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Boston Globe - Politics

Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp? -- President Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on.

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Inside the rushed effort to get Trump his new Air Force One -- An investigation found that the president's push to get the luxury aircraft quickly led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

11 hours ago

How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? It's not easy -- House leaders sent lawmakers home for summer campaigning after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory as voters decide which party to put in power in Congress for the remainder of President Trump's term.

15 hours ago

Troy Jackson sweeps Maine Democratic Convention, sets up Senate showdown with Susan Collins

15 hours ago

'Let's try this again.' Trump and the media give White House Correspondents' dinner a bizarre redo.

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Why N.H. won't see a N.J.-style noncitizen voter registration problem

1 day ago

The DNC's fight over the 2028 primary looks a lot like 2024. That's not a good thing.

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State & local politics

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The Trump administration wants you to believe SNAP is broken. Tell that to 62,000 kids in Mass. who lost it. -- We've had one of the steepest declines in Massachusetts, which should give the president a frisson of delight.

18 hours ago

Senate squashes Healey's bid to strengthen noncompete law -- The law requires employers to pay half the worker's salary during a noncompete period, but also offers what critics see as a loophole to that mandate.

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Governor Ayotte names former police chief as acting N.H. child advocate amid debate over independent watchdog -- The departing child advocate had advised her staff to keep working on an investigation that could contradict recent findings from the attorney general's office.

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Democrats prepare for possible election clashes with federal government

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Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting

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In rush to track down leaks, Justice Dept. reversed its own process

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Press members, officials arrive for rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. See how the day unfolded.

15 hours ago

US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach blockade of Iranian ports

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Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election

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Trump administration admits canceling grants to states that did not vote for him

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