The nation was deeply divided before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks brought Democrats and Republicans together. A quarter-century later, the political climate is even more toxic.

Jeromie Whalen, a high school journalism teacher, has been showing up at every community event he can find in the Western Mass. congressional district as he seeks a stunning Democratic primary upset.

The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is the first major bipartisan action by Congress since the 2024 elections to address the soaring post-pandemic cost of living.

Congress designed the Federal Reserve to be uniquely insulated from presidential interference because of its crucial role in the economy. Trump has pushed to change that.

As Kevin Warsh's nomination advanced in the Senate, outgoing chair Jerome Powell said he'd buck tradition and stay on the board until that term runs out in 2028.

A meme of Fenway Park posted by DHS on Tuesday night enraged Red Sox fans online.

Trump's continued attacks on the current Fed chair and a Justice Department investigation of him could delay his successor from taking over for months.

It was the first time Warren has appeared with Platner since her endorsement last month.

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The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they’ve received. The response was chilling.

Donald Trump won the popular vote by 1.47 percentage points, one of the narrowest margins ever and far short of the widely accepted level for a landslide of at least 10 percentage points.

President Trump has publicly downplayed the negative impact of major developments, and predicts the US economy will only take a "little bit of a hit" from the war.

The original statue was toppled by racial justice protestors in Baltimore in 2020 and the local Italian American community raised thousand of dollars to recreate it.

An impeachment inquiry is unlikely to get off the ground with Republicans holding a slim majority in the House. But a similar push also began slowly in 2017.

He has falsely claimed there is “no inflation” and called the broader issue of affordability “the greatest con job” and a Democratic “hoax.”

Nonpartisan analysts warn that President Trump's policies will swell the annual budget deficit instead of shrinking it.

Rapid-fire developments Tuesday marked the surprisingly swift culmination of a months-long fight over Justice Department files about the accused sex trafficker.

The inability of Republicans to produce a comprehensive proposal further complicates the effort to address the subsidies before they expire on Dec. 31.

The Appropriations chairmanship should have been the pinnacle of her nearly three-decade-long career. Instead, it’s been an onslaught of challenges.

The anniversary next July Fourth was seen as a chance to unify a divided nation. Critics say Trump's involvement is taking things in a different direction.

The Salem congressman cited Ed Markey's age and seniority as core concerns behind his campaign, arguing that Democrats can no longer afford to back candidates who are seen as too old.

The retiring Senate Democrat has credibility on both sides of the aisle as she participates in back-channel discussions to resolve the stalemate.

Legal experts said the case against the former FBI director appeared to be weak. But the outcome could be less important to Trump than the legal process it has kicked off.

Federal Reserve officials will make an interest rate decision this week in the face of rising inflation, a slowing job market, and President Trump's attack on the central bank's independence.

The Massachusetts governor said an ICE vehicle was parked outside Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish. Trump border czar Tom Homan called the allegation a "bold-faced lie."

A Trump administration hiring freeze has prevented the park from replacing departed workers or filling dozens of job vacancies, meaning the park’s staff is down nearly 40 percent.

Warren has been pounding away at President Trump for failing to fulfill his campaign promise to lower everyday prices.

The Revere lawmaker is the highest-ranking congressional Democrat to use that historically significant term to refer to the worsening conflict.

During 40 years in office, the Senate titan has defined Kentucky. His successor may win by defining contrasts to him.

"I just stare at his ashes, at his picture ... No parent should have to go through this, or any family," said Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, whose son was fatally shot in Washington D.C. in June.

An outspoken Trump critic in his first term, Bowser tried cooperation in his second. But that didn't stop the president from sending in National Guard troops.

Tariffs are collected when foreign goods arrive at the border and amount to a back-door tax increase that one analysis estimates will cost the average US household $2,400 this year.

The bill to increase the supply of houses and apartments is expected to easily pass a Senate committee Tuesday amid strong support on both sides of the aisle for addressing the affordability crisis.

The southeast city in New Mexico has had a mystique since an incident involving a "flying disc" 78 years ago. Many residents were expecting Trump to release more information on extraterrestrial life.

Despite his assertions, inflation has begun rising as the impact of high tariffs starts kicking in.

The software company that’s been in the spotlight since its CEO, Andy Byron, went viral for a moment with a coworker at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium, announced Saturday that Byron resigned.

Concession employees overwhelmingly voted last month to authorize a strike after months of stalled negotiations over wages and the use of automation, such as self-checkout machines.

“The White House is looking for any possible way to discredit Jerome Powell right now," a Trump economic adviser said.

Consumers are starting to face the impact of President Trump's tariffs as business owners wrestle with how much to raise prices or hold off on inventory.

The National Garden of American Heroes, an idea Trump first proposed in 2020, is supposed to open at an unnamed location in time for the nation's 250th birthday next year but might not make that deadl...

The veteran South Boston Democrat pitched his experience, but lost to a two-term lawmaker as the party looks for its footing in the Trump era.

An unusual political alliance is trying to take averting an economically devastating government default off Congress’s plate for good.

In the span of one week, Trump has taken a trio of highly controversial steps that pose an unprecedented test for the longstanding boundary between the US military and partisan politics.

With its progressive policies, highly diverse population, and total Democratic control, California is the polar opposite of Trump’s Make America Great Again vision.

Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington joined four other US businesses in a lawsuit challenging the tariffs that won a unanimous victory in its first round in court on Wednesday.

His actions and rhetoric have strained that cross-border kinship like nothing since the War of 1812.

Since the beginning of the Trump administration's battle with the university, alums in the upper echelons of the administration and the Republican Party have had no kind words to say in any public for...

Trump could be making the same political mistake as Biden by arguing that the short-term pain of inflation is worth the long-term economic gain.

Trump has embraced James K. Polk and William McKinley as avatars of his effort to return the United States to a bygone era, historians said.