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Boston Globe - Politics

Senate Democrats plan to force votes on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollbacks -- It's a maneuver aimed at making vulnerable Republicans take politically difficult votes in an election year.

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Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes -- The push, led by Senator Warren of Massachusetts, was a maneuver to force vulnerable GOP senators to take politically difficult votes in an election year.

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Live updates - Trump arrives in China amid waning popularity and stalled deal with Iran. Follow live updates. The visit occurs at a delicate moment for Trump's presidency as his popularity has been weighed down by the Iran and rising inflation as a consequence of that conflict.

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Tariff refunds begin to reach businesses as Trump lashes out at Supreme Court -- The government must return about $160 billion, plus interest, collected from duties deemed illegal and potentially more if it loses another related tariff case.

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'Not even a little bit': Trump says he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation when negotiating with Iran

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Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket

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Trump's visit to China could reshape the global order

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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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In a surprise, GOP-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor says she didn't collect enough signatures to make ballot -- Anne Brensley blamed the shortfall on a consultant she hired to help gather the 10,000 signatures she needed to qualify for the ballot.

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DiZoglio's lawsuit against Mass. Legislature potentially got realer: AG Campbell says she'll let her hire outside lawyer -- Attorney General Andrea Campbell won't represent Diana DiZoglio or legislative leaders in court, she said during a radio appearance, but she said will not stand in the way of allowing the auditor to hire an outside attorney to plead her case.

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Wu: Fidelity returning to office 5 days a week is 'great news' for downtown Boston -- Mayor Michelle Wu said downtown will get an economic boost when Fidelity employees return to the office five days a week.

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Vance to deliver remarks on administration's anti-fraud efforts during visit to Bangor, Maine, on Thursday -- Vice President JD Vance held the first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he is leading in late March.

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Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

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Visitors to US with World Cup tickets won't have to pay to enter country

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'A sign that something is not right': The leadership gap at the HHS keeps growing

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Another Republican joins Senate Democrats in failed vote to halt Iran war

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With a friend in Trump, the tobacco industry secures a lucrative win

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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE's acting leader

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In diplomacy, pomp and protocol matter, especially when Trump goes to China

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Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

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