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Tuesday, September 02, 2025 10:38 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Boston mayoral hopefuls compete for support at candidate forum -- Organized by faith leaders and focused on issues important to Boston's Black communities, Tuesday's forum gave candidates a chance to pitch themselves to voters of color in the final stretch before the Sept. 9 preliminary election.

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House Oversight Committee releases some files in Epstein and Maxwell cases. See highlights from Tuesday. -- The files, which contained hundreds of image files of years-old court filings related to Epstein and Maxwell as well as some videos, mostly contain information that was already publicly known.

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Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11 -- Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro did not address the strike directly, but charged that the US is "coming for Venezuela's riches," including oil and gas. The South American country has the world's largest proven oil reserves.

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House committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein case, but most already public -- The committee's release of the files showed how lawmakers are eager to act as they return to Washington after a monthlong break.

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Massachusetts judge apologizes to conservative justices on Supreme Court -- Judge William Young in US District Court in Boston apologized nearly two weeks after two Supreme Court justices delivered a stinging rebuke.

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Former CDC directors say RFK Jr. is 'endangering every American's health' in opinion piece

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DOJ lawyer in Harvard case once wrote a paper from Hitler's perspective

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'We need a vision for the future': Bernie Sanders urges Democrats in N.H. to do more than simply attack Trump

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Group that supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to change media messages on public health

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Judge orders fired cannabis commission chair Shannon O'Brien to be reinstated -- A judge on Tuesday ruled that Shannon O'Brien, the former chair of the state's Cannabis Control Commission, was wrongly terminated and is "entitled" to be reinstated to her post with back pay.

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RI POLITICS - 5 things to watch ahead of Rhode Island's 2026 Democratic primaries - If you're looking for an uplifting battle of ideas to better Rhode Island, you might want to ignore next year's primary of governor

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A week before the preliminary election, Labor Day parade felt like a campaign rally -- Mayor Michelle Wu took the stage on City Hall Plaza to tout her record, attack the Trump administration, and rail against her main opponent for mayor, Josh Kraft.

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Governor Tim Walz to call special session on gun laws after Minneapolis school shooting

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Trump says social media conspiracies about his death were wrong

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Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges

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Trump will announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama, AP source says

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Rudy Giuliani leaves the hospital after being injured in a car crash in New Hampshire

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At an ICE career expo, thousands line up to 'defend the homeland'

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Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused

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