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Boston Globe - Politics

Senator Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says -- The South Carolina Republican was 71 years old.

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R.I. senator announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center -- Sheldon Whitehouse said he had received a whistleblower disclosure alleging that "the Center rushed a series of renovations driven by the President's aesthetic whims and his desire to star in a series of televised events in December."

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Trump administration taps climate science critic to oversee flagship report -- On social media and podcasts, Matthew Wielicki argues that the mainstream scientific view on climate change is too dire and overlooks the positive effects of a warming planet.

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Trump lets Warren's bipartisan housing affordability bill become law

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Heartbreak and anger: With Platner out, unmoored Democrats in Maine confront conflicting emotions and a messy future

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After his support collapses, Graham Platner ends scandal-plagued Senate campaign

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Graham Platner is finished in politics, and he's acting like someone who knows it

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State & local politics

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The horribly familiar story behind the whole Graham Platner debacle -- Being lost in all the politics is a human story, and an achingly familiar one for survivors.

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RI POLITICS - How Dan McKee became one of America's most endangered governors - Polls show Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee 20 percentage points behind in a Democratic primary rematch amid political fallout from the Washington Bridge closure.

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Judge reinstates GOP candidate to Mass. primary ballot despite 'substantial evidence' of fraud -- A state judge on Friday reinstated one of two statewide Republican candidates knocked off the primary ballot amid fraud allegations.

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'No boundaries and no recourse.' For Boston's City Council staff, their jobs carry few protections or guarantees. -- The 13 councilors are not required to provide even a minimum amount of paid time off.

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Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats' quest for nominee

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DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none.

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Trump administration fires members of independent election group

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Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law

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In replacing Platner, Democrats are haunted by Biden-Harris switch

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Trump is promoting 'Freedom Fuel' for $3.47 a gallon. Who's behind it?

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Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

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Why some women in Maine are mourning the end of Graham Platner's campaign

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