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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - US officials read memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists. Follow live updates. As part of the agreement, the US will move to waive, but not eliminate, some wide-ranging sanctions against Iran once the deal is signed.

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Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance -- The unexpectedly aggressive tilt toward higher rates would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation among Fed officials.

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G7 leaders back Trump's deal to end Iran war as more details of it emerge -- The accord lays out that the US would work to end all US and United Nations sanctions imposed on Tehran if a final agreement addressing Iran's nuclear program is reached.

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What the agreement with Iran says about the Strait of Hormuz, Israel, and US sanctions -- Besides the new oil revenue for Iran, the two sides are more or less back where they were nearly four months ago — before Israel and the US launched their war on Iran.

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'It is time for Harvard...to come clean': Leading Democrat seeks information on school's ties to Jeffrey 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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Trump chose war. Vance gets the fallout.

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State & local politics

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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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A Republican and Democrat challenging Ed Markey walked into a debate — without the incumbent. Here are four takeaways. -- Two candidates running for US Senate — US Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat, and John Deaton, an attorney and the presumptive Republican nominee — sparred in an hourlong debate without incumbent Senator Ed Markey.

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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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Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director, but committee chairman promises hearing

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

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Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

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