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A Boston city councilor, frustrated with redistricting, is bankrolling litigation against it

City Councilor Frank Baker made the $10,000 contribution to support the redistricting lawsuit, which names the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, the City Council, and the election head as defendants.

Mass. lawmakers pass bill that would pump millions into emergency shelters, food aid — and also extend to-go cocktails
The bill includes $85 million for the state’s emergency shelter system, where the number of families living in state-subsidized hotels has ballooned in recent months.

Two Boston police officers were at the Jan. 6 insurrection. Only one was fired.
Despite officers Joseph Abasciano and Jose Diaz’s actions on Jan. 6 nearly mirroring each other, only one of them — Abasciano — was fired. The difference in outcome appears to be a series of tweets.

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Sinema reportedly ridicules former Democratic colleagues: ‘Old dudes eating Jell-O’

Amid banking uncertainty, Federal Reserve increases key interest rate by a quarter point

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

A Trump indictment wouldn’t test democracy, but experts warn Republican resistance just might

National politics news

Senate Ethics admonishes South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for campaign solicitations

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a November 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate

Sinema reportedly ridicules former Democratic colleagues: ‘Old dudes eating Jell-O’

Sinema has allegedly “belittled her Democratic colleagues” and "showered her GOP allies with praise,” according to a piece published Thursday in Politico.

Watch live: CEO of TikTok testifies before Congress

The CEO of TikTok will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a US congressional committee. Watch it live.

Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure.

Disability inclusion is ‘not a favor’: Biden’s special adviser discusses how equity adds value for everyone worldwide

Sara Minkara, a Lebanese-American raised on the South Shore and an alumna of Wellesley College and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, sat down with the Globe during a visit to her home state.

White House disbanding its COVID-19 team in May

National coordinator Ashish Jha is likely to leave the administration once his team is disbanded.

Watch live: CEO of TikTok testifies before Congress

The CEO of TikTok will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a US congressional committee. Watch it live.

California lawmakers to vote on possible gas price penalties

The bill highlights the challenges of balancing the competing pressures of protecting consumers at the pump while at the same time pushing policies to end the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure.

Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute

The question for the court involves whether the toy’s maker infringed on Jack Daniel’s trademarks, and the justices were largely on their best behavior, not picking up on the toy’s poop humor and puns.

House GOP demands info from former prosecutors in Trump case

House Republicans are demanding testimony and documents from two former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe.

GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to run for president.

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