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Boston Globe - Politics

US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship -- Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the US over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the current interim deal it reached with the US last week.

19 hours ago

Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff -- US Rep. Julia Letlow, who was endorsed by Trump, and state Treasurer John Fleming are competing in the runoff.

15 hours ago

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules -- Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews' ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.

15 hours ago

We checked out Trump's Great American State Fair. It is, and isn't, what you'd think.

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R.I. Bar Association decries call to impeach judge for ruling against Trump policies

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Aspiring spoiler in New Hampshire's US Senate race scrambles to salvage independent candidacy

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to revoke immigration protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians in US

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State & local politics

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The immigration 'victory' at the Supreme Court is going to backfire on its biggest fans -- "You don't have to care about the human aspect of this to see it is an economic disaster," said the CEO of a health care organization.

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Mass. Republicans caught up in a signature fraud controversy won't be on September primary ballot, commission rules -- The state Republican Party, already struggling to field candidates down-ballot, is now only officially challenging for three of the six statewide constitutional offices.

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Healey slams brakes on data center tax incentives -- Governor Maura Healey has both embraced the artificial intelligence industry that is driving much of the data center boom and moved to shore up state environmental protections.

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Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report

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D.C. reaches court settlement with man detained while protesting troops' patrol with Darth Vader song

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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information

15 hours ago

Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now

22 hours ago

Billionaire Leon Black defends $158m paid to Epstein: 'I knew Jekyll. I didn't know Hyde'

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Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom

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