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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Pentagon reportedly seeks another $200 billion for Iran war. Follow live updates. It's an extraordinarily high number and comes on top of extra funding the Defense Department already received last year in Trump's big tax cuts bill.

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Markwayne Mullin's DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul -- The 8-7 vote came after a contentious hearing and sent the Cabinet nomination to the full Senate, which could act to confirm the Oklahoma Republican next week.

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RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science. -- Public health advocates say Kennedy's exaggerations are part of a pattern in which he cherry-picks and misrepresents scientific research.

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Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field -- The wave of Iranian attacks came after Israel hit South Pars, the world's largest gas field located offshore in the Persian Gulf and owned jointly by Iran and Qatar.

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Jerome Powell, people of the Twin Cities of Minnesota to receive JFK Profile in Courage awards

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Senator Elizabeth Warren's endorsement of Graham Platner is one of the most significant of her career. Here's why.

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Senators grill Trump's DHS pick Markwayne Mullin in contentious confirmation hearing. Here are six takeaways.

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More than 30 TSA workers in New England have left the job amid partial shutdown, union says

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Top fund-raising executive for struggling Boston World Cup committee resigns abruptly - Jon Persch's departure is the latest troubling sign of financial troubles in Boston's organizing committee.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Trump has become a great pitchman for green energy, in spite of himself - Gas prices are soaring. Maybe EVs aren't so bad after all?

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Vanna Howard of Lowell makes history as nation's first Cambodian American state senator -- Howard, a former state representative, was sworn in Wednesday, succeeding Edward J. Kennedy who died in October.

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Frustrated by Massachusetts Legislature, critics want to change how it operates — by thinning lawmakers' wallets -- Activists, some former lawmakers themselves, are behind a bid to ask voters to change how legislators earn extra money for holding leadership positions.

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Mullin presents a different vision for FEMA, sparking cautious hope

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Watch live: Pentagon holding press briefing on Iran war

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Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war

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Rare statement from Iran's supreme leader signals retaliation over killing of top security official. See how the day unfolded.

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FBI investigating whether departed counterterrorism official leaked classified info, AP source says

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Strikes hit world's largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks

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