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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning. Follow live updates. Stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two-day summit. President Trump is expected to leave just after midday Friday after a final private meeting with Xi.

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China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict -- The pair met for about two hours behind closed doors at the Great Hall of the People and discussed trade and other issues.

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Analysis | James Pindell - The new wave of redistricting wars is throwing the 2026 midterms into uncertainty - Three weeks ago, the Great Redistricting War looked like it was just about over. But a dizzying amount of activity in the last week has reset the table.

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The Green New Deal was the foundation of Markey's last campaign. Six years later, it's nowhere to be found.

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'Not even a little bit': Trump says he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation when negotiating with Iran

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Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket

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Once staunch allies, unions mull backing for Maura Healey's re-election - As Governor Maura Healey now seeks a second term, her coalition of once-staunch union allies is showing signs of weakening as Healey touts messaging that leans heavily toward business, not labor, interests.

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Amid a deluge of ballot questions, Massachusetts' high court could dramatically shape the November ballot -- The state's highest court is positioned to dramatically shape which ballot questions appear on the general election ballot in November, and has already played a key role in knocking out of contention a measure to reform the stipends state lawmakers receive.

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In a surprise, GOP-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor says she didn't collect enough signatures to make ballot -- Anne Brensley blamed the shortfall on a consultant she hired to help gather the 10,000 signatures she needed to qualify for the ballot.

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DiZoglio's lawsuit against Mass. Legislature potentially got realer: AG Campbell says she'll let her hire outside lawyer -- Attorney General Andrea Campbell won't represent Diana DiZoglio or legislative leaders in court, she said during a radio appearance, but she said will not stand in the way of allowing the auditor to hire an outside attorney to plead her case.

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Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library

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Trump and Xi prepare to meet to discuss Iran, trade, and Taiwan. See how the day unfolded.

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Senate Democrats plan to force votes on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollbacks

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Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

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Tariff refunds begin to reach businesses as Trump lashes out at Supreme Court

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US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

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Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

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