September 2, 2020 Kennedy concedes to Markey in heated Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary Riding a wave of support from the Democratic party’s progressive wing – including the backing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren - Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts on Tuesday survived heated primary battle against challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III.
September 1, 2020 Richard Neal, influential Dem rep, survives progressive primary challenge Progressives hoped for an upset in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District the Holyoke Mayor faced off against Neal, who has served in Congress since 1989.
September 1, 2020 16-year-old linked to celebrity Twitter hack: report The FBI has zeroed in on another individual they think may be responsible for the Twitter hack of dozens of prominent accounts in July, and he's only 16 years old, according to the New York Times.
September 1, 2020 Kennedy dynasty on the line in Senate primary showdown against AOC-backed Markey Two winning streaks are on the line in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts. Sen. Ed Markey’s never lost an election in his nearly half century in elective politics – and the Kennedy dynasty remains undefeated in Massachusetts. One streak is bound to end.
August 31, 2020 Massachusetts student flu shot mandate draws hundreds of protesters to Boston Hundreds gathered in Boston Sunday to protest a new flu shot mandate for all Massachusetts students.
August 31, 2020 Kennedy scrambles to close polling gap against AOC-backed incumbent ahead of Massachusetts primary Some politicos are wondering in the new age of the Democratic Party whether a member of the Kennedy dynasty stands a chance against a longtime incumbent senator who’s reinvented himself with young progressive support by brokering the Green New Deal alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.
August 29, 2020 Massachusetts activates 1,000 National Guard troops amid protests Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday activated 1,000 National Guard troops.
August 26, 2020 Markey builds leads in hotly contested Senate primary with Kennedy: polls New polling shows Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts opening up a lead over Democratic challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III with less than a week to go until their Senate primary showdown.
August 26, 2020 Top House Dems break with Pelosi in contentious Markey, Kennedy primary Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney broke with the House speaker to endorse Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey over his opponent, Rep. Joe Kennedy III.
August 26, 2020 AOC wades into another primary fight, again goes against Pelosi in Massachusetts Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's PAC endorsed young challenger Alex Morse in his competitive Democratic primary against longtime incumbent Rep. Richard Neal, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
