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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump rejects Iran's latest response to cease-fire proposal ahead of his trip to China. Follow live updates. The volatility could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict.

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Iran war cease-fire grows increasingly shaky after Trump rejects Tehran's latest proposal -- President Trump is expected to use a trip this week to China to urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into making concessions and end the limbo.

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Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom -- Republicans are using a partisan budget maneuver to push the spending legislation through Congress without any Democratic votes.

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Vance or Rubio in 2028? For Trump and Republicans, it's a captivating question. -- Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are top names in the early GOP president race for 2028.

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'SNL': Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

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What do New York, Maine, and Indiana have in common? The ruling class was thrown out.

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Maine's Susan Collins reveals she's long been diagnosed with a benign tremor

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Obama weighs in on Colbert for president, current political climate, and aliens on 'The Late Show'

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'We will work against you.' In Boston's Black community, frustrations boil over against councilors of color. Deep frustration with Wu persists in various pockets of Boston's Black communities, who are now turning their focus to her allies of color on the council.

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Some Massachusetts Democrats are pushing a plan to scrap party primaries. Their own party is revolting against it. A ballot question that would eliminate political party primaries for state elections in favor of a single, all-party primary is creating fractures among Massachusetts Democrats.

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RI POLITICS -- Ethics complaint alleges former R.I. speaker is violating 'revolving door' ban by applying for Supreme Court opening -- Michael Yelnosky, former dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law, filed a complaint arguing that the former House speaker should wait a year before seeking a seat on the high court.

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ADRIAN WALKER -- Is the GOP nomination for governor already sewn up? History says, not so fast. -- To judge from Mike Minogue's campaign, the GOP nomination for governor is all settled.

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President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC

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What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts

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US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

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US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor

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Trump announces a 3-day Russia-Ukraine cease-fire. Here's how it unfolded.

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ABC accuses government of violating First Amendment

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Trump administration targets 12 immigrants to revoke citizenship

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US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April

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