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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. Follow live updates. The administration announced the much-higher fee as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.

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Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz -- What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East.

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Democratic group launches ad campaign to help flip control of Congress in midterm elections -- American Bridge 21st Century's $50 million effort adds financial firepower to Democrats' attempt to flip control of Congress in the midterm elections.

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Gina Raimondo would like to be president, but she won't run in 2028

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'He helped change the course of American history': Barney Frank remembered for public service at Faneuil Hall memorial

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Platner is poised to win Democrats' Senate nomination in Maine — but Tuesday's primary is still a test

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Rahm Emanuel hits the (bike) trail in New Hampshire, as he mulls potential 2028 presidential bid

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State & local politics

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Governor Healey signs bill allowing 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup, expanding public drinking through July -- The Massachusetts House and Senate sent Governor Maura Healey the bill Monday afternoon, five days before FIFA World Cup matches begin in Foxborough.

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GOP primary for open US House seat and Democratic governors race highlight Nevada ballot

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Platner seeks Democratic nomination for US Senate to set up critical Maine race with Collins

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As US Customs refines its tariff refund system, who gets in to apply is under dispute

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries as Graham Platner tries to clinch Senate nomination in Maine

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Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

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