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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.

3 hours ago

Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean -- The US military has been carrying out a series of strikes against vessels suspected of transporting drugs.

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Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump's visa crackdown -- A new report finds that foreign students enrolled at US colleges in strong numbers this fall despite fears that a Trump administration crackdown would trigger a nosedive.

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Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he'll 'work something out' with New York City's mayor-elect -- Trump has for months slammed Mamdani, falsely labeling him as a "communist" and predicting the ruin of his hometown, New York, if the democratic socialist was elected.

3 hours ago

Richie Neal offers no apologies for shutdown fight over health care tax credits

6 hours ago

'SNL' recap: MacGruber returns, cold open tackles Epstein emails in latest episode

19 hours ago

Where SNAP, air travel, and national sites stand in New England as the shutdown comes to an end

1 day ago

The only federal representative at the UN's climate conference is a senator from Rhode Island

1 day ago

Michelle Wu's trip to Canada was inescapably political as she played diplomat in Nova Scotia -- Michelle Wu's three-day swing to Nova Scotia raised her national and international profile at a time when her sharp rebukes to the Trump administration have already brought her a bright spotlight.

1 day ago

'Get in the huddle': Senator Cory Booker calls for Democratic unity in N.H. after divisive shutdown deal -- Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, like many fellow Democrats, said he is "not happy about" the shutdown-ending deal that eight members of his caucus struck with Republicans.

17 hours ago

Ahead of congressional run, Mass. lawmaker donated nearly $200,000 to super PAC that backs Democratic hopefuls -- Massachusetts state Representative Tram Nguyen transferred nearly $200,000 from her state campaign account to a Democratic super PAC, a move experts say could run afoul of federal campaign finance rules.

2 days ago

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3 years ago

Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

2 hours ago

Pentagon to withdraw some National Guard troops from Chicago and Portland

3 hours ago

Fetterman is at home after a fall hospitalized Pennsylvania senator

4 hours ago

A tiny West Wing office is big on Trump messaging

9 hours ago

Trump, like Biden before him, finds there's no quick fix on inflation

11 hours ago

Immigration enforcement surge begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials confirm

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