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Somerville leaders vote to reconfirm sanctuary city status
The city council in Somerville, Massachusetts, voted Tuesday to reconfirm its status as a sanctuary city ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Somerville has been a sanctuary city since 1987 and reconfirmed that status after Trump’s first election in 2016.
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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.
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Markey predicts RFK Jr. hearing will spark ‘uproar'
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, joined by a cohort of Massachusetts health leaders, declared Tuesday he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, saying Americans need a leader who can tackle wide-ranging problems such as medical debt, access to care, the opioid epidemic and the mental health crisis....
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Trump's latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?
Trump is vowing to sleep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, as well as China, as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.
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Trump says he plans to enact new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in his office
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said his incoming administration would slap new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, solidifying a key campaign promise that could have a major impact on trade.
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CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency’s next chief.
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Analysis | What does the Trump presidency mean for the Ukraine-Russia war?
What will Donald Trump’s re-election mean for U.S. policy on Ukraine’s war against Russia? NBC10 Boston political commentator Sue O’Connell breaks down why some Ukrainians are hopeful.
Plus, why there’s less resistance to Trump in 2024 compared to 2016, and, back in Massachusetts, has the Healey administration fixed the MBTA?
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Jack Smith files motion to drop felony charges against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion to drop all four felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
President-elect Donald Trump faced four felony charges in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.
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5 things to know about Scott Bessent
The hedge fund manager carved out a career on Wall Street, working closely with Democratic donor George Soros for years.
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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
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Will Trump's more controversial cabinet picks be confirmed?
With Pam Bondi replacing Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, political analyst Sue O’Connell believes she is more likely to make it through the Senate confirmation process. But what about Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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Fact checking Trump's agenda: Deportation
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to begin “the largest deportation program in American history.” How exactly he plans to carry that out, and how many he ultimately intends to deport, remains unclear.
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Trump's tariffs could raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S.
The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say.
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What is birthright citizenship, and what would it take for Trump to end it?
According to Donald Trump’s Agenda 47, the President-elect announced his plan to “sign an executive order on Day One to end automatic citizenship for children of illegal aliens.”
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Judge in Trump hush money case postpones sentencing
The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case said there will be no sentencing next week.
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Judge grants Trump's motion for stay of sentencing in New York hush money case
The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s “hush money” case said there will be no sentencing next week.
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Trump team, Mass. leaders clash on immigration
The attacks between the incoming Trump administration and Massachusetts officials over immigration policies, enforcement, and sanctuary cities continues to intensify. Massachusetts isn’t a sanctuary state, but it is the only right-to-shelter state, which is a draw for undocumented immigrants and a target for the incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan. “She’s not very smart,” Homan said of Boston Mayor Michelle...
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How Mass. officials are responding to Trump's deportation plans
The back-and-forth between the incoming Trump administration and local officials over immigration policies has continued to intensify.