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Boston Globe - Politics

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case -- The president's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing the ruling.

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Mass. high court bars GOP lieutenant governor candidate from ballot amid 'overwhelming evidence' of fraud -- A justice said Tuesday he agreed with a lower court ruling that there was "substantial, if not overwhelming evidence" that Anne Manning Martin's campaign submitted fraudulent voter signatures in order to qualify for the ballot.

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Warsh says Fed has 'no tolerance' for high inflation but provides no hints on next move -- In his first appearance before Congress since becoming chair, Kevin Warsh said that the central bank will make high inflation "a thing of the past."

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Live updates - US reimposes blockade on Iran's ports after Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Follow live updates. The US launched more strikes on Iran earlier Tuesday, building on days of mutual attacks over control of the strait.

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Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings -- The policy change came after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver Monday in Maine and a week after one shot and killed a motorist in Houston.

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AOC, Democrats accuse Maine's Susan Collins of giving ICE a 'blank check'

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President Trump endorses businessman Anthony DiLorenzo in contested N.H. congressional primary

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'Vote her out!' Protesters crowd Susan Collins's Biddeford office after ICE agent fatally shot driver

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With two more events geared to his tastes, Trump continues the 250th birthday party in D.C.

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RI POLITICS - R.I. strategist wrote the year's smartest political book, 'How the Democrats Screwed Bernie' in 2016 - Tad Devine was the chief strategist behind Bernie Sanders' insurgent 2016 presidential campaign. His new book offers an insider's account of one of the most consequential Democratic primaries in modern history.

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Mass. high court rules GOP candidate accused of submitting fake signatures can stay on primary ballot -- The state's highest court Monday ruled that Michael Walsh, who secured a spot on the GOP ballot despite "substantial evidence" his campaign submitted fake signatures for him to qualify, can have his name appear on the primary ballot.

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US military restores blockade in response to Iran's attacks on ships on the Strait of Hormuz

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Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall

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Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

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Wyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

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Senators rally to Russia sanctions bill, one of Lindsey Graham's top priorities

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Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's critics

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Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security

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