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Tuesday, March 03, 2026 5:30 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region -- Nearly 800 people have been killed in Iran, including some that President Trump said he had considered as possible future leaders of the country.

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Texas GOP Senator Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate -- Voters also are choosing House candidates using new congressional district boundaries that GOP lawmakers — urged on by Trump — redrew to help elect more Republicans.

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Healey proposal could change how the state handles big transportation projects -- The new measure would allow the MBTA and MassDOT to use what's known as a "progressive design-build" approach for complex projects such as the Cape bridges reconstruction and Mass. Pike realignment in Allston.

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World Cup - Representative Stephen Lynch '100 percent in support' of Foxborough in its struggle to secure World Cup security funds - The town's select board has set a March 17 deadline to receive $7.8 million in federal grant funds or it will withhold the entertainment license FIFA needs to stage games at Gillette Stadium.

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Live updates - Trump says 'someone from within' Iranian regime may be best choice to take power. Follow live updates. President Trump's remarks came four days into a war that has killed hundreds, nearly all of them in Iran.

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Ethics panel opens investigation of Representative Nancy Mace over housing costs -- Mace, a South Carolina Republican now in her third House term, denies the allegations, decrying a "partisan" process and saying officials had "ignored" her rebuttal evidence.

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Trump's critics say attacking Iran 'won't make the Epstein files go away'

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What this war is, what it isn't, and how New England may feel it

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Meyers, Kimmel, Stewart, and more late-night hosts react to Trump's attack on Iran

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Trump announced military action in Iran on Truth Social, testing presidential norms

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Boston among five finalists to host 2028 Democratic National Convention -- The finalist cities are Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia, the Democratic National Committee said.

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Kennealy taps DOC official as running mate in GOP gubernatorial primary -- Anne Manning Martin, a state corrections official, launched a bid for lieutenant governor Tuesday as a running mate to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Kennealy.

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Texas and beyond

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North Carolina primary could mean Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley in pivotal fall Senate race

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Iran war casts a pall over UK economic update as stocks tank and oil and gas prices surge

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What we know about the rash on President Trump's neck

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Dow drops as stocks sell off around the world and oil prices leap even higher on war worries

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