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Live updates - Follow live updates on the Trump administration - We're following the latest updates and analysis on the Donald Trump administration. Follow along live.

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Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district -- Democrats have seen a number of electoral successes in 2025 as the party's voters have been eager to express dissatisfaction with Republican President Trump.

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Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers -- President Trump's push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage.

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Supreme Court hears Alabama's appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabled -- The Supreme Court prohibited execution of intellectually disabled people in a landmark ruling in 2002.

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Offshore wind got a legal win against Trump this week. Can that bring the industry back on track?

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'Racist, hateful' messages flood Vermont school district after it raises Somali flag

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Trump says European nations are 'decaying' and their leaders are 'weak': Top takeaways from Trump's Politico interview

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Facing lawsuits, Trump administration pulls back contentious HUD grant changes just before court hearing

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'It's time to move on': Longtime Somerville state senator says she won't run for re-election -- Senator Patricia Jehlen, a longtime fixture and voice for progressive politics on Beacon Hill, announced Tuesday that she would not seek reelection.

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Out of prison, Tania Fernandes Anderson is still speaking her mind -- Talking about how best to dismantle systems of racism, the former Boston city councilor implored a Roxbury crowd to "remove your gloves. It's all iron fists from here on."

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Trump once denied using this slur about Haiti and African nations. Now he boasts about it.

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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

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Death of former Mass. governor Mitt Romney's sister-in-law ruled a suicide, LA officials say

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Trump tells supporters at Pennsylvania rally, '[Democrats] caused the high prices.' Here are the highlights.

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Legal groups sue Justice Dept. for secret memo justifying boat strikes

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Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

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Supreme Court grapples with whether to lift campaign finance limits

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