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He got off Mass. and Cass. Now, he’s working to beat the odds and stay sober.

Addiction has been a long, dark path for Josh Kivlehan, but now he has hope he can remain clean for good.

On their final day in Boston, Prince William and Kate had a packed agenda
The Prince and Princess of Wales concluded their royal trip to Boston Friday with a packed itinerary that included meeting with President Biden in the afternoon and hosting the glitzy Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at night.

You’ve heard about efforts to rename Faneuil Hall. But what about spaces named after these modern-day figures?
The local reckoning has so far spared figures like James M. “Jimmy” Kelly and Albert L. “Dapper” O’Neil; relics of bygone eras in Boston politics who were known to embrace bigoted rhetoric and policies. One man hopes to change that.

National politics news

Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy

The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.

Antiabortion forces push local bans in states with legal access

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, some antiabortion activists are ramping up the fight to restrict abortion rights at the ground level by pushing local-level regulations in municipalities across the country.

In Georgia, a heated Senate race stirs mixed emotions in Black voters

A race that may seem like a triumph for Black political power has stirred a complicated mix of emotions for many other Black Georgians.

Nonreligious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections.

Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP

The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three statewide offices after promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election are not planning to go quietly.

James Pindell | Analysis

The 2024 presidential race is only starting. And the Democrats just created a logistical mess.

The proposed changes to the presidential primary contest calendar upend years of history. But states may not listen to the national party. What happens then? We'll walk you through.

Democrats move to make S.C. first voting state on presidential nominating calendar. N.H. and Nevada would be next.

Following President Biden's recommendations, the committee opted to have New Hampshire and Nevada jointly vote second, a week after South Carolina, followed by Georgia and Michigan.

To boost Georgia’s Warnock, President Biden is in ... Massachusetts

President Biden landed in Boston on Friday afternoon and was to to join the phone bank run by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to help Warnock’s campaign before appearing at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Rail strike averted: President Biden signs bill enforcing agreement

President Biden signed a measure that binds rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the railroads and union leaders in September but rejected by some of the union workers.

John Legend, Jennifer Garner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus: See photos of all the celebrities who attended the White House state dinner

Among the attendees were Julia Louis-Dreyfus, late-night TV host Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, actor Jennifer Garner, singer John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, and more. See photos from the event.

Supreme Court to rule on Biden administration’s student loan cancellation plan

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration had overstepped its authority with its plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student debt.

Biden, demoting Iowa and prizing diversity, wants South Carolina as first primary

President Biden and the Democratic National Committee are moving to radically reorder the party’s presidential process by making South Carolina the first primary state in 2024, followed in order by Nevada and New Hampshire, Georgia, and then Michigan.

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