing a family friend to drug use, the 10-year-old is on a mission to educate young people about the dangers of drugs, smoking, and vaping.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG - Mayor Wu has been settling scores all winter. She could come to regret it. From developers to state senators to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Wu has been on something of a revenge tour so far in her second term. It's time to go back to building bridges.

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Wu taps new communications chief, filling vacant Cabinet role -- The Wu administration did not make the appointments public when they first started in their jobs roughly a month ago.

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House ethics panel finds Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations

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G7 meets on the Iran war as Rubio tries to sell US strategy to skeptical allies insulted by Trump

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Israel's defense minister warns that Israeli attacks on Iran 'will escalate and expand'

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Minnesota to host 'No Kings' flagship rally, headlining Springsteen amid tensions over ICE and war

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Older and younger conservatives at CPAC are split over Trump's war in Iran

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Georgia's Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI

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Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war. See how the day unfolded.

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