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Saturday, June 06, 2026 3:35 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Trump keeps immunity from IRS, a victory in a long-running feud -- An apparently unprecedented and enormously valuable public benefit for the president has, so far, flown under the radar in Congress and passed into Trump's hands without much protest from members of his own party.

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Female Navy officers fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list -- The Navy is not promoting a single woman to the one-star admiral rank this year even though women make up about one-quarter of all Navy officers.

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FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed 'Catholic ideology' memo -- The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst.

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Long criticized by conservatives, this federal agency has transformed under Trump

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This lobster boat captain from Down East quit Platner's campaign, but hasn't left it behind

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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials scheduled to be removed at Bunker Hill historic site

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Representative Lori Trahan's bipartisan AI bill sparks political firestorm

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State & local politics

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Graham Platner campaigns in Bar Harbor amid controversy: 'The state of Maine raised me' -- The race is crucial to Democrats' bid to flip the Senate. Maine voters cast their primary votes Tuesday.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A giant waterfront sanctuary plus much-needed housing in Chelsea. What took so long? -- Their plans for those blighted 18 acres, affordable housing and a gorgeous park, could ripple far beyond them.

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RI POLITICS -- R.I. House approves $15.2 billion state budget that phases in millionaires tax -- The budget also funds an independent inspector's general office, which would oversee the executive branch but not the legislative or judicial branches.

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IMMIGRATION -- Federal court in Rhode Island strikes down Trump immigration freeze based on nationality -- Federal policies that had halted asylum, work permits and green cards, left countless immigrants in the United States in "indeterminate legal limbo," the judge wrote.

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These candidates for governor worked for Joe Biden. Some don't really talk about it though.

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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI

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R.I. judge blocks Trump administration's asylum freeze on 39 countries. See how the day unfolded.

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Court can't stop Trump ballroom construction, government lawyer tells judge

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Trump's deportation agenda is about to get a $70b infusion from Congress

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Casting her 10,000th vote in a row, Susan Collins sets a Senate record

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Democrats are increasingly frustrated with Graham Platner in Maine Senate race

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R.I. judge says Trump officials must restart asylum and immigration processing

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