Governor Charlie Baker was nowhere to be found when Vice President Mike Pence visited Boston on Tuesday evening for a fund-raising gala, and now one of his Democratic challengers is criticizing the Swampscott Republican for missing out on an opportunity to "talk some sense" into President Donald Trump's second-in-command.
Ahead of Pence's arrival in the Hub, Somerville Democrat Bob Massie released a statement haranguing Baker, who has said he had already committed to attending a chamber of commerce event in New Bedford at the same time as the swanky $500,000 Trump team fund raiser at the Langham Hotel.
BOSTON — A collection of Asian-Americans contesting Harvard University's affirmative action policies in federal court are gaining the backing of a significant ally in their quest to force the elite Ivy League institution to fork over admissions data.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday submitted a letter to the court to voice its "substantial interest in this suit and in public access to the summary judgment briefing and materials in this case," which was filed by an organization calling itself Students for Fair Admission in 2014.
