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Boston Globe - Politics

In reversal, developer Thomas O'Brien says he won't challenge Mayor Wu after all - Developer Tom O'Brien will drop his bid for mayor of Boston before it started. Josh Kraft remains Wu's only major rival.

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Live updates - Trump administration announces it will review $9 billion in federal funding for Harvard and affiliates. Follow live updates. The departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and the US General Services Administration said that it would begin a "comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants at Harvard University and its affiliates."

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates make final push amid high spending, voting -- Liberals currently hold a 4-3 advantage on the court, but the retirement of a liberal justice this year put the ideological balance in play.

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Trump administration escalates higher ed crackdown with review of Harvard funding

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'If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing.' Takeaways from Trump's stunning NBC interview.

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For visa and green card holders, immigration lawyers offer advice: Don't travel outside of the US right now

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Federal judge rules Tufts student should remain in US until ruling on jurisdiction issues

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Kraft criticizes Wu on safety after fight cancels city's youth summer jobs fair -- More than 1,500 young people attended a city job fair at the Reggie Lewis Center over the weekend. Officials canceled the event after at least one fight broke out about halfway through.

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COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN - Representative Magaziner's broken promise to move to the district he represents could haunt him - Seth Magaziner has repeatedly committed to living in Rhode Island's 2nd District since he first ran for Congress in 2022.

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Democratic state legislatures nationwide have started to take on Trump. What about Massachusetts? -- Democrat-controlled state legislatures around the country have begun to push back on the Trump administration. In Massachusetts, lawmakers have gotten off to a slow start.

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No, Trump can't run for a third term in 2028. Here's what the law says.

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France 'deeply shocked' by US demand to drop diversity initiatives

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How Trump supercharged distrust, driving US allies away

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Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

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Trump says he's 'not joking' about trying to serve a third term as president

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A competitive race for Mike Waltz's seat rattles Republicans

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Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if auto prices rise because of his tariffs

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'Should I fire him?' Inside Trump's deliberations over the fate of Michael Waltz.

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