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Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:15 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

White House faces stiff pushback on subjecting grants to political review -- WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's top law enforcement officials were not pleased when the White House embarked on its push to assert more political control over more than $1 trillion in annual federal grants.

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Live updates - Trump is expected to make election conspiracy theories a focus of his national address. Follow live updates. The speech comes as he's escalated his calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules ahead of November's midterm elections.

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White House teleprompter operator bet on Trump speeches, Kalshi says -- Kalshi said Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to President Trump, had placed wagers on common words that would appear in the president's speeches, such as country names and economic terms.

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Trump administration caps how long international students can stay in the US -- The rule, which goes into effect in September, also puts in place restrictions on when and how students may change their major or academic program.

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ICE changed its story about the shooting in Maine. That's part of a bigger pattern of violence and murky explanations.

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Biddeford, Maine mayor calls ICE agents' lack of body cameras 'unacceptable' after agent fatally shoots man there

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Elizabeth Warren backed progressive Senate candidates in key midterm races. So far, it's not going the way she hoped.

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After fatal ICE shooting in Maine, Susan Collins faces scrutiny over her role as a Trump administration middleman

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State & local politics

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'Simple but incredibly meaningful': Mass. Senate wants to allow for more duplexes in bid to ease housing crunch -- Massachusetts Senators unveiled measure that would allow two-family homes, or duplexes, to be built "by-right," meaning they could be built on any residentially zoned lot in the state.

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GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT - New law puts question to N.H. voters: Should a property tax cap apply to your local schools? Critics contend the Republican-led effort to rein in public education costs distracts from systemic flaws in the state's K-12 school funding model.

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Thousands sign letter demanding Wu address street safety concerns ahead of City Hall vigil for Boston transit planner -- The signatures are being delivered to City Hall one week after Boston transit planner Louisa Gag was killed while cycling on Tremont Street.

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Governor Healey unveils Noah Kahan-themed bill to cap ticket resale prices -- The so-called Great Divide Act, named for New England singer-songwriter Noah Kahan's latest album, would cap the resale price of concert tickets at 110 percent of the ticket's original face value.

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Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

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DHS finds itself back in the headlines after ICE shot and killed two people, in a test for Secretary Mullin

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Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently

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After six years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House

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Federal panel reviews park fencing plan and visitor screening center to improve White House security

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Trump says ICE shouldn't 'give up' traffic stops, despite new suspension after shootings. See how the day unfolded.

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