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Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) suffered a historic loss Tuesday against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in the highly anticipated Senate primary race, marking the first loss for the family in a Massachusetts election since John F. Kennedy won his congressional race in 1946.

A Massachusetts community is supporting a couple after they were sent a nasty note shaming them for not painting their house.

A Sunday newspaper ad from the electrical workers’ union endorsing Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) in his bid for Senate botched the spelling of Worcester County, spelling it instead as it is famously mispronounced: “Worchester.”

At least two leaders within the College Democrats of Massachusetts have reportedly resigned after leaked documents revealed the students’ attempts to thwart the campaign of Mayor Alex Morse (D), who is challenging Rep. Richard Neal (D) in the state’s First Congressional District primary race.

Polls revealed Sen. Ed Markey leading his challenger, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, by an average of nearly ten percent in the Massachusetts primary.

Two 18-year-old men from Hingham, Massachusetts, are accused of stealing a “thin blue line” flag from someone’s home and posting the act on social media.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) wrote a letter to the House of Representatives’ clerk on Friday stating he could not attend House proceedings because of the “ongoing public health emergency,” but then posted a photo of himself participating in early voting in his Senate primary in Massachusetts.

Six states and Washington, DC, are suing the United States Postal Service (USPS) over upcoming operational changes, contending that the coming reforms impede the ability of states “to conduct free and fair elections.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced her endorsement on Thursday of Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) in his Senate primary race against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), who has served with Pelosi in Congress for over 30 years.

A poll released on Monday revealed a potentially tight race between Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse (D) in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District Democrat primary.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party was reportedly itself involved in the handling of the allegations College Democrats made against Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse before they were made public.

A report published on Friday revealed that leaders of the Massachusetts Democratic Party worked with College Democrats to take down congressional candidate Alex Morse. Although Morse was accused this week of engaging in inappropriate relationships with college-aged men, no one has come forward to make a direct allegation.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 36 points in Massachusetts, according to a poll released on Thursday by MassINC Polling/WBUR.

Chapters of the College Democrats in the state of Massachusetts accused Democratic congressional candidate Alex Morse of using his position of influence to engage in romantic relationships with college students. The Intercept reports that members of the College Democrats had planned to target Morse’s campaign with the release of these accusations as early as last October.

A poll released Wednesday revealed Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) leading his challenger, Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), by double digits in the Massachusetts Democrat primary race taking place in just over two weeks.

Two Massachusetts towns, Wilbraham and Hampden, enjoyed record attendance in support of law enforcement at Thursday’s Back the Blue rally.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court banned the legal term “grandfathering” on Monday due to its origins in the racist history of the South, where “grandfather clauses” were used to deny black people the right to vote in the post-Civil War era.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has gained a slight edge over his challenger, Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), in the Massachusetts Senate primary race, according to a poll released Friday.

The campaign for Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) criticized the Boston Globe on Wednesday for allowing “establishment voices” to prevail after the newspaper endorsed incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in the Massachusetts Senate primary race.

An officer’s widow in Weymouth, Massachusetts, responded Sunday to the state’s proposals for police reform. 

The Worcester, Massachusetts, city council has voted against a proposal that would move the Christopher Columbus statue, which sits outside Union Station.

A group of Catholics turned out Wednesday evening to pray the Rosary at the site of a Virgin Mary statue that had been set ablaze over the weekend outside of St. Peter Parish in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

About two dozen American flags lined up in Needham, Massachusetts, were found burned on Sunday night, according to police.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Monday signed legislation allowing all eligible residents to vote early via mail for state primary and general election contests, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced.

Tom Steyer, a top election donor and climate change activist, announced on Monday his endorsement of incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) over Rep. Joe Kennedy III for the Massachusetts Democrat Senate primary race.

Boston has joined cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and Cambridge in passing an ordinance to ban government use of facial recognition technology. Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu commented: “Boston should not be using racially discriminatory technology and technology that threatens our basic rights.”

Officials cut off a gym’s power and water supply Thursday in Oxford, Massachusetts, because it refused to comply with the state’s coronavirus reopening plan.

National Public Radio’s (NPR) Boston affiliate WBUR announced Wednesday it will lay off more than ten percent of its staff and drop multiple shows, including NPR’s long-running sports radio program Only a Game.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) on Friday declared racism a “public health crisis” in the city and, as a result, announced the reallocation of millions of dollars from the police department’s overtime budget to various community programs.

Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy III openly supported the growing calls to defund the police during a televised debate on Monday.

A Lowell, Massachusetts, police officer declined to kneel despite a bombardment of “take a knee” chants from a crowd of protesters on Wednesday.

“Black Lives Matter” has become America’s version of China’s Cultural Revolution — a radical purge, led by youth, of the vestiges of traditional culture and authority within a one-party state.

Police Chief Michael Shaw of the Webster, Massachusetts, police department lay face-down on the ground at the urging of a “Black Lives Matter” protest on Saturday — and the entire incident was filmed and posted to social media.

Donald Trump, Jr., on Friday, surprised an 82-year-old Massachusetts man who was beaten this week for supporting his father, President Donald Trump.

Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey blamed President Donald Trump on Monday for ongoing violence in America and described the president as “scum.”

Protests in Boston devolved into chaos on Sunday evening as rioting erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd.