Unofficial vote totals Wednesday evening show first-time candidate Lander has a mere three vote lead over the longtime Democratic incumbent.

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the project does not violate state laws that regulate the use of public parkland. The decision officially puts an end to a years-long lawsuit to stop the controve...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani cites Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as an inspiration.

City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.

How the crash happened, the name of the driver, and owner of the vehicle are among the major facts that remain undisclosed.

One day after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu renewed her legislative push to ease the pain of property tax hikes on Boston homeowners, the debate has already gotten heated.

The prospect of a second year of double digit property tax increases for homeowners also prolongs a nearly two year battle Wu has fought with the state Senate over a bill that would mitigate that spik...

Gabriela Coletta Zapata won reelection to a second full term last week, and currently chairs the council’s powerful government operations committee.

Concerns about turnout, and speculation over its implications on the race for city-wide seats on the city council, are swirling amongst Boston’s political class.

Marwa Khudaynazar accused City Hall of quickly firing her earlier this year in order to protect Idowu, a top Wu aide who Khudaynazar said inappropriately propositioned her.

Kraft carried significant advantages for a challenger in a Boston mayor’s race, but his campaign was marked by repeated missteps and stumbles.

Michelle Wu won 264 of the city’s 275 precincts, while nonprofit leader Josh Kraft took nine precincts.

The lopsided victory leaves Kraft with few options, none particularly appealing.

Every elected official enjoys the incumbency advantage when seeking reelection. But Josh Kraft alleges that Mayor Michelle Wu has crossed the line into improper behavior.

Wu blasted a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi renewing the Trump administration’s demand that Boston end policies the president views as impeding federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Many South End residents said they don’t feel like the city has made enough progress on the problems on their streets, and their patience is wearing thin.

Fernandes Anderson announced her intent to plead guilty to federal corruption charges and step down more than two months ago.

The woman fired from her job at Boston City Hall last month amid a controversy over a domestic violence arrest alleges that her boyfriend’s supervisor, cabinet chief Segun Idowu, propositioned her.

The flurry of allegations comes amid an increasingly expensive and ugly contest for mayor of Boston, one in which money and the role of outside super PACs have become consistent lines of attack.

"Every arrest and detention is pursuant to and sanctioned by federal law,” Massachusetts US Attorney Leah Foley said in a video message posted to social media.

Amid the Trump administration's cuts, top City Hall aides have indicated Boston is backing off from immediately asking nonprofits for substantially larger PILOT payments.

Outside spending and immense private wealth are hardly new concepts in Massachusetts politics. But the sums reported so far could set the city on a course to its most expensive mayor’s race yet.

Outside spending and immense private wealth are hardly new concepts in Massachusetts politics. But the sums reported so far could set the city on a course to its most expensive mayor’s race yet.

Wu and her husband reported about $184,000 in federal gross income last year. During this year's mayoral race, Wu has frequently emphasized the contrast between herself and challenger Josh Kraft's bac...

Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft have been sniping at each other since Kraft entered the race three months ago.

Spots on Wu’s record have disappointed some of her most ardent supporters on the left, even as others argue she remains committed to their progressive causes.

A first-time candidate up against a savvy incumbent, Kraft believes his narrow path to victory runs directly through Roxbury and Boston’s other communities of color.

Boston will lose out nearly $48 million in previously-awarded funds unless the city agrees to comply with a range of executive orders and grant conditions.

Josh Kraft is looking to the Bay Area for lessons as he seeks to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Embattled Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson last week announced she intends to plead guilty to federal corruption charges, and will resign from her seat on the council.

The status report filed Tuesday does not specify what charges the Boston city councilor will plead guilty to.

Boston Legacy FC hopes to begin play at the venue in the spring of 2026.

Last week, Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student, was arrested in Massachusetts and sent to the South Louisiana ICE processing center in the swamplands of Evangeline parish in Basile. Se...

Pressley is a longtime personal and political ally of Wu's, since their time serving together on the Boston City Council.

Developer Tom O'Brien will drop his bid for Mayor of Boston before it started.

Developer Tom O'Brien will drop his bid for Mayor of Boston before it started.

O’Brien, one of Boston’s most prominent real estate developers, plans to enter the race before Mayor Wu holds her own re-election kick off next Saturday.

Host Ronny Chieng highlighted Wu's recent testimony before Congress, in which she defended the city's policies related to public safety and working with federal immigration officials.

Within seconds, five officers surrounded a Tufts PhD student from Turkey, and she was pleading with them, according to a security camera recording of the arrest obtained by the Globe.

In an email Tuesday night, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar said the school received reports that the student was taken into custody outside an off-campus apartment building in Somerville.

The Krafts dominate business and sports in New England. Josh Kraft offers a shot at political power.

Wu was fiercely defensive and defiant in her third annual address to the city of Boston Wednesday, and openly critical of the federal government.

Wu was fiercely defensive and defiant in her third annual address to the city of Boston Wednesday, and openly critical of the federal government.

Politicians and Boston locals enjoyed musical performances, speeches, and plenty of roasts at the annual event, a Boston political institution for decades.