Another Republican candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) — Another Republican candidate has jumped into the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.
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Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel
Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest encampments with a unified demand of their schools: Stop doing business with Israel — or any companies that empower its ongoing war in Gaza.
Maine governor vetoes bill to create a minimum wage for agricultural workers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic governor vetoed on Tuesday a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself.
Homeless shelters in Massachusetts raise concerns as lawmakers consider historic limit to family stays
Homeless shelter providers in Massachusetts are raising concerns as lawmakers move to pass legislation that would limit stays to nine months for the first time in the 40-year history of the state's "right to shelter" law.
Necessity Gives Rise to Bipartisanship — for Now
When Congress convened in 2023, an empowered far-right Republican faction in the House threatened to upend Washington and President Biden’s agenda.
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcom X, has died
BOSTON (AP) — William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcom X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
Can Biden make Trump seem like Mitt Romney?
President Biden made a populist case for re-election during his swing through Pennsylvania over three days last week, laying out plans on tariffs and taxes and seeking to burnish his working-class bona fides as a son of Scranton.
Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes As Pro-Palestinian Protests Sprout Across Campuses
Columbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday and new demonstrations broke out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over Israel’s war in Gaza.