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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Follow live updates on the Trump administration - We're following the latest updates and analysis on the Donald Trump administration. Follow along live.

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Trump is taking his Friday Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David -- It will be the first Cabinet meeting at Camp David in President Trump's second term after an earlier attempt in May was scuttled because of bad weather.

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Live updates - Trump says he may delay Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. See how the day unfolded. Republican Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who leave office next year, have demanded written assurances from Blanche about the settlement in Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.

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Justice Department seeks to deport mother of convicted Islamic State group supporter -- An obscure court set up 30 years ago to expel immigrants accused of terrorism from the country heard its first case Thursday, as the Justice Department asked a federal judge to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors say supports the Islamic State group.

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President Trump's job approval rating continues to slip in New Hampshire

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The Markey-Moulton Senate primary is a month away, and nothing appears capable of breaking the logjam

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'Would never approve of my music being used in support of you.' Noah Kahan slams Trump for using his song in a post.

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N.H. Republicans mourn death of regional FEMA administrator

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State & local politics

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Calling Massachusetts a national outlier, state Senate passes 'shield' law protecting journalists - As of last year, Massachusetts was one of only nine states in the country without a reporters shield law, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

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Boston to host second National Urban Rat Summit - "Boston is a home for everyone—except rats," Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement announcing the Sept. 23-34 meeting.

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RI COURTS -- Providence pays $300,000 settlement in police use-of-force case from 2020 protests -- A Barrington man who says he was hit in the head with a baton and kneed in the ribs is receiving a payout.

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Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

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State Department map mislabels African countries at AIDS conference

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Trump-branded commemorative passports will become available across the US

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Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants

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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs.

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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche attorney general nomination as key Republicans withhold support

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How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new poll

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