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Thursday, February 05, 2026 8:57 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as GOP rebuffs Democratic demands for ICE. See highlights from Thursday. -- Democrats say they will not vote for a DHS spending bill when funding runs out unless there are changes at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement agencies.

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'To defend our residents from federal overreach,' Boston, five other Mass. cities step up objections to ICE enforcement tactics -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's order also directs local police to investigate any federal agents who break city or state law.

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Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs -- The government-hosted website is set up as a facilitator, pointing Americans to drugmakers' direct-to-consumer websites, where they can make purchases.

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Congress nixes visas for Afghan partners, closing off a key path -- The fear of backlash from a GOP base that for years has embraced Trump's xenophobic statements about migrants appears to have overpowered what had been a solid bipartisan consensus around the importance of standing behind Afghans who served alongside Americans during the war.

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Mass. lawmakers seek answers after apparent effort from Trump administration to wind down Cambridge research hub

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Trump calls Massie a 'moron' during National Prayer Breakfast remarks, then repeats election lies

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Elizabeth Warren says Kevin Warsh is 'so much more dangerous' than the other Fed chair nominees

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Scott Brown's New Hampshire problem: no lane, no leverage, no luck

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After one year on the job, N.H. Governor Ayotte announces new reading, nuclear power initiatives -- In her State of the State address, Governor Kelly Ayotte said New Hampshire stands apart from its neighbors in New England.

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Phil Eng has two '24/7' jobs right now, and not everyone thinks that's a great idea -- Governor Maura Healey has so far given no indication she is trying to replace Phil Eng in either role.

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Mass. officials began seizing homes for a new Cape bridge. They won't say how much they're paying for them. -- Massachusetts officials refused to disclose how much taxpayer money they're giving individual property owners to clear space for a new $2.1 billion Sagamore Bridge.

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RFK Jr. makes unfounded claim that keto diet can 'cure' schizophrenia

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White House offers shifting story on Gabbard's presence at Georgia raid

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Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein

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Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates

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The GOP senator who can't stop thinking about the 5-year-old boy ICE detained

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Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

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The last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of a new arms race

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