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Boston Globe - Politics

For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall -- WASHINGTON — The nor'easter smacking much of the Northeast with nearly 3 feet of snow in places is as classic and powerful a blizzard as you can get, the strongest in a decade and up there with the most intense in history, meteorologists said.

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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar -- WASHINGTON — The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the US Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, the State Department said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.

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Judge bars release of special counsel report on Trump's mishandling of documents -- A Trump-appointed federal judge Monday permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a report by special counsel Jack Smith detailing President Trump's mishandling of reams of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021.

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Supreme Court to weigh oil-industry effort to end a major climate suit -- The Supreme Court announced Monday that it had agreed to hear a major climate lawsuit in which the oil industry is claiming it shouldn't be sued in state courts over its role in global warming. The outcome could have wide bearing on dozens of other lawsuits around the country.

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N.H. lawmakers introduce bill to require local approval for new ICE facilities

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Vermont's Republican governor has been campaigning on 'affordability' for years. Now other politicians are catching up.

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In striking down most of Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court resolved one question but created others

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A White House dinner dispute shows the hurdles for Democratic governors in dealing with Trump

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Former Maine senator George Mitchell facing backlash over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein -- The Portland-based Mitchell Institute, a nonprofit named for the former lawmaker, said its board had accepted his resignation as honorary chair of the group.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu endorses Ed Markey, a fellow progressive, in US Senate primary -- Mayor Michelle Wu touted her and Markey's partnership while hailing him as a "bold leader" on issues such as climate change, health care, and "economic justice."

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'GRWM' to meet the governor: How Mass. politicians are turning to friendly influencers to spread their messages -- Massachusetts politicians are increasingly embracing online creators to expand their reach beyond traditional press, including offering them one-on-one interviews or inviting them to events.

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Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case

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After Supreme Court rebuke, Senator Markey joins Democrats urging for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money

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Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest try to block House map that helps Democrats

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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

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Supreme Court decision against Trump's tariffs raises uncertainty, but markets stay calm

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How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans

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Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

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