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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Delayed job report shows 119,000 jobs added in September. Follow live updates. Economists expect to see a continuation of what was happening in the spring and summer: weak hiring but few layoffs.

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Joe Biden to attend Dick Cheney's funeral, as Trump continues to remain silent on his death -- It's unknown whether Trump, who has had frosty relations with the Cheney family, will attend the funeral, which is by invitation only.

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House gets back to work and quickly falls into a cycle of punishing its own -- With few bills to consider, the House has devoted time to lawmakers' demands to punish each other for their personal and political transgressions on and off the chamber floor.

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In calling for Summers' removal from Harvard, Warren reignited long feud

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'Could be the first domino': Greene surviving her blowup with Trump may be a hint of MAGA's possible future

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Larry Summers' role at OpenAI was one of his most important

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'It's Epstein Rockin' Eve': Late-night hosts celebrate congressional votes to release Epstein files

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R.I. gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes has a Larry Summers problem - Foulkes has described herself as "still close to this day" with the former the Harvard president, who was a professor when she was a student.

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Ballot proposals to cut income tax, rein in state spending clear key hurdle -- The business-backed proposals would cut the state income tax to 4 percent (from 5 percent), and require taxpayer refunds to go out if a certain revenue threshold has been met.

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Boston City Hall is considering selling official city merch. Could hats and mugs help pad Boston's budget? -- Official merchandising programs in cities like New York City and Pittsburgh have seen a range of results, bringing in anywhere from tens of millions of dollars to just enough to break even.

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At Globe Summit, Healey and Feaster take 'pride and pleasure in the assists' -- Allison Feaster and Maura Healey, both former point guards on the Harvard University basketball team, reflected Wednesday at the House of Blues Boston on their shared experiences on the court and in trailblazing in their fields.

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Americans like democracy, but don't believe it or US institutions are working well, poll finds

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Trump approves the release of the Epstein files, but loopholes remain

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Trump signs bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein. See highlights from Wednesday.

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What's next now that Trump has signed bill releasing the Epstein files

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New hurdle in Comey case as Trump's Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process

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US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5 million in disaster funds

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Federal grand juries, like the one in the Comey case, make major decisions in secret

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Trump urges Treasury Secretary Bessent to take Federal Reserve job

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