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Boston Globe - Politics

Providence mayor issues first veto on proposal to fix affordable housing tax break 'loophole' -- The mayor says the issue has to be fixed at the state level. The Providence City Council has 30 days to override the veto.

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Mass. House passes measure targeting 'deepfakes' in campaign ads -- "We gotta start having this conversation because we're going to be chasing our tail if we don't start thinking about it now," said the Massachusetts House's top Republican.

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Despite Boston Mayor Wu's support, Emerson encampment removal draws mixed reaction from city leaders -- Wu said while she and her team review all body camera footage from the incident, the city needed to take action to remove the tents that were set up in an alley by the school, which she described as a fire and public safety hazard.

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Ayanna Pressley's shift on Israel was years in the making

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'An eye for an eye': In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook

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'It's a transition': Energy Secretary Granholm defends Biden against calls to block fossil fuel infrastructure

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Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial -- David Pecker was grilled about his memory and past statements as the defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony for prosecutors in the first criminal trial of a former American president.

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President Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go. -- So far, Biden's reelection campaign had declined to commit to participating in the debates, a hallmark of every general election presidential campaign since 1976.

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US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package -- The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a package that also includes more munitions and gear.

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US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began six months ago.

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Testimony in Trump's hush-money trial ends after two new witnesses called to the stand. Here's what happened.

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Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

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Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims

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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today.

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Juggling campaign and foreign policy, Biden sends complicated messages

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next.

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What to know about the Supreme Court case about immunity for former president Trump

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Among Mass. independent voters, the economy is a high hurdle for Biden

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'He understood it was a spectacle': Before Trump faced a judge, there was the corruption trial of Buddy Cianci

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Biden says weapons will flow to Ukraine within hours as he signs aid bill

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Supreme Court appears sharply divided in emergency abortion case

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