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Monday, June 15, 2026 5:35 PM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Trump ordered 'American flag blue' for the reflecting pool. It's green again. -- Days after the Trump administration completed a $14.2 million project, clumps of algae dotted the surface Sunday and Monday, giving parts of the pool a green hue.

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Alabama's Senate primary runoff again tests Trump's hold on GOP

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Kennedy seeks to expedite appeal of ruling that blocked his vaccine policies -- The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.

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Live updates - California's Newsom says Trump Justice Department is investigating him and his wife. Follow live updates. The nature of the alleged investigation was unclear on Monday.

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US Senate candidate with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan ineligible for ballot, official rules -- Alaska election officials said the challenger Sullivan had not filed his candidacy in "actual good-faith" but "to confuse or mislead" voters.

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'His ego is out of control.' The White House UFC fight is another Trump birthday spectacle.

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Federal judge in R.I. demands Trump administration comply with order to end unlawful immigration halt for 39 countries

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Trump has run roughshod over Washington. This federal agency has stymied him — so far.

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A Globe reporter took a tour of the White House Octagon, Trump's ultimate safe space. Here's what they saw.

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State & local politics

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'I'm going to do everything in my power.' Healey says she supports a compromise on rent control ballot measure -- Healey's comments, made at a forum hosted by the Service Employees International Union, came a few weeks after a group of tenant advocates and high-powered real estate developers floated a plan that would allow cities and towns to enact rent caps if they so choose, circumventing a tight statewide cap that's headed for a vote this November.

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RI POLITICS -- Rhode Island skips out on the Great American State Fair, joining growing list -- A spokesperson for the Rhode Island Secretary of State's office and RI250 Commission said officials turned down the invitation due to "financial and staffing limitations."

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GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT -- Down to the wire: Filing period closes with last-minute candidate for N.H. legislative race -- The clock on the wall inside the secretary of state's office said 4:57 p.m.: Three minutes until the deadline for federal, state, and county candidates to file for this fall's midterm elections in New Hampshire.

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RHODE MAP -- Rhode Island is about to see a massive political reshuffling -- Rhode Island is facing the prospect of sweeping change across all three branches of government. But it won't change the partisan balance.

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Trump says Iran deal will lead to 'a lot of success' for the world as he opens talks at G7 summit

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JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'

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Don't expect a repeat. UFC CEO Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night.

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Trump's track record of insults and awkward moments with the G7 leaders he's meeting in France

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Trump celebrated his 80th birthday with UFC cage fights. See scenes from the extravaganza.

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Trump owns shares in company hosting UFC bout as part of his vast holdings

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Trump at 80: A president 'really uncomfortable' with aging

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