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Supreme Court allows enforcement of rule that could bar green cards for immigrants who might use public benefits

The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.

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Watch live: President Trump’s legal team mounts defense in impeachment trial

The stakes over witness testimony at President Trump’s impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument.

Republicans weigh whether to support additional witnesses after Bolton revelation

The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument.

Pete Buttigieg has risen to an Iowa contender by moving toward the middle

During the campaign, the young Indiana politician has evolved from a wunderkind on whom many pinned their progressive dreams to a more traditional moderate.

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Senate climate bills would push state to adopt carbon pricing

Massachusetts officials would be required to pursue new pricing on carbon emissions from cars, commercial buildings, and homes within 10 years under sweeping climate legislation state Senate leaders are unveiling Thursday.
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Criticism intensifies over detention, rejection of Iranian Northeastern student

Customs and Border Protection officials put Shahab Dehghani on an Air France flight to Paris Monday night despite a federal judge’s order to keep him in place for 48 hours.

As City Hall aide awaits sentencing for bribery, city looks for reforms

A push to remake the Zoning Board of Appeal comes during a prosperous time for developers in which new projects have altered the landscape of many Boston neighborhoods.

Warren denounces immigration officials for denying entry to Iranian students

US Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke out against the detention and removal of an Iranian student who was flown out of the United States on the order of immigration officials Monday night.
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Seth Moulton endorses Joe Biden in Democratic presidential primary

Trump begins reelection year more competitive against Democrats than he was three months ago, Post-ABC poll finds

Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says

How Bernie Sanders edged out Elizabeth Warren on the left

With Trump impeachment trial set to resume, a key question remains: Will senators hear witnesses?

Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire endorses Amy Klobuchar

Tracker: Who’s running for president in 2020?

The first contests of the 2020 presidential election cycle are just around the corner, but the presidential primary field is still in flux. Here’s a look at who is running.

Watch Live: Trump’s lawyers make their arguments in impeachment trial

Democrats speak to history with exhaustive impeachment case

‘He is who he is’: Democrats urge Senate to oust Trump or he’ll abuse power again

Elizabeth Warren’s plan to beat the other Democrats, and Trump? Her ground game, according to new campaign memo

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Joe Rogan offers apparent endorsement of Bernie Sanders

Comedian Joe Rogan, host of the popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” said this week that he’ll “probably” vote for Bernie Sanders.

Pentagon says 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran’s strike

After the first reports that some soldiers had been hurt, President Trump referred to them as “headaches” and said the cases were not as serious as injuries involving the loss of limbs.

A 2-minute wrap up of Thursday’s impeachment trial

“Trump put himself first,” ahead of US policy and the national interest, said Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and lead Democratic prosecutor.

‘You know that what he did was not right’: Schiff appeals to, pleads with Senate in Trump impeachment trial

California Democrat Adam Schiff has set the tone of the prosecution's case, working methodically to convince even his most ardent detractors that Trump deserves to be removed from office.

Now on Trump’s team, Alan Dershowitz says, ‘I haven’t changed’

President Trump’s attorneys say attorney Alan Dershowitz will have “discrete functions that they will be addressing" at trial.

Democrats warn of ‘bogus, Kremlin-pushed’ Ukraine theory in Trump impeachment trial

Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Thursday that he was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani.

The final countdown in Iowa

Dispatch from Storm Lake: Small-town editors make the tough decisions on presidential endorsements

Just as the Democratic presidential candidates sought the coveted nod from The New York Times, they have also sought the endorsement of the Storm Lake Times in Iowa.

Watch live: Day three of opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial

The House impeachment managers are making their second day of arguments. Watch the proceedings live.