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Boston Globe - Politics

Police clear 100 protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University -- The decision to have police move in came after tensions flared Friday night, following the last day of final exams, as angry rhetoric filled the air.

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Debate over how to classify rideshare drivers isn't just about pay. It's also about their safety. -- Driving for Uber or Lyft can be a terrifying experience sometimes. You don't really know who you're picking up, or what condition they'll be in when they climb into your car.

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Most Republicans join in passing $58 billion House budget -- The Massachusetts House voted 153-4 late Friday to pass a $58 billion fiscal 2025 budget that invests in K-12 education, child care and public transit, shifting debate on spending priorities to the Senate.

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Ayanna Pressley's shift on Israel was years in the making

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'An eye for an eye': In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook

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'It's a transition': Energy Secretary Granholm defends Biden against calls to block fossil fuel infrastructure

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Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests arriving for the annual White House correspondents' dinner -- President Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast before a crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians.

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How abrupt u-turns are defining US environmental regulations -- In the past decade, environmental rules in particular have been caught in a cycle of erase-and-replace whiplash.

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Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial -- David Pecker was grilled about his memory and past statements as the defense tried to poke holes in potentially crucial testimony for prosecutors in the first criminal trial of a former American president.

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President Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go. -- So far, Biden's reelection campaign had declined to commit to participating in the debates, a hallmark of every general election presidential campaign since 1976.

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US announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package

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US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians

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Testimony in Trump's hush-money trial ends after two new witnesses called to the stand. Here's what happened.

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Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year

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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

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Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims

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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today.

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Juggling campaign and foreign policy, Biden sends complicated messages

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next.

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Among Mass. independent voters, the economy is a high hurdle for Biden

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Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments on Donald Trump's immunity claim

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'He understood it was a spectacle': Before Trump faced a judge, there was the corruption trial of Buddy Cianci

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Biden says weapons will flow to Ukraine within hours as he signs aid bill

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