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Thursday, January 08, 2026 2:15 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

White House is presenting Trump's ballroom project for a review months after construction began - The first step in the review process is an information presentation. A more formal review is expected in the spring — including public testimony and votes.

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Live updates -- Senate votes to limit Trump's power to conduct further attacks on Venezuela. Follow live updates. -- Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance a war powers resolution, which has virtually no chance of becoming law but is a significant gesture showing unease among some in the GOP.

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Live updates -- Minnesota investigators say they can't access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case. Follow live updates. -- The head of Minnesota's state investigations agency says the US attorney's office has cut off its access in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent.

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Trump's oil obsession will cost New England thousands of jobs. Well, we all need to sacrifice, right? -- The president is looking after his friends in oil and gas, at the expense of New England's wind industry.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom to deliver final State of the State address

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AOC calls for prosecution of ICE officer who shot and killed Minnesota woman

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Some Democrats want to impeach Trump after Venezuela raid, but others warn against it

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Trump says GOP must keep House majority to avoid impeachment. These charts show how narrow that path is.

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Why the action in Venezuela may really be about Cuba

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Evan MacKay, who narrowly lost 2024 challenge to longtime Cambridge state representative, announces another bid for the State House -- Evan MacKay, a Cambridge graduate student and union leader, is running for state representative after losing the seat by just 41 votes in 2024.

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Healey sues former aide to claw back $31,000 leave payout he received after cocaine trafficking arrest -- Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office argued that Cook was not entitled to receive "any money" for the unused vacation time because he was fired.

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RI POLITICS - R.I. Governor McKee restores some public access to the rotunda for State of the State address, after backlash - The ACLU filed a lawsuit over McKee's decision to block protesters from the State House rotunda during last year's speech

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Trump's 'beautiful' new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP, and taxes

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Representative Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire at the end of term

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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet, and new to the city

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House considers overriding Trump vetoes as Republicans weigh crossing president

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Josh Shapiro to run for second term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid

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ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump's latest immigration operation

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