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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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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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What to know about the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks drawdown of thousands of troops -- President Trump's pledge to shrink America's military deployment in Germany is putting a new spotlight on the US military presence in Europe.

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Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says -- Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner struck a Secret Service agent.

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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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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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Pentagon says US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months. Here's how today unfolded.

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US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

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