Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:43 PM ET
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Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term -- President Trump has been escalating talk on regime change in Cuba after the military action in Venezuela early this year resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.19 minutes ago
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump9 hours ago
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund -- The officers' attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the fund's creation during a congressional hearing.1 hour ago
'Giant of American politics': Markey, Warren, other Mass. politicians remember longtime congressman Barney Frank42 minutes ago
With exclamation points and indignation, a federal judge from South Natick infuriates Trump5 hours ago
Platner earns backing of influential, big-spending Democratic veterans group in Maine Senate race9 hours ago
Texas judge demands medical records of trans youth, and Rhode Island Hospital says it will comply19 hours ago
Pawtucket will extend school day and year to make up for shortfall in learning time - "Everybody's to blame," state Senator Jonathon Acosta said. In April, the R.I. Department of Education discovered the elementary school day in Pawtucket was too short by five minutes per day.36 minutes ago
Barney Frank, groundbreaking gay congressman who coauthored key Wall Street legislation, has died -- Frank died Tuesday evening in his Ogunquit, Maine, home of complications from congestive heart failure. He was 86.1 hour ago
Gun control, but for robots: Lawmakers want to make Mass. first state to ban outfitting drones with weapons -- The Massachusetts House is primed to pass a bill that would Massachusetts the first state in the country to put guardrails on weaponizing drones and other unmanned devices.5 hours ago
YVONNE ABRAHAM - You're headed to work. A man lies at the bottom of a T station escalator. What do you do? You want to think you'd do more.5 hours ago
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Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP9 hours ago
Where Trump falters with Republicans — and where he holds steady, according to a new poll6 hours ago
Former political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's race and runoffs for US Senate seat6 hours ago
Oregon voters reject Democrats' gas tax increase as Iran war causes prices to soar8 hours ago
Representative Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump9 hours ago