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Boston Globe - Politics

Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says -- Officers returned fire and hit the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died, according to the Secret Service.

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Analysis - Trump doubles down after a bad week as he pushes ahead on politically unpopular ideas - (News Analysis)

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In a rarity, Republicans stand up to Trump -- WASHINGTON -- For much of President Donald Trump's time in office, Republican lawmakers have had little appetite to stand up to his brand of vindictive politics.

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Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here's where things stand. -- Voting districts typically are redrawn after a census at the start of a decade.

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Trump says he's working 'very hard' to make daylight saving time permanent

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Trump confirms he's skipping son Donald Jr.'s wedding, says he will instead remain in D.C.

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In bipartisan vote, N.H. lawmaker censured for inflammatory taunts invoking deportation and the Holocaust

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Trump says it's 'not good timing' for him to attend his eldest son's wedding this weekend

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In Massachusetts governor's race, it's the economy, stupid. For Healey, it's abortion, too. -- As she and other Democrats argue the party should focus less on the culture wars of past election cycles, Governor Maura Healey has elevated abortion access as an 'economic issue.'

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Boston paid $11 million settlement to man freed after nearly 40 years in prison -- Joseph Jabir Pope, who served 37 years in prison before a judge vacated his conviction, sued the city and several former Boston police officials in 2024.

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Trump veers off-topic during speech in New York that was supposed to be on the economy

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Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health

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Kevin Warsh takes charge of a Fed facing rising inflation threat

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Blanche thrust into Republican firestorm over $1.8b fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump

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Taiwan's government says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14 billion arms sale

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NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe

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