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Boston Globe - Politics

Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is 'dead' even as he defends it -- Trump told reporters at Camp David that administration officials had "agreed not to have a fund" that compensates his political allies.

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GOP kills bid to expand IVF access in the military -- Republicans in Congress have quietly blocked a proposal to expand military health coverage of in vitro fertilization treatment for service members and their families, heeding the calls of anti-abortion groups to limit access to a fertility option that President Trump vowed to make more widely available.

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Trump hails a 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain's migration crisis -- The Cabinet meeting, the 13th such gathering of Trump's second term, came just three months before the November midterm elections.

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Appeals court denies Ralph de la Torre's attempt to revive lawsuit against senators

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President Trump's job approval rating continues to slip in New Hampshire

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The Markey-Moulton Senate primary is a month away, and nothing appears capable of breaking the logjam

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'Would never approve of my music being used in support of you.' Noah Kahan slams Trump for using his song in a post.

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State & local politics

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Wu names longtime City Hall veteran as interim chief of streets, announces next steps for Blue Hill Ave. redesign project -- The personnel changes came with separate announcements that the city and the MBTA will also begin to host a series of community meetings to gather feedback on an updated design for the overhaul of Blue Hill Avenue.

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Mass. lawmakers are wrapping up formal sessions. But they see less 'pressure' to actually get major bills done. -- Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to put a host of major legislation on ice Friday as the formal lawmaking period for the Legislature's two-year session comes to a close.

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9/11 light tribute planned atop Mount Washington as N.H. weighs environmental impacts -- Details of the "Honor Summit" remain in flux as state officials review the application to shine twin lights from New England's tallest peak.

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Calling Massachusetts a national outlier, state Senate passes 'shield' law protecting journalists -- As of last year, Massachusetts was one of only nine states in the country without a reporters shield law, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

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Camp David, the president's rustic Maryland mountain retreat, through the years

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Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

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Trump says he may delay Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. See how the day unfolded.

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Justice Department seeks to deport mother of convicted Islamic State group supporter

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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict

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Trump floats pulling Blanche's nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands

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Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

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State Department map mislabels African countries at AIDS conference

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