Christian M. Wade

BOSTON — Antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate incidents and crimes skyrocketed in Massachusetts in 2023 after the war between Israel and Hamas began, according to a new report.

BOSTON -- Gov. Maura Healey is facing a firestorm over revelations that the state didn't conduct criminal background checks on migrants in its emergency shelter system.

BOSTON — Members of the state's congressional delegation joined other House Democrats in voting against a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump that seeks to ban transgender girls from

Donald Trump has vowed to launch — on day one of his presidency — the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. Political observers say making good on that

BOSTON — Republican lawmakers have refiled a proposal that would authorize state and local judges to hold criminal suspects on federal immigration detainers, as incoming President Donald Trump is pledging

BOSTON — While some Democrats will be skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration, most of the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation are planning to attend the event.

BOSTON — In a warning to communities along the MBTA system, the state’s highest court has affirmed the Attorney General’s authority to sue cities and towns to force them to

FILE - Phill Cady wears a t-shirt with a photo of former President Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, as he holds a sign during a "Take Our Border Back" rally on Feb. 3, 2024, in Quemado, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Eric Gay

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is touting a $8 billion borrowing plan to close the MBTA's budget gap and fix potholed roads and crumbling bridges across the state by tapping into the new millionaires' tax.

Civil rights groups have filed federal lawsuits seeking to block the Trump administration's plan to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the move is unconstitutional.