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Today in Politics, Bulletin 269. 12/12/25 Ron Filipkowski Dec 12 ∙ … The fallout and recriminations from the  Indiana Senate   refusing to back down from Trump’s threats on redistricting have been reverberating throughout the Republican Party. As usual, Trump tried to save face after his defeat: Q - “The senate in Indiana voted against the redistricting effort. Trump: I wasn’t working on it very hard. I wasn’t very much involved.” … Trump made 9 very lengthy posts over the past 3 weeks about it. They mostly included threats. He first started posting about it 6 weeks ago. He sent  JD Vance  there to lobby IN Republicans twice. Numerous henchmen did also. He made several public statements about it. But, despite losing thousands of contests over the last 70 years on everything from legal cases to football games, he has never admitted that he lost anything in his life and isn’t about to start now. … CNN’s  Manu Raju  asked  Mike Johnson  if Trump’s i...

  ❤️  Donate Friday, December 12, 2025 ☀️  Sunny and breezy, with a high near 33. Good Morning Boston, Happy Friday! We  could get a few inches of snow this weekend . But first, the news: Green light:  No fewer than 3,320 days after Massachusetts voted for marijuana cafes as part of  the 2016 legalization ballot measure , the state finally settled on some rules so they can actually open.  As WBUR's Zeninjor Enwemeka reports , the state's Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously yesterday to approve rules for "social consumption sites" where people can buy and smoke (or eat) marijuana products all in the same place. The vote came just over a year after the  tumult-ridden  agency's first draft of the rules, positioning Massachusetts to be the first state in New England with marijuana social consumption sites. However, it could very well be another year before sites are actually a reality. Here's what to know: The basics: The newly approve...