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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump threatens to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't open by deadline. Follow live updates. The president also said he's "not at all" concerned about committing war crimes if Iran doesn't meet the Tuesday-evening deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools -- The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law.

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Watch live: Trump holds press conference on Iran war -- President Trump is holding his first press conference since the US and Israel launched a war with Iran more than a month ago.

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A controversial mural depicting a slain Ukrainian refugee is now on a Lebanese restaurant in Providence's Federal Hill

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'Dystopian death market': Polymarket halts bets regarding US airman after Moulton condemns site

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N.H. eliminates use of student IDs as valid voter identification

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Trump's at the Supreme Court, cable news, and your favorite sporting event. Are voters growing 'weary' of his presence?

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Calling it 'a difficult moment,' Wu readying $4.9 billion budget plan with targeted cuts - Wu's spending recommendation would increase spending by 2 percent over the current year's $4.8 billion budget.

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Mass. House to vote on children social media ban, barring cellphones in schools -- The legislation, which leaders in the House announced Monday, would prohibit social media companies from letting children under 14 years old have accounts on their platforms.

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'It wasn't an easy fight.' After suing Trump to get work permit, Healey aide returns to work. -- Valentina Amaro Bowser, a media director for Governor Maura Healey, has returned to work after being placed on leave following immigration status challenges from the Trump administration.

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Trump vows strikes on Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened. See how the day unfolded.

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Trump issues a fiery, expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge

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What to know about the rescue of a US aviator shot down in Iran

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How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign

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