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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - GOP rift over Trump's $1.8 settlement fund delays vote on immigration bill. See how Thursday unfolded. Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies.

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Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing -- The actions by congressional leaders showed the increasing difficultly of maintaining political backing for Trump's handling of the war.

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Republicans delay budget votes as they balk at Trump's fund -- Senate Republicans abruptly abandoned plans to take up a filibuster-proof bill Thursday to fund President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, a stunning turn demonstrating that members of his own party were not willing to risk politically toxic votes to advance the president's personal agenda.

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Backlash to Trump's $1.8 billion settlement fund delays Republican immigration bill -- After a closed-door meeting with Attorney General Todd Blanche, Senators announced they would not hold a vote on the package until they returned from a Memorial Day recess.

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In bipartisan vote, N.H. lawmaker censured for inflammatory taunts invoking deportation and the Holocaust

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Trump says it's 'not good timing' for him to attend his eldest son's wedding this weekend

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Now that I've seen it, I understand why the DNC tried to bury its autopsy

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Warren's housing affordability bill passed with GOP-backing. Opposition from some House Democrats complicated its future.

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Boston paid $11 million settlement to man freed after nearly 40 years in prison - Joseph Jabir Pope, who served 37 years in prison before a judge vacated his conviction, sued the city and several former Boston police officials in 2024.

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After crash that killed state trooper, Mass. Senate votes to expand wrong-way driving detection -- After a wrong-way driver on Route 1 caused a deadly head-on collision, the Massachusetts Senate passed a measure to expand the state's wrong-way detection technology and create a protocol to prevent future incidents.

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'People are pissed off' in the Mass. Senate primary. But are they even paying attention? -- This year's US Senate primary has largely hummed to at a lower wattage despite some signs it's starting to heat up.

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Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs

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DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris

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Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence

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Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edge

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Read the DNC's full internal report on the party's performance in 2024

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Design plan for Trump's proposed Washington arch is approved by key federal agency

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