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Thursday, February 05, 2026 1:51 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

'We will use every tool': Boston Mayor Michelle Wu bans ICE from using city property - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's order also directs local police to investigate any federal agents who break city or state law.

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Live updates - Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE. Follow live updates. It's unclear if the president or enough congressional Republicans will agree to any of the Democrats' larger demands.

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Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates -- During remarks at a private black-tie dinner of the elite Alfalfa Club, President Trump said he might sue his newly selected Fed chair nominee if he didn't lower interest rates.

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Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein -- A statement from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Garrison & Wharton did not explicitly mention any connection Karp had with Epstein, whom the firm has said it never represented.

11 minutes ago

Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans -- Vice President JD Vance leading President Trump's delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics and later stopping in Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of support for a peace agreement.

1 hour ago

Trump calls Massie a 'moron' during National Prayer Breakfast remarks, then repeats election lies

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Elizabeth Warren says Kevin Warsh is 'so much more dangerous' than the other Fed chair nominees

13 hours ago

Scott Brown's New Hampshire problem: no lane, no leverage, no luck

1 day ago

Stephen Miller is a top Trump adviser. Katie Miller has a podcast. So who's advertising on it?

1 day ago

Phil Eng has two '24/7' jobs right now, and not everyone thinks that's a great idea -- Governor Maura Healey has so far given no indication she is trying to replace Phil Eng in either role.

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Mass. officials began seizing homes for a new Cape bridge. They won't say how much they're paying for them. -- Massachusetts officials refused to disclose how much taxpayer money they're giving individual property owners to clear space for a new $2.1 billion Sagamore Bridge.

7 hours ago

YVONNE ABRAHAM - 'The perfidious lust for unbridled power': Federal judges sound the alarm on Trump - Let's hear it for the judges holding off the Trump administration's relentless assaults on democracy.

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New Jersey Democrats pick from crowded field in special election for Sherrill's US House seat

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Supreme Court clears way for California voting map

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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats. See how Wednesday unfolded.

9 hours ago

ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules

13 hours ago

Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names, despite redaction efforts

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Trump's border czar is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately

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Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison

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