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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Republicans expected to abandon $1b security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom. Follow live updates. The security proposal met with backlash from some GOP lawmakers who are questioning the cost and how the taxpayer dollars would be used.

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