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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump says he's considering 'winding down' Middle East military operation even as US sends more troops to region - Trump's comment seemed at odds with his administration's move to send more troops and warships and request another $200 billion from Congress to fund the war.

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Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters' access to Pentagon -- The New York Times sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

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Hegseth invokes divine purpose to justify military might -- More than any top American military leader in recent history, Pete Hegseth has framed US military operations as bigger than politics or foreign policy. Often he has imbued these actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned.

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Pressley introduces bill to require DHS to turn over body cam footage, other materials

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Dropkick Murphys to perform at No Kings rally in Boston

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'It's laughable': Election officials pour cold water on MAGA midterm overhaul

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Trump jokes about Pearl Harbor while meeting with Japan's prime minister: 'Who knows better about surprise?'

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Wu administration tells department heads it's freezing some spending amid budget crunch - City of Boston department heads must "limit overtime spending to non-discretionary duties," and the city is strictly limiting "non-personnel" spending, according to a memo obtained by the Globe.

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For a clear view of the Mass. GOP convention, media outlets will have to pay $500 -- To help cover the cost of hosting its nominating convention in April, the Massachusetts Republican Party is offering media outlets a spot on its new "media row" inside Worcester's DCU Center. It costs $500.

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'There are just no dollars': Mass. towns consider cuts to cherished public institutions amid deepening budget crisis -- From zoos to libraries to skating rinks, local leaders are forced to make financial sacrifices as budgets tighten and costs climb.

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Vance to visit Hungary days before Orbán's election challenge, foreign minister says

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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint

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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

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Read the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard

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Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

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