Trump foe Sen. Elizabeth Warren to address college graduates
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken foe of President Donald Trump, is delivering the commencement address to graduates of Lesley University in Massachusetts.
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Officials outraged by school shooting
Elected officials from Washington, D.C., to Boston reacted to the deadly school shooting in Texas yesterday with a combination of sorrow and outrage. "We grieve for the terrible loss of life and send our support and love to everyone affected by this horrible attack in Texas," President Trump said in a tweet yesterday.
Gone in 60 Seconds: Warren Reveals in Less Than a Minute Her Plan To Fundamentally Transform America
Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren reportedly stole the show at the Center for American Progress' annual Ideas Conference in Washington on Tuesday as she laid out an aggressive liberal agenda and attacked President Donald Trump for undermining American democracy. The Hill reported that this year's CAP conference was an occasion for 2020 presidential contenders to demonstrate why they should be the next Democrat nominee for president.
Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin Is Seeking Reelection
Baldwin, 56, is also gearing up for a reelection campaign that some are calling "Going into the 2018 cycle, I think for many, many reasons there's more interest [in the midterms]...[And] so many issues impacting young people are getting really strong public view," Baldwin tells "[When I was starting out] so many people were sayinga 'young people don't vote.' " Well, I couldn't get elected to office if young people didn't vote."
Transit Options: Federal grants will go toward a new ferry dock in Hingham, above.
Ferry service on the South Shore is getting a long-awaited boost with the infusion of $9 million in federal grants that will go toward a new ferry dock in Hingham and a vessel in Salem, officials announced. Through the Department of Transportation's Passenger Ferry Grant Program, $6.5 million will go toward the new dock at the Hingham Ferry Terminal and $3.4 million will be used to get a new ferry vessel.
Growing number of pols calling for Rosenberg’s resignation
Calls continued Thursday for former Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to resign after the release of a report Wednesday detailing what investigators described as a "significant failure of judgment and leadership" in connection with allegations against his husband. Democrat Sens. Barbara L'Italien of Andover, Paul Feeney of Foxborough and Jamie Eldridge of Acton have each joined the governor and attorney general in calling for the Amherst Democrat to step down.
How should female candidates deal with sexist attacks? Head on – by fighting back
After the debacle of the 2016 election, huge numbers of women responded not by retreating into the shadows after Hillary Clinton's improbable defeat at the hands of a half-literate con man, but by sliding into pantsuits of their own and running for office. The 2018 midterm elections have already set a record: An unprecedented 309 women have filed paperwork to run for the House of Representatives this year.
Anti-gay challenger could boost gov’s appeal to Democrats
Gov. Charlie Baker's primary opponent, a vocal anti-gay crusader, could actually be a political blessing in disguise, helping the GOP governor solidify his moderate credentials and appeal to Democratic voters. Baker easily won his party's convention endorsement last weekend and is in no danger of losing his primary challenge against ultraconservative activist and Springfield pastor Scott Lively.
2 of the 3 GOP Senate hopefuls stump in Albemarle
Two Republicans who are trying to win their for party's nomination for the U.S. Senate made campaign swings through Albemarle County over the weekend. Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson had a rally Sunday evening at the Double Tree Hotel.
GOP delegates gather for party’s Massachusetts convention
Delegate Bill Harkins of Westport, Mass., reaches for hats during the Massachusetts Republican Convention at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., Saturday, April 28, 2018. Delegate Bill Harkins of Westport, Mass., reaches for hats during the Massachusetts Republican Convention at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., Saturday, April 28, 2018.
Warren sounds alarm on opioid crisis in Lowell
That's the severity of the opioid epidemic in this country, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stressed in Lowell Friday evening. If that plane crash was happening on a daily basis, the country would take every single action to stop it, she said.
Warren probes CFPB over lobbyists’ influence on Mulvaney
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over what arrangements the agency has made to ensure that acting Director Mick Mulvaney is excluded from decisions that affect banks and other firms that previously gave him campaign contributions. In a letter to Sonya White, the agency's ethics official, the Massachusetts Democrat asked for details on what matters Mulvaney is recused from following comments he made earlier this week in which he said campaign contributions were a key factor in whether he took meetings with lobbyists.
Correction: Democrats-Black Voters story
In a story April 20 about black voters, The Associated Press reported erroneously that White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders noted that black unemployment had reached a record high under President Donald Trump's leadership. Sanders said that black employment, not unemployment, had reached a record high.
Q&A on the Democrats’ big idea: A job-creation program
All of a sudden, you can't turn around in progressive Washington policy circles without bumping into a jobs guarantee proposal. The most prominent version is a bill introduced this week by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., with heavy hitting Democratic co-sponsors including Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York , Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Mick Mulvaney Gets Downgraded From Trump Guru to Liability Amid Lobbyist Fallout
From his perch atop the White House Office of Management and Budget, Mulvaney defunded Obama-era initiatives to transform the president's rhetoric into reality. The intricacies of his role are understood by few outside the D.C. beltway and remain masked behind government's labyrinth of regulations, restrictions and wonkiness.
Schumer & Warren all for state autonomy when the GOP’s in charge
If hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue, then Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has delivered a whopping tribute to the constitutional doctrine of federalism. In a series of tweets, he announced: 'Today, I am formally announcing my plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.
Koch network success in Trump era draws Democratic pushback
In this May 22, 2012, file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. A sure sign of policy success for the sprawling conservative network funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is Democratic pushback.
Democrat Richard Cordray Gains Support From U.S. Sen. Warren in Ohio Gubernatorial Race
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray got a boost today from Democratic Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren - who many progressives idolize and many conservatives demonize. Warren appeared with Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which she created under President Obama.
New Clarksburg to Vote on Stamford School Merger StudyApril 02, 2018 | 02:25AM0 Comments
Voters in Clarksburg will decide Thursday if they want to start down the path of creating an interstate school district. The single article at the special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Clarksburg School on Thursday will allow the town to enter into conversations with Stamford, Vt.
King’s assassination eve speech to be read in Boston
In this March 26, 2018 photo, farmer Jeff Rehder looks over some of his pigs, in Hawarden, Iowa. Rehder stands to lose potential revenue on his hogs after China responded to Trump's announced plans to impose tariffs on products ... President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on a range of Chinese goods has prompted threats from Beijing that it will tag U.S. products, including pork and aluminum, with an equal 25 percent charge.