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Boston Globe - Politics

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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Five Democratic states asking judge to keep Trump from withholding money for child care -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding because it had "reason to believe" the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally.

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Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold -- The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen daily protests since Renee Good was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7.

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Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers -- It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the US to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.

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'We don't believe in secret arrests or secret police': Here's how Maine lawmakers are responding to new ICE operation

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Democrats protest ICE in near-unanimous party vote against DHS funding

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Two Boston Democrats join Republicans to advance contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton in Epstein probe

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The new world order is already here, no matter how much pretending there is in Davos otherwise

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Knocking Trump, Healey vows to provide 'stability' in State of the Commonwealth address - Speaking to a packed House chamber, Governor Maura Healey repeatedly on Thursday nodded to the pain residents are feeling and cast her administration as the salve a Trump administration isn't providing.

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Analyzing Governor Healey's state of the Commonwealth address -- Read the full text of Governor Healey's state of the Commonwealth address and see analysis from Globe reporters.

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Trump budget office reportedly orders review of funds to Democrat-controlled states, including Mass. and R.I. -- The administration is looking to cut off resources for "sanctuary" jurisdictions that refuse to collaborate with immigration enforcement authorities.

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SJC to hear appeal of lower court ruling blocking installation of religious statues outside Quincy public safety building -- Both the ACLU of Massachusetts, which sued to block the statues on behalf of the plaintiffs, and the city and its mayor, Thomas P. Koch, had sought the SJC review.

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Vance says Insurrection Act not needed 'right now' in Minneapolis. Here are the highlights from Thursday.

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

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Christians divided over how and whether to protest ICE operations

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Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown

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House approves final spending bills to avoid shutdown

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Jack Smith defends Trump investigations before lawmakers

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