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Boston Globe - Politics

US-led task force tells ships to reroute on first day of new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- The United States is launching an effort to guide stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz.

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European leaders see Trump's troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone -- The Pentagon announced last week that it would pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, but President Trump told reporters on Saturday that "we're going to cut way down. And we're cutting a lot further than 5,000."

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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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Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling -- Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called lawmakers into special sessions seeking new congressional districts.

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DHS slams federal judge in R.I. over release of suspect, but the feds did not inform the court he was wanted for murder

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Maine Governor Janet Mills suspends her campaign for Senate

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Here's what officials said about Janet Mills dropping out of the race for Maine Senate

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Platner outlasted Janet Mills. But does the upstart stand a chance against Susan Collins?

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Barney Frank, in hospice, says he remains hopeful but warns Democrats on 'litmus test' politics -- Speaking from his home in Ogunquit, Maine, the 86-year-old former congressman told CNN that his own experience gives him reason to believe the political landscape can improve.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- In Quincy, the line between church and state is being chiseled away -- On Wednesday, the state's Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments over the massive statues of saints that Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch wants to put outside the city's new public safety headquarters.

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'This is going to be a potential battle.' Court decision gutting voting rights law could reshape map-making in Massachusetts. Experts say the Supreme Court ruling could change future map-making even in deep-blue Massachusetts, where lawmakers have explicitly considered racial diversity in how they've drawn their districts.

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Pete Hegseth's and Seth Moulton's parallel lives collide over Iran

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Trump keeps us up in the air with his hints of what's coming in a new batch of UFO files

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The Supreme Court is being asked to restore access to an abortion pill by mail. Here's what to know.

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President Trump says he is reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war

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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump's threat

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Voting rights ruling could create an era of endless redistricting wars

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Trump's vision for 'Garden of Heroes' keeps getting bigger and higher in cost

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Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

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