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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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Trump hosts his first Board of Peace meeting with 'the greatest world leaders' in Washington

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News footage appears to show Trump dozing during Board of Peace meeting

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N.H. lawmakers reject push to bring back the death penalty

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Moderna gets a win from the FDA, but political headwinds remain a concern for vaccine makers

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Healey's housing secretary to leave job, marking eighth Cabinet departure in three years - Massachusetts Housing Secretary Edward M. Augustus Jr. is leaving his cabinet position for a job in the private sector as a bank CEO.

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Former Maine senator George Mitchell facing backlash over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein -- The Portland-based Mitchell Institute, a nonprofit named for the former lawmaker, said its board had accepted his resignation as honorary chair of the group.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Rebecca Hart Holder has always known the war on women is bigger than abortion - The head of Reproductive Equity Now, who steps down later this month after nine transformative years, has long seen the big picture when it comes to abortion rights.

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Large banner featuring Trump's face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters

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Trump's refusal to invite all governors to a White House meeting prompts group to back out

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Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state

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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address

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US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs

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Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

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FCC chairman says the agency is investigating ABC's 'The View' over equal time rule

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