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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:39 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Gallrein defeats Massie in Kentucky, furthering Trump's hold on GOP. Follow live updates. Trump sought to unseat Massie after the eight-term representative broke with him on issues, including the release of the Epstein files.

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Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it -- Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy — fresh off a primary election loss in which Trump endorsed his opponent — switched sides to deliver a crucial vote to pass the legislation.

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Health worker shortage will worsen with federal loan limit, 25 states say in suit -- The lawsuit comes nearly three weeks after the Education Department finalized rules that lower the amount of money graduate students can borrow from the federal government.

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Texas judge demands medical records of trans youth, and Rhode Island Hospital says it will comply

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In Texas, Trump made one of the dumbest political decisions of his presidencies

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Five takeaways from Graham Platner's New York Times interview

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Trump-approved 'Freedom Trucks' are doing an American history roadshow. We took a tour of one.

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RI POLITICS -- McKee unveils 6 picks for revamped CRMC. Critics are underwhelmed. -- The troubled coastal regulatory panel's current chairman made the list, but no women did.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- She hated her fifth-grade teacher. Decades later, an unexpected reunion unfolded at the edge of life and death. -- More than 40 years after Montana Miller left Mr. Grosky behind, she gave him an unexpected gift.

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The fight on Beacon Hill over the legislative audit is a messy one. Here's what to know. The sparring between state Auditor Diana DiZoglio and top Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill — and DiZoglio and Attorney General Andrea Campbell — about what DiZoglio can, and cannot, audit has been messy.

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Top Treasury lawyer resigns after creation of 'anti-weaponization fund'

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Iran war exposes shortcomings in US military industrial base

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As a weakened Putin follows Trump to Beijing, Iran war offers an opening

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Republican Senators are livid at Trump's endorsement of Paxton

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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say

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Pennsylvania Democrats hope to flip Republican-held seats once they settle toss-up primaries

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