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Which Fourth Congressional District Democratic Candidate Is The Most Pro-Abortion?

Eight Democrats hope to be Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III's successor in the U.S. House of Representatives, and they all favor loosening federal abortion law and taxpayer funding for abortions. Even so, candidates' priorities differ, as do their approaches to certain issues. That leaves room for

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Steve Bannon’s Arrest Happened In Connecticut

When Steve Bannon got arrested on Thursday, he was in Connecticut. The former White House strategist was on a 150-foot yacht near Westbrook, Connecticut; the boat was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and eventually boarded by U.S. Postal Service inspectors, who arrested Bannon.

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Nancy Pelosi Backs Joe Kennedy III In U.S. Senate Race

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III over incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey — outraging party activists on the left who note that party officials have sought to punish supporters of primary challengers against Democratic incumbents.Kennedy is seeking the Democratic nomination

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Barney Frank Backs Richard Neal Over Alex Morse

Barney Frank was one of the first openly homosexual members of the United States Congress, but he is backing a straight man in Massachusetts's First Congressional District in 2020. Frank, 80, whose district from 1991 to 2013 included his official residence in Newton, wants Democrats in western Massachusetts

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Chris Zannetos The Only Democrat In Fourth District U.S. House Race To Not Support Ranked-Choice Voting

One Democratic candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District is not a fan of ranked-choice voting. Seven of the eight candidates recently voiced their support for it, but Wellesley resident Chris Zannetos, who has created software companies that provide cybersecurity and

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High School Football During Late Winter? Massachusetts Coaches Drawing Up New X’s and O’s

There won't be high school football in Massachusetts this fall, but the expectation is that there will be later in the 2020-2021 school year. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has deemed that what officials view as low-risk sports like cross-country, field hockey, golf, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and soccer

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Fourth District Democratic Candidate Natalia Linos Explains Support For Reparations

Support for reparations is a minority view in the country, but it's something Natalia Linos views as morally righteous. Linos, a Brookline resident and the executive director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard, is running in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District and

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Kevin O’Connor Receives Endorsement from State Representative Alyson Sullivan for GOP U.S. Senate Race

A member of the Massachusetts Legislature recently endorsed Dover attorney Kevin O'Connor's U.S. Senate bid. The Republican got an endorsement from state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) this week.