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Boston Globe - Politics

Senate deadlocks on health care, leaving subsidies to expire -- The Senate on Thursday deadlocked on competing proposals to avert rising health care premiums, blocking Democratic and Republican alternatives in an outcome that made it all but certain that expanded tax subsidies for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will expire at the end of the month.

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Live updates - Indiana Republicans block Trump's redistricting push. Follow live updates. The state senators faced months of pressure from the White House.

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The Senate voted down dueling health proposals. Here's what's at stake for Americans. -- Here's a look at the subsidies in limbo, the proposals to address the problem, and how American voters are feeling about the issue.

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Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans -- Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.

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Kristi Noem said the Trump administration hasn't deported any US veterans. Then a R.I. lawmaker featured one on Zoom.

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In a rebuke of Trump, Golden-led bill to protect federal worker union rights passes House

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Nancy Mace says Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House leader than Mike Johnson in searing NYT op-ed

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Taking a big political risk, Trump tries to deny reality on inflation and affordability

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One thing Mass. Democrats and Republicans agree on? Raising campaign contribution limits. -- Steve Kerrigan and Amy Carnevale have discussed a rare cross-party collaboration in a bid to raise limits on their parties' fundraising.

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Michelle Wu promised an updated cost estimate for White Stadium 'this calendar year.' Now it's looking like 2026. -- City officials last gave a cost estimate for the hotly debated project more than a year ago, when they said it would cost $91 million.

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A congressional candidate said he'd collaborate with a brewery in a new way to raise cash. Experts say that may be illegal. -- Jeromie Whalen announced he was partnering with a Pittsfield brewery to launch a new beer in support of his campaign. He canceled the plans hours later.

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The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media access

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Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts

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Tariffs have cost US households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

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Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face first questioning

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Trump wants to keep farmers happy with cash. They're still worried about the future.

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Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

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MIT, other elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions amid absence of affirmative action

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