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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump holds tense meeting with GOP senators as he presses for voting bill. Follow live updates. Trump insisted he won't sign a bipartisan housing bill until the Senate moves his voting legislation to require proof of citizenship for all voters, even though it doesn't have enough support to pass.

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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 -- The development comes amid a growing, weekslong, flu outbreak at the US Air Force's boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base that has sickened nearly 300 people.

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NATO's Trump whisperer meets the president in an effort to appease him before next month's summit -- During a meeting in the Oval Office, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pressed the case for a military alliance that the volatile US leader has sharply criticized.

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Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing -- The closed-door meeting was more focused on Congress's rebuke of Trump's military actions that the president's proof-of-citizenship voting bill.

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'Defies common sense': Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill championed by Warren

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Inside the 'simple job' in government that Graham Platner held before challenging Susan Collins

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With housing costs sky high, Congress finally puts aside partisanship and acts to increase supply

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N.H. Governor Ayotte again vetoes 'bathroom bill,' drawing praise from LGBTQ advocates

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State & local politics

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After ballot question setbacks at the high court, Attorney General Andrea Campbell goes on the defensive - Attorney General Andrea Campbell acknowledged her office got a series of ballot questions "wrong," leading to two being struck down by the state's highest court.

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RI POLITICS - Former Cranston mayor Allan Fung is running for the state representative seat his wife once held - Fung said he has left the Republican Party and is running as an independent.

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Rent control's survival on Beacon Hill 'diminished' after high court tosses ballot question -- A court ruling this week striking down a ballot question to establish rent control has "diminished" the possibility of a deal emerging this year on Beacon Hill, lawmakers said Wednesday, and prompted real estate industry officials to declare any further talks unnecessary.

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With new fiscal year looming, Boston City Council accepts Wu's amended $4.9 billion budget plan -- The decision put a relatively quiet coda on a tense budget season as the city juggled increasing costs and fierce pushback from community groups over budget cuts Mayor Michelle Wu pushed.

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As America's birthday approaches, its front yard is a construction zone

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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

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Support builds on the right for prosecuting women who get abortions

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Schlossberg's defeat dampens dream of a renewed Camelot

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New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats

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Trump abruptly cancels signing of housing bill championed by Warren, demanding Congress pass voting bill first

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Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post

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