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Thursday, December 18, 2025 8:41 AM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump insists economy is stronger than many voters feel in prime-time address. Follow live updates. The speech was a rehash of his recent messaging that has so far been unable to calm public anxiety about the cost of groceries, housing, and other basic goods.

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Families are leaving Boston. What is Boston's millennial mom mayor doing about that? Despite a series of pro-family policies from City Hall, the number of children in Boston continues to decline.

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Trump blames Democrats for economic woes, announces $1,776 troop bonus during prime-time address -- The remarks came as the nation is preparing to settle down to celebrate the holidays, yet Trump was focused more on divisions within the country than a sense of unity.

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Late night reacts to president's prime-time address, Harris calls out Trump's Reiner remarks

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'The worst President in American History': White House installs plaques on presidential portraits, some written by Trump

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'A series of miscues': Brown University shooting investigation reignites criticism of FBI's Kash Patel

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Healey endorses Mills in Maine's high-profile Senate contest

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court takes up White Stadium lawsuit -- The nonprofit and residents who sued to stop the project previously moved to appeal a Superior Court judge's ruling against them in the case.

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'A dangerous road': Misinformation is spreading about the Brown University shooter -- In the absence of a clear narrative, misinformation about the shooter and any possible motives has run rampant.

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Lawsuit challenges city over commercial property taxes -- The suit comes amid a second year of declining commercial real estate values in Boston, which support a large share of the city's $4.8 billion budget.

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Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk

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Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down

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Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats

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DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled.

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Trump addresses the American public in a live speech from the White House. See how it unfolded.

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US military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific

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Moderate House Republicans join Democrats to force vote on health care subsidies

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Trump administration aims to strip more foreign-born Americans of citizenship

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