Senators return to work today for the first time since Thursday, and since SNAP benefits were suspended over the weekend.

By Grant Welker Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is all but guaranteed to be elected to a second term on Tuesday. It’s safe to say ...

Amid the Mass and Cass open-air drug use, dealing and crime that has spilled into other Boston neighborhoods, the Herald asked its readers in a recent poll if city officials done enough to address ...

On the eve of Massachusetts' municipal elections, a new UMass Amherst/WCVB National poll is looking ahead at the 2026 mid-term campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey's pursuit of a third term.

Michelle Obama opened up about how, as the first Black couple in the White House, she and Barack Obama couldn’t afford any missteps ...

Boston is feeling one of the most pronounced housing crunches in the country. But Mayor Michelle Wu has shied away from setting housing production targets.

The latest idea from a city pol to head off spending cuts: pile more taxes on the backs of apartment owners. But even a mayoral ally worries it’s a bad idea.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled a sweeping set of citywide goals to a packed audience at the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown at Boston’s first-ever State of the Schools Address  Oct. 28. The ...

The alarming Department of Homeland Security report on Wednesday that death threats against ICE officers have soared a jaw-dropping 8,000% this fiscal year 2025.

New York City’s mayoral election is a high-stakes referendum on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who inspired socialist disciple ...

Mayor Wu and the Boston Foundation also announced a fundraising effort to help support food safety net services in the city.

The City of Boston and The Boston Foundation each contributed $500,000 to a newly launched effort, and the foundation raised an additional $750,000 for the cause, officials said at a City Hall news ...