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Massachusetts legislature

Hedlund resigns Senate seat ahead of Weymouth mayoral inauguration

BOSTON — Set to become the next mayor of Weymouth in a little more than a week, state Sen. Robert Hedlund on Thursday formally filed his intent to resign his seat on Jan. 4, a step required before the Senate could consider scheduling special election next year. Hedlund, a Republican who

Republicans

Cruz blasts cartoon with his kids, puts daughters off-limits

Ted Cruz's presidential campaign fired off an angry email to supporters Wednesday, ripping into a Washington Post editorial-page cartoonist for depicting the Texas senator's two young daughters as dancing monkeys. The Tea Party-backed Republican also spoke out about the cartoon during a campaign stop in Tulsa,

Democrats

Budget deal done, Obama and Congress go their own ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five days after Paul Ryan was sworn in as House speaker, the White House promised to invite him to meet President Barack Obama for a perfunctory but traditional photo opportunity. It would be a chance for the leaders to shake hands for the cameras and exchange pledges to

congress

Republicans, administration spar on visa travel for Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top GOP lawmakers accused the Obama administration Wednesday of ignoring congressional intent and the spirit of the law in offering reassurances to Iran about new visa rules. "There is no ambiguity," said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. "The administration should follow the law

Donald Trump

Trump uses crude language to mock Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump labeled Democrat Hillary Clinton "disgusting" for using the restroom during a commercial break at the last Democratic debate and used crude language to describe her primary loss to now-President Barack Obama in 2008. "She was favored to win," Trump

Massachusetts

Bay State may avoid losing a congressional seat as population grows

BOSTON – Massachusetts may avoid losing another congressional seat if its population growth continues at the pace set over the past five years, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday, citing newly released U.S. Census data. "As we stand halfway from the next federal census, our robust growth in

Abortion

Franklin Graham leaves GOP over Planned Parenthood funding

Evangelist Franklin Graham has announced he is abandoning the Republican Party in disgust over the move by the GOP-led Congress last week to pass a budget that Graham said was "wasteful" and provided funding for Planned Parenthood, which he compared to the Nazis. Graham has previously said he

Democratic primary

Bill and Hillary Clinton to become grandparents, again

WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be one more Clinton on the campaign trail next fall. Chelsea Clinton, the only child of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, announced Monday that she is expecting her second child next summer.