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Boston Globe - Politics

Markey wins Democrats' endorsement at party convention, easily topping Moulton in Senate primary fight -- US Senator Ed Markey secured an overwhelming endorsement for re-election at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention against his primary challenger, Representative Seth Moulton.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Boys don't need looksmaxxers and alpha males. They need men who show up. -- Our sons and brothers swim daily in a toxic soup of influencers and others who emulate cartoonish concepts of manhood.

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Trump vents about judge in Kennedy Center ruling and fumes over his legal setbacks -- In a lengthy social media post on Saturday, President Trump fumed about his legal setback.

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Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash -- Many of the convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are clamoring for payouts from the nearly $1.8 billion settlement that the Trump administration has set up for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

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Trump squeezes immigrants by cutting them off from jobs, health care, and housing -- For more than a year, Trump administration officials have sought to pull every bureaucratic lever possible to cut off immigrants from jobs, medical care, financial services, tax credits, and even from enrolling their children in day care.

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Judge reopens Trump IRS suit, questioning 'weaponization' fund -- A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges who urged the judge to bring the case back to life and dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.

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Trump is using the presidency to 'get what he wants' for an extreme makeover of the nation's capital

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Collins responds to Platner saying that she 'voted to send me to Iraq'

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Maine's governor race isn't any regular race. Here's how it became the primary to watch.

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'I don't know what happened': Jill Biden was 'frightened' by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance

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Honing reelection pitch, Healey frames governor's race as Trump referendum in Democratic convention speech - In a roughly half-hour address to thousands of friendly party delegates, Governor Maura Healey positioned herself as the only candidate willing to actively oppose President Trump.

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HEALTH -- Kennedy unveils efforts to combat Lyme disease, saying Americans are living in 'a science fiction nightmare' -- The health secretary has made combating the tick-borne disease a significant focus of his role.

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Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund

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Trump ponders whether to move forward with Iran deal but hasn't yet decided

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Trump met with aides to make 'final determination' on deal to extend Iran cease-fire. Here's what happened.

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Trump's physician says the president is in 'excellent health' and is 'fully fit' to serve

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Federal judge bars Trump from immediately setting up $1.8 billion fund

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Trump meets with aides to determine whether to move forward with Iran deal

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Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure

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Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers' questions about Trump's involvement in Epstein files release

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