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Boston Globe - Politics
Trump administration agrees to keep D.C. police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order -- Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a new memo, directed the District's police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement "notwithstanding" city law.
9 hours ago
Democrats release plan to boost party's California US House seats in fight for Congress -- The plan calls for an unusually timed reshaping of House district lines to greatly strengthen the Democrats ahead of midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending a fragile majority.7 hours ago
No deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after Trump rolls out red carpet for Putin -- President Trump, who for years has balked at American support for Ukraine, has pledged to bring an end to the war. But no deal was reached after he spoke with the Russian leader for nearly three hours Friday.8 hours ago
Trump says no deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war was made with Putin: See a recap of Friday's meeting -- Trump's allies have cast the US president as a heavyweight negotiator who can find a way to bring the slaughter in Ukraine to a close.8 hours ago
Representative Katherine Clark calls Israel-Hamas war in Gaza 'genocide'14 hours ago
All-caps, exclamation marks, and AI-generated photos: Newsom trolls Trump by mimicking his online posts16 hours ago
Forget about Epstein. This 20-point polling gap should really worry Trump.17 hours ago
'I'm glad Mitch is leaving': Fight to replace McConnell in Senate may be about who rejects his legacy19 hours ago
'This ends now': Trump administration targets Rhode Island in crackdown on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' -- US Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding Rhode Island eliminate its policies that "thwart federal immigration enforcement," or lose federal funding.13 hours ago
N.H. Republicans threaten to impeach high-ranking Democrat over emails helping partisan law firm -- The lone Democrat on the five-member Executive Council used her official inbox to assist the Elias Law Group in connecting with people impacted by a newly signed law on ID requirements for absentee voters13 hours ago
POLITICS - Rhode Island is still without a permanent US Attorney - The search has taken shape quietly, in part because Rhode Island doesn't have a deep bench of Trump-aligned politicians with the ability to push potential applicants through the process.14 hours ago
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A timeline of Trump's complicated relationship with Putin12 hours ago
Critics say President Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences16 hours ago
Trump's 'safe and beautiful' move against D.C. homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted21 hours ago