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Boston Globe - Politics

Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement -- Teachers will deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home, similar to the way many did during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What we know about the two people shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon

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Live updates - Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster. Follow live updates. President Trump welcomed the oil executives to the White House after US forces earlier Friday seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil.

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Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year -- Republican lawmakers are displaying signs of independence from President Trump after spending much of the last year acquiescing to his practically every demand.

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Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns.' -- The statement was Becca Good's first public comment about the death of her wife, Renee Good, who was shot and killed Wednesday by an ICE agent.

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Neoconservatives typically at odds with Trump's foreign policy are praising his move in Venezuela

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'What we saw today is a murder': AOC slams ICE officer who shot Minneapolis woman

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Some Democrats want to impeach Trump after Venezuela raid, but others warn against it

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Trump says GOP must keep House majority to avoid impeachment. These charts show how narrow that path is.

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Mass. Senate to debate local tax relief bills -- The bills are expected to be taken up by the Senate next Thursday.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Trump's oil obsession will cost New England thousands of jobs. Well, we all need to sacrifice, right? The president is looking after his friends in oil and gas, at the expense of New England's wind industry.

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Evan MacKay, who narrowly lost 2024 challenge to longtime Cambridge state representative, announces another bid for the State House -- Evan MacKay, a Cambridge graduate student and union leader, is running for state representative after losing the seat by just 41 votes in 2024.

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US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

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Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump

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What to know about restrictions on state use of money for child care and other social services

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Trump meets with oil executives at the White House on Friday, seeking investments in Venezuela

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Relentless trauma: A Rhode Island voice in Minneapolis

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Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good

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Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

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