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Live updates - Trump says Iran will be hit hard for next 2 or 3 weeks. Follow live updates. Trump didn't say anything about negotiations with Iran or bring up the April 6 deadline he set for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump talks of winding down Mideast war -- In his address, President Trump said the US would hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," while also insisting American "core strategic objectives are nearing completion."

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK - According to Trump, there's a gay national anthem, and it helped him do 'very well' with gay voters - Which leads to the question: Is there really a gay national anthem, and if so, what would it be?

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Key justices appear skeptical of limiting birthright citizenship -- The case before the court has enormous stakes, potentially redefining what it means to be an American.

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Local election leaders dismiss Trump's order to overhaul mail-in voting as confounding, likely to fail

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Three takeaways from Trump's address to the nation

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Mother of baby girl in N.H. looking to US Supreme Court for final word on birthright citizenship

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Businessman Ken Block will run for R.I. governor again, this time as an independent - The Barrington businessman and Watchdog RI founder has run for governor twice before, as a Republican and as a member of the Moderate party.

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Amid Trump attacks, Boston nonprofits' payments to city remained flat -- The city is under pressure to push tax-exempt institutions to pony up more for city services as it faces a stiff budget crunch.

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Wu says Boston and Silicon Valley should team up on tech efforts -- A bicoastal summit could match West Coast AI giants with Boston's biotech and health care leaders.

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Trump says Iran war is 'nearing completion' but did not offer specific timeline. See how the day unfolded.

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Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots

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A look at false claims Trump made as he addressed the nation about Iran

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Read the complete transcript of Trump's address to the nation

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Watch live: Trump addresses nation on Iran war

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Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown

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