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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships, ports will stay in force. Follow live updates. President Trump said Iran, with help from the US, is working to remove all mines from the strait.

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Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court -- Tyler Robinson is due in court as his attorneys press their claims that biased coverage is tainting potential jurors in his aggravated murder case.

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Supreme Court hands win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana -- The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state's coastline.

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Federal judge dismisses Trump administration's 'fishing expedition' for R.I. voter records

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Todd Lyons, ICE head and South Boston native, on why he's leaving the Trump administration

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To remake higher ed, Trump is about to unleash his strongest tool yet

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Senate fund-raising hauls are getting especially bonkers. Here is why.

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'Pass the torch.' Dark-money group, led by a Moulton donor, targets Markey's 50-year tenure in Washington. -- MA Progress Action, a self-described 501(c)(4) organization, on Wednesday unveiled an ad invoking a fictional ailment: "Chronic Reelection Disorder."

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Mass. is the only state in New England with an age of consent loophole. The time to close it is now. Every state in New England has closed it. Why won't we?

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'A job that's equal for everyone.' Wu appoints Rodney Marshall as Boston's first Black fire commissioner -- Rodney Marshall is a 35-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, and will be its 45th commissioner.

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Trump draws Marie Antoinette comparisons as he leans into the gilded trappings of the presidency

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Trump and Iranian foreign minister say Strait of Hormuz is fully open

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World shares mixed and oil falls after Wall Street sets another record on cease-fire hopes

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ICE acting director and South Boston native Todd Lyons will resign, DHS says

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds.

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Celebrations break out in Beirut as 10-day cease-fire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect. See how the day unfolded.

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