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Wednesday, April 22, 2026 6:34 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on display. -- Senator Bill Cassidy took a tough but measured posture in two high-stakes hearings, where he asked Kennedy about affordability, abortion drugs, and the rise of vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Pentagon says 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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FBI said to have investigated Times reporter after article on Kash Patel's girlfriend -- The FBI told the New York Times that "while investigators were concerned about how the aggressive reporting techniques crossed lines of stalking," the FBI is not pursuing a case.

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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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'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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N.H. bill would give towns right to require proof of residency before providing welfare -- Supporters of House Bill 348 say it brings long-needed clarity to the state's decentralized welfare system. But others say it could make it harder for unhoused people to receive care.

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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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Trump says the US will extend its cease-fire with Iran at Pakistan's request

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Leading candidates to square off in TV debate at critical point in California governor's race

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