Senator Ed Markey's re-election win reflects Democratic voters’ shift to the left and sets up what could be another presidential primary cycle in which progressive candidates gain significant traction...

Five Democrats vied to replace Representative Seth Moulton in the North Shore-anchored district on Tuesday.

Stephen Lynch says he’s in "good shape" to return to Congress. Others call his 8th District primary a tossup.

Ayanna Pressley and Lori Trahan are the first members of the state’s congressional delegation to pick a side in the state’s only open US House primary this year.

Former president Joe Biden endorsed Dan Koh, a former White House official, in Massachusetts' Sixth Congressional District Democratic primary.

Stephen Lynch is pitching that his 25 years in the House and seniority on committees position him to deliver for his district and respond to a Trump-led White House.

Democrats challenging older incumbents for office are increasingly talking about their children and child care as they mount campaigns on affordability.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

With Boston’s mayoral contest all but decided, much of the action this Election Day in the city will take place down ballot, including with eight candidates vying for four at-large Boston City Council...

Critics warn the administration’s moves could threaten academic freedom, irreparably damage scientific progress, and set a precedent that could haunt conservatives if Democrats retake power.

Harvard’s battle with the Trump administration has now ignited a fierce debate about whether the university is being true to itself.

Massachusetts residents are increasingly pushing back on federal immigration officials' efforts to detain and deport immigrants under the Trump administration.

In President Trump's first 100 days of his second term, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has taken part in more than a dozen lawsuits against his administration.

Federal judges are increasingly warning that President Trump is defying the law and contributing to a constitutional crisis in his efforts to deport millions of immigrants.

Senator Ed Markey won his 2020 reelection bid with help from young people. That could change in 2026.

Senator Ed Markey won his 2020 reelection bid with help from young people. That could change in 2026.

The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backg...

Democrat-controlled state legislatures around the country have begun to push back on the Trump administration. In Massachusetts, lawmakers have gotten off to a slow start.

Currently, government emails, memos, and documents are automatically presumed to be public — unless those records come from the Legislature, the governor’s office, or judiciary.

The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

Two simple questions, few straight answers

Many scholars say President Trump has overstepped his constitutional powers as he’s sought to upend federal policy via a tsunami of executive orders.

The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the clash between President Trump and Governor Janet Mills over transgender athletes.

The National Press Foundation is pleased to welcome 20 journalists from across the country to its 2025 Widening the Pipeline Fellowship, designed to support journalists of color staying in – and leadi...

About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay.

Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

Donald Trump received more support from women than ever before, despite allegations of sexual misconduct and a jury verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse. Many women are demoralized.

Once again, Democratic state attorneys general are their party's first line of defense. But the court battles of Trump's second term could prove very different than those of his first.

Anjali Huynh joined the Globe in July 2024 as a political reporter, primarily reporting on the Massachusetts State House and New England politics. Previously, she was a politics fellow at the New York...