Article snippet: “This is a huge victory for ratepayers who deserve the benefit of this major tax break for utilities,” Maura Healey said. A poll found that Democrats are as likely as Republicans to say they plan to vote in this year’s congressional elections. The Senate was plunged into high political drama Sunday, with ambitious members shoring up support to become the chamber’s next president. The former vice president will be on campus Wednesday. Consoling Melania were Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Martha Washington, and Michelle Obama. Some wonder what will happen if the political lives of Representatives Joe Kennedy and Seth Moulton collide. The president told confidants in recent days that he believed it would validate his concerns that the ‘‘deep state’’ had conspired to undermine his presidency. Speaker Ryan tried to walk an impossibly narrow tightrope around the release of a controversial memo. After days of breathless coverage, its release was met with a collective shrug. Free and decent nations don’t wall themselves off from friendly neighbors with colossal barricades. <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.]> Recent work from Boston Globe political reporters. Frank Phillips is the State Hou... Link to the full article to read more