Further Reading:

Opal Lee - Wiki

US-Iran memorandum of understanding in full - LINK

Highlights from the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony in Chicago - LINK

You are America - LINK

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)

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Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero - LINK

Southern California stadium workers say they have a tentative deal, averting strike ahead of World Cup - LINK

Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend - LINK

Sarno’s push to end free PVTA rides faces pushback amid Union Station troubles - LINK

Holyoke residents protest proposed data center project - LINK

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Further Reading:

Proposition 2 1/2 overrides & exclusions - LINK (Mass.gov)

Southampton officials feel relief after passed tax override vote - LINK

Hadley residents approve tax override questions - LINK

South Hadley to vote on $3.5M tax override in September - LINK

A city divided: Override battle heads to ballot box in Easthampton - LINK

Senate passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement, without limits on Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - LINK

In an interview with Maine Public, Graham Platner denies being physically threatening - LINK

Ex-girlfriend at the center of Graham Platner’s latest scandal says she was ‘set up.’ He says she’s a political operative. - LINK

The End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming - LINK

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5
Ending Music: Destiny 2 - Deep Stone Lullaby

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Further Reading:

Judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement - LINK

U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement - LINK

Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' faces additional lawsuits - LINK

Colorado Democratic Party censures Jared Polis over Tina Peters clemency - LINK

Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris - LINK

Democrats wanted answers for what went wrong in 2024. Now, there are more questions - LINK

A Message from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the DNC’s 2024 After Action Report - LINK

The Full DNC Report - PDF

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Further Reading:

Bangor woman who wrote chalk messages outside Susan Collins’ house is running for Senate - LINK

The war strains Gulf alliances - LINK

Tennessee Republicans pass map dividing up state’s lone majority-Black district - LINK

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win - LINK

State redistricting battles intensify following U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act - LINK

Mississippi house to hold redistricting session at Jim Crow era capitol - LINK

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Further Reading:

Mike Minogue wins Mass. GOP endorsement for governor in a landslide - LINK

Massachusetts auditor, attorney general continue public feud about ongoing legislative audit controversy - LINK

Massachusetts auditor, attorney general continue public feud about ongoing legislative audit controversy - LINK

The Mass. GOP’s 2026 Gamble: Embrace Trump, change the subject, hope for the best - LINK

Is the Massachusetts Economy About to Get Wrecked? - LINK

Special Beginning and Ending Music: Dropkick Murphys - Take 'em

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