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Boston Globe - Politics

Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends cease-fire. See how the day unfolded. -- The standoff over Iran's closure of the strait and the US blockade raised doubts about when or if talks would resume to end the crisis.

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Vaccines, budget cuts, and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s gauntlet of congressional hearings -- In his testimony to various committees over multiple days this week and last, Kennedy was tasked with defending President Trump's proposed 2027 budget.

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Senate works into the night in latest effort to reopen Homeland Security Department -- The Senate is working through the night as Republicans are trying to pass funding for two immigration enforcement agencies over Democratic objections and reopen the Department of Homeland Security.

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Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in latest departure of a top defense leader -- The sudden departure comes just a day after Phelan addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals at the Navy's annual conference in D.C.

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An 'iconic image' or 'white supremacist propaganda'? It's not clear why the DHS posted a photo of Fenway Park.

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RFK Jr. faces scrutiny from Hassan over HHS videos, clashes with Warren on drug pricing in tense Senate hearing

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John Kerry tells Colbert that US would be better off 'if neither Iran nor Kash Patel are getting bombed'

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Janet Mills was Democrats' safe bet to face Susan Collins. Now she's falling behind.

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Transit advocates and Boston residents push officials to advance street projects -- Advocates expressed their frustration over the stalled projects at a council hearing Wednesday, which comes one month after a Globe report revealed the Wu administration has substantially slowed or effectively paused most streets projects involving design or infrastructure changes for the past year.

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'Like Bain came to the T.' Before his gubernatorial run, Brian Shortsleeve brought a private eye to the MBTA. -- Brian Shortsleeve came in as the MBTA's first "chief administrator" with a mandate to slash the T's budget deficit. Now, he's running as a Republican for governor.

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Beacon Hill's effort to restrict social media use by teens is clumsy and invasive, critics say -- Proposals from on Beacon Hill aimed at curbing social media use among teens have run into a range of practical, constitutional, and security challenges.

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Immigration officer is charged with assault after protest outside Colorado ICE facility, DA says

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In Virginia redistricting win, Democrats play hardball to thwart Trump

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RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on display.

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FBI said to have investigated Times reporter after article on Kash Patel's girlfriend

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Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

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Representative David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

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CDC cancels publication of study showing benefits of COVID vaccine

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