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Boston Globe - Politics

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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Boston and Scotland's bond will stretch beyond World Cup as Glasgow set to become our new 'sister city' Scottish World Cup fans have made a splash in Boston in recent days.

3 hours ago

Vance's push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump as weekend negotiations are put on hold -- Vice President JD Vance had been prepared to make an overnight flight Friday to meet with his Iranian counterparts at a mountainside resort in the tiny Swiss village of Obbürgen and begin the technical talks.

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Live updates - Iran to invite watchdog inspection of nuclear sites, Trump envoy tells US lawmakers. See how the day unfolded. Earlier in the day, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba endorsed direct negotiations with the US in his first public response to the deal reached between the two countries.

3 hours ago

US lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials -- Vice President JD Vance said more than 12.5 million barrels went through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night as the US lifted its blockade.

8 hours ago

Tan suits abound at Obama's presidential museum opening. You know the one.

7 hours ago

Here are the top cases before the Supreme Court and what they mean for Trump's agenda

14 hours ago

A terse new Fed chief delivers no interest rate cuts or guidance on when they might come

1 day ago

Top Democrat has new questions for Harvard over school's ties with Epstein

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State & local politics

16 days ago

RI POLITICS -- R.I. governor signs three-year ban on charter schools into law -- "The circumstances have changed," said Governor Dan McKee, who built his political career in part by supporting charter schools.

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Mass. is famously strict with its drinking laws. But starting Friday, Boston will open outdoor drinking zones during World Cup. On Friday, the city will open designated areas for outdoor alcohol and food consumption to accommodate a crush of visitors descending on the region for the World Cup and other summer festivities.

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RI POLITICS -- R.I. lawmakers block governor from opting into Trump school choice program -- The General Assembly passed a bill to strip the governor of his power to decide whether to opt Rhode Island into the program

7 hours ago

A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a 'substantial' free speech claim

16 minutes ago

A strategy for survival as Native Americans navigate 250 years of history

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Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities

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California billionaire tax proposal is slated to qualify for the November ballot

7 hours ago

Kenyan McDuffie concedes D.C. mayoral primary to Janeese Lewis George

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Oklahoma pastor who was backed by Trump exits GOP House runoff after reports of inappropriate texts

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Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it's not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

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