Prosecutors say Sen. John Kerry’s eldest daughter won’t be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles.
BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry’s oldest daughter was arrested in Hollywood on drunk driving charges.
BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry and Reps. Barney Frank and James McGovern wrote a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick saying a public law school “will be another example of how this university strategically helps our region.”
BOSTON — Edward M. Kennedy served as U.S. senator from Massachusetts for 47 years. So it’s been hard for candidates who want to replace him to emerge from his shadow. And hard for voters to tell the difference.
So, he may have accidentally pulled the pin on a political grenade, but when Democratic candidate Stephen Pagliuca inadvertently declared that he’s pro-military draft, he threw himself into a rat’s nest of conviction and contradiction that has long plagued the Democratic party.
BOSTON — Stephen Pagliuca said the country should restore the military draft so everyone sacrifices for national security in a broadcast debate between the four Democratic Senate candidates.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
Minority candidates made history in Massachusetts mayoral elections Tuesday, while it was a mixed result for many long-term incumbents.
NEWTON, Mass. — Iraq war veteran Setti Warren has been elected the next mayor of the city of Newton, becoming the first black to hold the job in the upscale western suburb of Boston.
Voters in 52 cities and towns across Massachusetts will go to the polls Tuesday for various municipal elections.
The U.S. House appears poised to pass a bill filed by Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank that would allow parents to be buried in national cemeteries with children who are veterans and killed in battle or preparation for battle.
KABUL — The U.N. chief made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday as international pressure mounted for a quick resolution to the country’s electoral turmoil following the withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai’s only challenger.
The contest for Boston City Council’s at-large seats has come down to a race for a place in the final four. It started with a diverse field of 15, then the preliminary election narrowed it down to eight candidates who are on Tuesday’s ballot.
BOSTON — President Obama has arrived in Massachusetts for a day of policy and politics. The president is speaking first Friday at MIT about a climate change bill pushed by Sen. John Kerry.
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai’s chief political rival agreed Wednesday to take part in the Nov. 7 runoff election, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the face of Taliban threats and approaching winter snows.
