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Boston Globe - Politics

Why Republicans are still drawing House maps, while Democrats are stuck -- The nation's redistricting war has escalated at a dizzying rate over the past few weeks, potentially becoming a significant factor in this year's midterm elections.

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Live updates - Follow live updates on the Trump administration - We're following the latest updates and analysis on the Donald Trump administration. Follow along live.

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Nebraska Democrats clash in US House primary for the state's 'blue dot' district -- The fate of Nebraska's "blue dot" will take center stage Tuesday as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state's high-profile 2nd District.

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Missouri's new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting -- Rather than waning, a national redistricting battle that began 10 months ago has intensified as the November elections draw nearer.

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'SNL': Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

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What do New York, Maine, and Indiana have in common? The ruling class was thrown out.

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Maine's Susan Collins reveals she's long been diagnosed with a benign tremor

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Obama weighs in on Colbert for president, current political climate, and aliens on 'The Late Show'

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'I couldn't get in my own house': Man fights to change R.I.'s abandoned property law -- House Judiciary Committee votes to amend R.I.'s Abandoned Property Act to ensure properties are actually abandoned and owners get adequate notice.

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LaMar Cook, former Healey aide indicted on drug charges, says he should be allowed to keep $31,000 payout -- LaMar D. Cook said he should be allowed to keep a $31,000 payout the state sent him, in part because he was fired "via email" before he was criminally charged.

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'We have had enough': Black Bostonians are directing ire about Wu at her allies on the City Council -- Deep frustration with Wu persists in various pockets of Boston's Black communities, who are now turning their focus to her allies of color on the council.

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A ballot question to eliminate party primaries in Massachusetts is dividing state Democrats -- A ballot question that would eliminate political party primaries for state elections in favor of a single, all-party primary is creating fractures among Massachusetts Democrats.

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Scientists press Congress on Trump's dismissal of funding agency board

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Trump says Iran cease-fire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

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Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts

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Black people won a voice in this county. The Voting Rights case may silence it.

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Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role

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Trump says Iran cease-fire is on 'life support' after rejecting Tehran's latest proposal. See how the day unfolded.

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President Trump says he'll suspend the federal gas tax. Can he do that?

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Kennedy is driving a vast inquiry into vaccines, despite his new silence on the issue

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