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Donald Trump

Weld downplays Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe, plays up libertarian-style Republicanism

BOSTON — Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate and former two-term Gov. William Weld addressed Emerson College students Thursday at an engagement open to the media, and predictably spent the bulk of his time addressing questions about his running mate's Syria gaffe. Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, who tapped

Massachusetts

Will we see a presidential spoiler in November?

Could the Libertarian Party ticket of Gary Johnson and the Bay State's own William Weld effectively doom GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's chances in November? Pundits have hemmed and hawed at this question, drawing comparisons to the Green Party's 2000 presidential ticket of Ralph

Massachusetts

Weld given leave at lobbying firm to run Libertarian VP campaign

BOSTON – Bill Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts and newly minted Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, went on unpaid leave from his lobbying job in Boston on Monday, according to the firm's president. Stephen Tocco, the president and chief executive of ML Strategies where Weld is a

William Weld

Baker to introduce Appeals Court justice nominee at hearing

Gov. Charlie Baker is set on Wednesday to personally introduce his first judicial pick to the Governor's Council, which will hold a public hearing on Judge Scott Kafker's nomination to serve as chief justice of the Appeals Court. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito plans to join Baker