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In the gubernatorial race for fundraising dollars, this entrepreneur and environmentalist has come up short.  The Brighton Democrat has hired Mara Dolan to serve as communications consultant, making her the first person to draw regular pay from his campaign this election cycle.  At-large City Councilor Michelle Wu was the latest to endorse Zakim, saying in a message to supporters that she “felt a glimmer of hope about the state of our democracy.”  Brian Herr, who was the state GOP’s nominee for Senate in 2014, said he took himself off the party rolls this week.  On Thursday, Jay Gonzal

The comments by the Customs and Border Protection commissioner came shortly after Jeff Sessions defended the administration’s tactics in a speech in Nevada.  For Democrats, at least politically, that’s brought a new version of the same question: How far left are they willing to go?  The White House press secretary began Monday’s briefing by talking about the incident right from the start.   Michael A. Cohen Protesting the barbarism of Trump’s administration must take precedent over the political civility of a normal, functioning democracy.

The comments by the Customs and Border Protection commissioner came shortly after Jeff Sessions defended the administration’s tactics in a speech in Nevada.  For Democrats, at least politically, that’s brought a new version of the same question: How far left are they willing to go?  The White House press secretary began Monday’s briefing by talking about the incident right from the start.   Michael A. Cohen Protesting the barbarism of Trump’s administration must take precedent over the political civility of a normal, functioning democracy.

The comments by the Customs and Border Protection commissioner came shortly after Jeff Sessions defended the administration’s tactics in a speech in Nevada.  For Democrats, at least politically, that’s brought a new version of the same question: How far left are they willing to go?  The White House press secretary began Monday’s briefing by talking about the incident right from the start.   Michael A. Cohen Protesting the barbarism of Trump’s administration must take precedent over the political civility of a normal, functioning democracy.

Sen. MORE’s constant attacks on Democrats’ immigration views undermine efforts to broker a deal for reform on the issue. “Congress has to fix this.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said late Saturday that it knows the location of all children separated from their parents at the border as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. As of June 20, there are 2,053 separated children in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a DHS fact sheet on its family reunification efforts.  Thus far, 522 children who were separated as result of the policy have been reunited with their parents. DHS did not provide a timeline for additional reunification efforts, but noted that

MORE's executive order to halt his administration's practice of separating migrant families at the border dominated the Sunday show circuit this week, as the country's leaders grapple with the question of what comes next. Lawmakers and former White House officials weighed in on the immigration debate and Trump’s newly signed order, which sought to quell sharp criticism of his administration's "zero tolerance" policy that led to more than 2,000 migrant families being separated. Trump’s former homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, said on ABC's "This Week” that the re

Voters in six states — Colorado, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah — head to the polls Tuesday to pick nominees in critical races ahead of November’s midterm elections. Leading contenders include two African-American candidates fighting to become Maryland’s next governor, the first openly gay man with a strong shot at a governorship and a former presidential nominee who’s likely to claim a seat in the U.S.

Fresh concerns over Chinese espionage are gripping Washington as lawmakers fear Beijing is gaining sensitive details on U.S. technologies. Lawmakers are scrutinizing the Pentagon over its efforts to keep military secrets safe from hackers, after Chinese actors allegedly breached a Navy contractor’s computer and collected data on submarine technology. U.S.