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Trump defends Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard in spat with Hillary Clinton

Speaking during a Cabinet meeting Monday, President Trump said Clinton and other Democrats claim everyone opposed to them is a Russian agent.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren is blitzing the 2020 Democratic primary field with a series of ambitious policy proposals covering everything from student loans to the use of federal lands.

Warren releases education plan that would boost funding for public schools and end it for expanding charter schools

The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate also wants to eliminate high-stakes testing and federal funding for charter schools.

Mitt Romney says he’s behind ‘Pierre Delecto’ Twitter account

Senator Mitt Romney admitted he was responsible for a Twitter account he uses to covertly monitor political discourse and occasionally defend himself.

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They helped Trump win Michigan, then his immigration crackdown split their community

President Trump’s immigration raids opened up painful rifts among families and old friends that could affect the 2020 presidential election in this crucial Midwestern state.

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A Boston Globe series of stories examining the lives of people in four crucial 2020 battleground states, and what has changed for them since 2016.

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Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back

Share your thoughts: An Ohio River town fought back after feeling abandoned as rehab centers replaced pill mills
The scars from Portsmouth’s illegal pill mills run deep. When it seemed help wasn’t coming, an Army veteran and a group of fitness instructors, rehab counselors, and businessmen decided to try a new strategy.

Here, the opioid crisis is bigger than politics. As rehab centers replace pill mills, an Ohio River city fights back
The scars from Portsmouth’s illegal pill mills run deep. When it seemed help wasn’t coming, an Army veteran and a group of fitness instructors, rehab counselors, and businesspeople decided to try a new strategy.

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The Globe dispatched reporters and photographers all over four crucial battleground states to seek the stories of people and communities and explore what may have changed for them since the last election.

‘I am back,’ Bernie Sanders tells supporters at NYC rally
The Democratic presidential candidate resumed campaigning weeks after being sidelined by a heart attack. Sanders told supporters he was ready to resume “the epic struggle” for the White House. He also was formally endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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McConnell sees impeachment as inevitable and Senate trial will be extended

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Gabbard slams Clinton after she implies Russia wants the 2020 hopeful as a 3rd-party candidate

Tulsi Gabbard called Hillary Clinton the “embodiment of corruption” after the former Democratic nominee appeared to call Gabbard “the favorite of the Russians” in a recent interview. 4:49 p.m.

Trump says he will nominate deputy energy secretary to replace Rick Perry

President Trump on Friday afternoon said he would nominate Dan Brouillette to be the new secretary of energy. 3:50 p.m.

‘I earned my spurs on the battlefield.’ Mattis laughs off Trump barb at charity gala

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis laughed off an insult hurled at him by President Trump. 12:38 p.m.

‘We can give the whole nation a lesson if they want.’ How Latinos revived a once-dying Pennsylvania city

This small city has changed considerably over the last two decades, and offers hints about what might happen when swing-state voters decide in 2020 if Donald Trump deserves another term. 10:00 p.m.

Share your thoughts: How Latinos revived a once-dying Pennsylvania city

Hazleton is all too familiar with the kind of incendiary anti-immigrant proposals and political dog whistles that have been championed by President Trump. But things have changed. 10:00 p.m.

Trump bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic during Texas rally

President Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations. 9:47 p.m.

Mulvaney walks back comments on Ukraine

Mick Mulvaney’s comments yesterday undercut Trump’s repeated denials of a quid pro quo that linked US military aid for Ukraine to an investigation that could help Trump politically. 9:18 p.m.

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