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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump uninjured, person in custody after shots fired at White House Correspondents Dinner, officials say. Follow live updates. President Trump said that a "shooter has been apprehended" in a post to Truth Social. He will speak soon from the White House press briefing room.

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Watch live: Trump holds press conference after evacuation from White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Authorities said the incident occurred outside the ballroom where President Trump and other guests were seated.

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Globe journalists describe chaotic scene amid reports of shooter at White House Correspondents Dinner - Secret Service ordered everyone down. Some agents brandished automatic weapons.

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Trump uninjured after security incident at White House correspondents dinner -- There did not immediately appear to be any injuries.

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In California, a voter ID proposal is set to appear on the ballot in November -- The Republican-backed proposal would require voters to bring identification to the polls and provide an ID number when voting by mail.

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Only 13 percent of young people say US on right track: Harvard poll

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Former American journalist talks about what Orbán's ouster in Hungary can tell the US

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Elizabeth Warren says it's time to 'put an end to this war right now' during 'Late Show' appearance

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Massachusetts GOP to focus on state issues, not Trump, at weekend convention -- When Massachusetts Republicans gather in Worcester this weekend for their annual nominating convention, the focus will be less on Trump, more on local issues.

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GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT - UNH Survey: Republican Kelly Ayotte ahead of Democrat Cinde Warmington in N.H. governor's race - Governor Kelly Ayotte is maintaining her lead over Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington in the New Hampshire governor's race, according to polling data released Thursday by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

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US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific

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Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran foreign minister. Here's what happened.

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Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister

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TMZ is flexing in Washington, with high-profile results. What took so long?

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Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

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Trump administration approves firing squad executions for death penalty

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Iran war drains US supplies of critical, costly weapons

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Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoes bill that would have paused new data centers

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