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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - US-Iran deal takes 'immediate effect' after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says. See how the day unfolded. Pakistan and co-mediator Qatar will still host an official signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland.

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Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow Republicans -- Trump's decision upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program that expired last week.

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A terse new Fed chief delivers no interest rate cuts or guidance on when they might come

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Top Democrat has new questions for Harvard over school's ties with Epstein

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Can Democrats take the Senate? Here are the key races to watch.

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Birthright citizenship, mail ballots, and presidential power: What's left on the Supreme Court's docket this term

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State & local politics

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What Susan Collins said about Brett Kavanaugh and the fall of Roe in a recent interview - Democrats believe that Collins' history on abortion and her support for President Trump's judicial nominees could undercut her backing among moderates in November.

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Rent control deal needs more of real estate industry on board, Michlewitz says -- Supporters of the ballot question put forward compromise language a few weeks ago.

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Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse City Council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan -- Wu wrote Wednesday that the council's move to cut the transportation department's personnel budget "would require layoffs across multiple divisions."

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Pay to drive into Boston? No way, say a majority of Mass. voters. -- More than 69 percent of the 500 registered voters surveyed in the Suffolk/Globe poll said they would not be willing to pay to drive to downtown Boston if there was less traffic.

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G7 leaders back Trump's deal to end Iran war as more details of it emerge

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What the agreement with Iran says about the Strait of Hormuz, Israel, and US sanctions

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Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistricting

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Trump's pick to lead FEMA pledges to be 'fair and reasonable' in assessing disaster aid requests

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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week

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What the White House's outrage over a Weather Channel forecast teaches about trust in meteorologists

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