Festinger, a retired teacher, has spent the better part of a week spending 12 hours a day at the fair, rationing the few donated samples of maple syrup she scraped together as souvenirs for visitors.

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.

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President Trump is leveraging presidential power to do what he loves: construction projects. Opposition has been fierce.

Since returning to office, President Trump hasn’t just solidified his grip on Republican politics. He has inspired, encouraged, and, at times, outright demanded to be showered with homage.

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

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

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

It was St. Patrick’s Day and Representative Richard Neal had a mission: get the ear of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

A longtime publisher and ally of Kennedy’s, Tony Lyons has built a sprawling political operation to promote Kennedy and his “Make America Healthy Again” brand.

Republicans say they must pass election reforms before November — and those who run elections say the proposals are unworkable.

With the primary election now six months away, Markey and his campaign have largely declined to directly attack Moulton.

With the primary election now six months away, Markey and his campaign have largely declined to directly attack Moulton.

The warning comes as Kennedy is leaning heavily into his agenda to improve American diets.

Nearly all Democrats have criticized Trump's disregard of Congress and shifting rationales for war in Iran, but some are arguing they must reject the idea of war altogether.

This week New Hampshire Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte successfully lobbied the government to keep a new detention center out of her state.

Amid President Trump’s bureaucracy-slashing directives, the federal workforce shrunk by about nearly 10 percent in 2025.

Gomes met with members of Congress to discuss his experience in detention before attending President Trump’s speech as Representative Seth Moulton's guest.

Hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff money was supposed to help offset the cost of the GOP's sweeping tax cuts enacted last year. Without the revenue, the budget deficit could grow even larger.

Christina Toledo and her children are Americans. To keep her family together, can they leave the only country they’ve ever known?

Amid warnings about the dangers in our food supply, shopping can be a bewildering experience.

Amid warnings about the dangers in our food supply, shopping can be a bewildering experience.

Toppled by racial justice protestors in 2020, the statue was recreated by the city's Italian American community and reportedly will be installed on the White House grounds.

It’s a marked departure from past practice in Congress, where members of administrations from both parties have long sought to keep their responses to lawmakers respectful.

In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.

Collins, 73, is the only Republican serving in Congress from all of New England. She has built a reputation as a moderate consensus seeker, a profile well suited to Maine, a politically divided state ...

Amid her episodes with Trump administration officials, celebrities, and health influencers, Katie Miller’s podcast has attracted advertisers and guests who are trying to shape policy.

Amid her episodes with Trump administration officials, celebrities, and health influencers, Katie Miller’s podcast has attracted advertisers and guests who are trying to shape policy.

A nurse and her Great Dane arrived at her patient’s house in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights to deliver dinner to a neighbor. When they rounded a corner, a mountain lion was three feet away.

The personal has always been political in Northampton, but rarely has local politics seemed so intensely personal.

In his second term, the Trump administration has learned to use the levers of power to make drastic changes in Washington and beyond.

Representative Chellie Pingree's fight was a rare instance of a Democrat tapping the political coalition associated with Kennedy.

Representative Chellie Pingree's fight was a rare instance of a Democrat tapping the political coalition associated with Kennedy.

The bill, aimed at revoking federal officers' qualified immunity, is unlikely to pass but signals growing Democratic discontent with ICE’s impunity.

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.

Why does a former Florida governor whose experience is mostly with hurricanes care so much about one fire that took place across the country?

A growing body of research suggests ultraprocessed foods are a major driver of myriad chronic health concerns and that processing may matter even more for health than foods’ nutrition content.

A majority of teens are interacting with AI companions, and many of their parents have no idea.

Trump said elite universities were run by “Marxist maniacs” and vowed to take them back. Harvard would prove hard to break.

Derek Lisi, who has worked at Brown for 15 years, said he had taken note of a man pacing the hallways, peering into classrooms, and ducking into a bathroom to avoid being seen.

Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America’s most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.