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Boston Globe - Politics

Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site. See a recap. -- Over the past two days, President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate a Democratic-aligned fundraising site, and the FBI arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a migrant evade immigration authorities.

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Who is Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan? -- Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugane is accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.

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FBI arrests a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities -- The judge's arrest comes amid a growing battle between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary over the president's executive actions over deportations and other matters.

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Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site -- The investigations are the latest version of President Trump harnessing the power of the federal government to punish his enemies and anyone he sees as standing in his way.

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Windsor and Detroit were close-knit cities on the US-Canada border. Then Trump ripped them apart.

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Judge halts enforcement of Trump administration's anti-DEI orders in education

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Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous

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Trump's trip to Pope Francis' funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years

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