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Saturday, August 01, 2026 4:50 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Trump administration plans to upend Head Start by deregulating it -- The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy -- and brushing teeth.

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Damage to Reflecting Pool was result of botched work, not vandalism, Justice Department says -- Government lawyers said the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a "flawed installation by the contractor" as well as "the rush to complete the project."

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Kalshi wants prediction markets to be seen like polling. Senators aren't ready to make that bet. -- With midterm elections fast approaching, the prediction market platform Kalshi thinks it has something special to offer candidates and voters looking for insights into high-stakes races, perhaps even to compete with polling data.

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Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy. He is losing that fight so far. -- President Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash its benchmark rates.

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Appeals court denies Ralph de la Torre's attempt to revive lawsuit against senators

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President Trump's job approval rating continues to slip in New Hampshire

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The Markey-Moulton Senate primary is a month away, and nothing appears capable of breaking the logjam

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'Would never approve of my music being used in support of you.' Noah Kahan slams Trump for using his song in a post.

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State & local politics

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GOP's Michael Minogue says he has 'met the criteria' for disclosing wealth, assets -- The declaration came after the Globe last week reported previously unknown details of his homeownership at the high-end Yellowstone Club.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - A history tour of Boston's North End offers hope in dark times. Really. I'd walked through Boston's streets hundreds of times through the decades. But it was shocking how little I'd actually seen.

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Bills taking aim at Massachusetts ballot questions still on state lawmakers' to-do list -- They're part of a pile of legislation bleeding from the final day of scheduled formal sessions Friday at the State House.

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Mass. lawmakers send Healey abortion bill on final day of formal sessions, but leave lengthy to-do list -- Massachusetts state lawmakers on Friday embraced an 11th-hour abortion bill on the final day of scheduled formal sessions, moving legislation that could make it easier for women to get an abortion late in their pregnancies.

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GOP kills bid to expand IVF access in the military

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Trump hails a 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain's migration crisis

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Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually

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Camp David, the president's rustic Maryland mountain retreat, through the years

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Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

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Trump says he may delay Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination. See how the day unfolded.

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Justice Department seeks to deport mother of convicted Islamic State group supporter

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