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Boston Globe - Politics

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists, and anti-abortion groups -- "He's a great doctor, and he was having some difficulty," Trump told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. "But he's going to go on and he's going to do well."

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Live updates - Trump departs for Beijing while downplaying differences with Chinese leader Xi over Iran war. Follow live updates. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was defensive and countered that the questions were ignoring the US military's successes in the war.

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Hegseth faces bipartisan pushback about weapons drawdown during the Iran war -- Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the cost of the Iran war has risen to about $29 billion, the vast bulk of which — roughly $24 billion — is related to replacing munitions.

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A racist remark about Hakeem Jeffries sets off Democratic anger in Virginia -- Representative Jen Kiggans agreed with a local radio host who said that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should keep his "cotton-picking hands off of Virginia."

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Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket

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Trump's visit to China could reshape the global order

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'SNL': Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

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What do New York, Maine, and Indiana have in common? The ruling class was thrown out.

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Mayor Wu: Fidelity returning to office 5 days a week is 'great news' for downtown Boston -- Wu said downtown will get an economic boost when Fidelity employees return to the office five days a week.

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Vance to deliver remarks on administration's anti-fraud efforts during visit to Bangor, Maine, on Thursday -- Vice President JD Vance held the first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he is leading in late March.

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RI POLITICS - 'I couldn't get in my own house': Man fights to change R.I.'s abandoned property law - House Judiciary Committee votes to amend R.I.'s Abandoned Property Act to ensure properties are actually abandoned and owners get adequate notice.

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LaMar Cook, former Healey aide indicted on drug charges, says he should be allowed to keep $31,000 payout -- LaMar D. Cook said he should be allowed to keep a $31,000 payout the state sent him, in part because he was fired "via email" before he was criminally charged.

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Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government

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Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port

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Missouri's new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting

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Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

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Why Republicans are still drawing House maps, while Democrats are stuck

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