When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range of issues, including gun control, election security and vaccines. It’s not new for Republicans and Democrats to be at ...

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City Hall in Medford, Mass. Addressing tangible needs keeps local leaders focused on specific problems, not ideological debates. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald/TNS) But things are much less heated at the ...

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