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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning. Follow live updates. Stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two-day summit. President Trump is expected to leave just after midday Friday after a final private meeting with Xi.

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'Not even a little bit': Trump says he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation when negotiating with Iran

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Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket

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Trump's visit to China could reshape the global order

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'SNL': Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

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Amid a deluge of ballot questions, Massachusetts' high court could dramatically shape the November ballot - The state's highest court is positioned to dramatically shape which ballot questions appear on the general election ballot in November, and has already played a key role in knocking out of contention a measure to reform the stipends state lawmakers receive.

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In a surprise, GOP-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor says she didn't collect enough signatures to make ballot -- Anne Brensley blamed the shortfall on a consultant she hired to help gather the 10,000 signatures she needed to qualify for the ballot.

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DiZoglio's lawsuit against Mass. Legislature potentially got realer: AG Campbell says she'll let her hire outside lawyer -- Attorney General Andrea Campbell won't represent Diana DiZoglio or legislative leaders in court, she said during a radio appearance, but she said will not stand in the way of allowing the auditor to hire an outside attorney to plead her case.

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Wu: Fidelity returning to office 5 days a week is 'great news' for downtown Boston -- Mayor Michelle Wu said downtown will get an economic boost when Fidelity employees return to the office five days a week.

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Tariff refunds begin to reach businesses as Trump lashes out at Supreme Court

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US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

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Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

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Visitors to US with World Cup tickets won't have to pay to enter country

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'A sign that something is not right': The leadership gap at the HHS keeps growing

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Another Republican joins Senate Democrats in failed vote to halt Iran war

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With a friend in Trump, the tobacco industry secures a lucrative win

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