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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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U.S. senators plan to pepper Boston Mayor Marty Walsh with questions later this week. Walsh, who is President Joe Biden's pick to serve as federal Department of Labor secretary, has a hearing scheduled for about 10 a.m. Thursday, February 4, as CBS Boston reports.
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Former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton) has a new gig: as a contributor on CNN. Kennedy made his debut on the network this past Friday to talk about the proposed coronavirus relief package, as NBC Boston reports.
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Massachusetts might rank high in terms of professional sports championships, but it's not faring well in vaccine distribution. As of Sunday afternoon, January 31, Massachusetts ranked 49th out of 50 states in America in terms of coronavirus vaccine distribution. The state had administered 51.6 percent of the
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U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has a positive approval rating in his state — but it's largely due to his overwhelming popularity among Democrats. A recent Deseret News poll showed Romney with an 50 percent approval rating and 44 percent disapproval rating in Utah. The approval, however, largely
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U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) offered praise for President Joe Biden and his administration for the pro-abortion agenda, calling pro-life policies racist in the process. Pressley put out a statement on Thursday in response to a pair of executive orders signed by President Biden as well as another policy
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Adam Lange and the United Cape Patriots are known as some of former President Donald Trump's biggest supporters in Massachusetts — even now. Trump may no longer be in office, but Lange and his organization haven't gone away. Recently, they have embarked on a new mission: to
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Did you think you could vote by text in the 2016 presidential election? A former prominent Twitter user who went by the name Ricky Vaughan and supported President Donald Trump put out a tweet trolling supporters of former First Lady Hillary Clinton in 2016 that told them to text Hillary
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The Massachusetts Congressional delegation had a member test positive for coronavirus for the first time this week. U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Westford) announced via Twitter that she contracted it.