SHEER ELATION consumed the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon as more than 1,000 people danced and cheered Joe Biden’s election as president. Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman, black, or person of South Asian descent to be elected vice president, was celebrated on several signs. Screams of glee rose from the crowd whenever a US Postal Service truck drove by. Sometimes the driver would honk back. Cars, motorcycles, […]
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In poll, Baker takes backseat to Trump
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER IS increasingly a man without a party. Four years ago Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary in Massachusetts with 49 percent of the vote. Now his support among Republicans in Massachusetts is overwhelming. A WBUR poll of 374 likely Republican primary voters found 82 percent of them have a favorable view of Trump, […]
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In poll, Baker takes backseat to Trump
Gov. Charlie Baker is increasingly a man without a party. Four years ago Donald Trump won the Republican presidential primary in Massachusetts with 49 percent of the vote. Now his support among Republicans in Massachusetts is overwhelming. A WBUR poll of 374 likely Republican primary voters found 82 percent of them have a favorable view of […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
Now what? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, that was the easy part. The case now moves to the Senate, where Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
NOW WHAT? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, that was the easy part. The case now moves to the Senate, where Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will […]
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Over 33,000 immigrants waiting for day in Boston’s immigration court
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS of New England immigrants, the long wait time for a day before an immigration judge has gone from bad to worse. For unaccompanied minors, or young immigrants who are in the US without a parent, the delay has climbed to an average of 1,445 days, or almost four years, according to a recent report from the […]
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ICE blindsided by order ending immigrant protection
TWO ARMS OF the Department of Homeland Security are at odds over who is taking charge of a plan that would deport individuals and children with serious medical conditions. Last week, at least 20 immigrant households receiving medical care in Massachusetts, and others nationwide, received letters from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services saying they must leave the country within 33 […]
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Trump says windmills aren’t working too well
AT THE END of a long press conference after the Group of 7 summit in Biarritz, France, President Trump responded to a question about his climate change skepticism in a way that didn’t sound promising for those trying to build an offshore wind industry in the United States. “The US has tremendous wealth. The wealth […]
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Trump says windmills aren’t working too well
At the end of a long press conference after the Group of 7 summit in Biarritz, France, President Trump responded to a question about his climate change skepticism in a way that didn’t sound promising for those trying to build an offshore wind industry in the United States. “The US has tremendous wealth. The wealth […]
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New rule could deny more immigrants green cards
AN ESTIMATED 500,000 immigrant households in Massachusetts could see their path to permanent residency cut off by a new immigration policy put forward by the Trump administration. US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Monday that immigrants receiving an expanded list of public benefits will have that aid considered when the government determines whether anyone can enter or obtain permanent resident status in the US on Monday […]