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New Balance Chairman Drops $1 Million On Josh Kraft Super PAC In Boston Mayor Race

By Gintautas Dumcius Commonwealth Beacon JIM DAVIS, the multi-billionaire chairman of shoemaker New Balance, is once again opening up his wallet and wading into Boston politics. Earlier this month, he sent $1 million to an outside group supporting Josh Kraft’s bid to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, according to campaign

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Marco Rubio Defends Arrest of Turkish Tufts Graduate Student

Editor's Note: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he revoked the visa of a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University who was subsequently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Somerville, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Rubio made the statement

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Legal Aid For Illegal Immigrants, Sanctuary State Status For Massachusetts

Editor’s Note: Maroni Minter, political director of the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, which is known as MIRA, spoke in favor of bills before the Massachusetts legislature that would enhance the services that Massachusetts offers to illegal immigrants during a meeting of the Somerville City Council on Thursday,

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Expert Witness At Hearing Compares Boston Trust Act of 2010s To Resistance To Fugitive Slave Act During 1850s

Editor’s Note: A guest witness who appeared Tuesday, March 10, 2025 before the Boston City Council’s Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee compared a local ordinance that limits cooperation by Boston police with federal immigration authorities with efforts in Boston (and in Massachusetts more generally) to resist the

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Donald Trump Calls Out Maine Governor On Letting Males Play Female Sports

Editor’s Note: President Donald Trump told Maine Governor Janet Mills that her state won’t get any federal funding and that she’ll be done in politics if she doesn’t comply with his executive order banning males from female sports. A transcript of the back-and-forth between Trump and

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J.D. Vance Tells European Leaders To Respect Free Speech, Even When They Don't Like What They Hear

Editor’s Note: Vice President J.D. Vance spoke about free speech, elections, and other democratic values at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Friday, February 14, 2025. A transcript of the speech is below, taken from a video of it. Thanks to all the gathered delegates and

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President Donald Trump Speaks At National Prayer Breakfast

Editor’s Note: President Donald Trump delivered a speech before the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Below is a transcript of his remarks.

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What Ron DeSantis Said At 2025 March For Life Rally

Editor’s Note: Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, spoke during the rally before the March for Life on Friday, January 24, 2025. His wife and three small children joined him on the stage. A transcript of his speech, based on a YouTube video, is below. Well, thank you for