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Boston Globe - Politics

'This isn't theoretical for me anymore': R.I. gubernatorial candidate discusses his struggles with addiction, mental health - Aaron Guckian's perspective on the need for better mental health and addiction recovering services in Rhode Island stems from personal experience.

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Former Governor Deval Patrick endorses Patrick Roath in challenge against Stephen Lynch -- Patrick is wading back into Massachusetts Democratic politics to endorse his former staffer.

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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 slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it -- President Trump said that relinquishing the remote Indian Ocean archipelago, home to a strategically important American naval and bomber base, was an act of stupidity that shows why he needs to take over Greenland.

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Bessent says US-Europe relations have 'never been closer' despite Greenland crisis -- President Trump has insisted the US needs the territory for security reasons against possible threats from China and Russia.

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US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search -- Federal immigration agents have detained a US citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant.

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A year into Trump's second term much has changed and officials say there's 'lots more to come'

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Merrimack, N.H., residents watch warehouse listed as possible ICE facility

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Democratic senators are backing competing visions for their party as they support different candidates

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No, CBS is not really doing a 'Whiskey Friday' segment, but that's not stopping the internet

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Their salaries are set by law. But sheriffs also collect bonuses for 'longevity,' clothing, and doing push-ups. -- Through a mix of "longevity" bonuses and other incentives their own offices extend to them, sheriffs have regularly padded their salaries by thousands of dollars, a Globe review found.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - Before Bernie Sanders shook up American politics, he shook up Burlington, Vt. As a teen growing up in Vermont, I witnessed one of the unlikeliest rises in politics.

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Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities

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Governor Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new book

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Here's where Trump's most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term

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The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

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DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

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Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

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