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Boston Globe - Politics

Will New Hampshire's 'bathroom bill' get vetoed for a fourth time? And then a fifth time? -- Senate Bill 552 seeks to create exceptions to the state's anti-discrimination and allow schools and private business owners to ban transgender men and women from gender-specific bathrooms.

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Trump moves to dismiss $10 billion suit over leak of tax returns after reports of a resolution -- News that the Trump administration was contemplating a fund to pay Trump allies drew an immediate backlash from Democrats.

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Live updates -- World shares and oil prices react to Trump's warning to Tehran over stalled negotiations. Follow live updates. -- President Trump warned Tehran that the "clock is ticking" as US-Iran negotiations over a permanent end to the war stall.

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Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally - Most speakers celebrated Christianity's ties to American history, a blending of ideas that critics flagged ahead of the prayer gathering as supporting Christian nationalism.

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Trump's GOP revenge tour reaches its final tests

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Inside the 'Lincoln' symphony that Philip Glass pulled from Trump's Kennedy Center

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The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks — including the conspiracies

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From constant compliments to golden statues, Trump's second term takes praise to new heights

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They're both Marines, 40-somethings, and waging generational fights. So why aren't Seth Moulton and Graham Platner allies? -- Representative Seth Moulton has backed service members across the country for years, including as he mounts a Senate bid in Massachusetts. But there's one glaring exception to his endorsement list — Graham Platner, the veteran also running for Senate in Maine.

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Rent control is dead in Providence, for now, after failed veto override -- Supporters of the plan hope the failure will help bolster progressive campaigns this fall, when every City Council seat and the mayor's office are on the ballot.

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Healey administration bars ICE from getting undercover license plates -- The Trump administration threatened to sue Massachusetts, charging that the Healey administration has refused to issue confidential license plates through the Registry of Motor Vehicles to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

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7 Republicans voted to convict Trump. Most are no longer in office.

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Trump administration backs voter eligibility checks amid fears of midterm purge

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'SNL': Will Ferrell hosts season finale, Paul McCartney performs

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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Smithsonian adds back impeachment language to label on Trump portrait

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

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US says Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of cease-fire. Follow live updates.

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