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Massachusetts

Mass. policymaking, national politics on July 2016 collision course

STATE HOUSE — Democrats and Republicans next July with gather in Philadelphia and Cleveland to select their nominees for president. But will Bay State lawmakers be among them? The national political conventions are presenting more than just a philosophical and political conundrum for Massachusetts legislators. They're creating a logistical

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GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a pivotal week, the presidential race has become a tale of two parties on sharply different trajectories: Hillary Rodham Clinton has tightened her grip on the Democratic nomination while Republican concern is reaching new heights. Some officials are even considering what could turn into a GOP civil

Democratic primary

Biden opted out on 2016 Dem race because he ‘couldn’t win’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says he decided against running for president because he "couldn't win," not because he would have had too little time to get a campaign up and running. "I'll be very blunt. If I thought we could'

Democratic primary

Chafee bows out of presidential race, reducing Democratic field

WASHINGTON – Lincoln Chafee ended his Democratic presidential bid Friday after surveys and campaign finance reports showed the former Rhode Island governor failing to gain support either from voters or donors. "As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of Prosperity Through Peace," Chafee told a Democratic

GOP

Christie beefs up Iowa operation, plans more time in state

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Chris Christie promised Thursday to spend a lot more time in Iowa as the leadoff presidential caucuses draw closer, signaling a shift for the New Jersey governor after months of focusing on New Hampshire. Christie, who has struggled to gain traction in the 2016 Republican

Democratic primary

As Webb exits, other longshots hold to ’16 dream

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their fundraising power is waning — if they ever had it. Their support in preference polls couldn't drop much lower. Some don't get invited to the debates in prime-time. Those that do get asked afterward, on live television, when they plan to quit. The first

Democratic primary

VP Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long political career. Biden's decision finalizes the Democratic field of

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Infographic: GOP candidates and immigration

This is the first in a series of NewBostonPost packages depicting where leading presidential candidates stand on the issues. For more information on GOP candidates and immigration, read our full article here and our quote graphic here.