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Boston Globe - Politics

When rock bottom isn't low enough -- Being homeless, penniless, and out of options isn't enough to get some families into emergency shelter in our right to shelter state. Those who have them must liquidate their retirement savings, too.

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Healey taps state solicitor, former adviser to fill first open seat on Supreme Judicial Court -- Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar, 43, would be the youngest person to join the Supreme Judicial Court since 1972.

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Saint Anselm College, local GOP officials surprised by CNN's announcement of a debate in N.H.

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Federal money to shelter migrants caught in messy funding battle

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As the left agonizes over Israel-Hamas cease-fire, New England's progressive leaders stand apart

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Scorecard: Grading the debate performance of the Republican candidates

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New U.S. aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly out of reach as GOP ties it to border security -- A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden

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The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress -- Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it's approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case but narrows restrictions on his speech -- The three-judge panel's ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel Jack Smith.

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Hunter Biden is indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation

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House votes to censure Representative Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol office building

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Donald Trump returns to court as his defense expert asserts there's no evidence of accounting fraud

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House votes to censure Bowman over fire alarm

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Israel and US at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza

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Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case

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Watch the exchange between university presidents and Elise Stefanik on a genocide question that sparked uproar

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Two GOP presidential debates are set for Iowa and New Hampshire in January before the voting begins

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The GOP debate field was asked about Trump. But most of the stage's attacks focused on Nikki Haley.

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Who are the Houthis and why hasn't the US retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East?

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Democratic support for Biden ticks up on handling of Israel-Hamas war, new poll says

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Four key takeaways from the final Republican primary debate of the year

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GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise, and other takeaways from the Republican debate

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