Politics

As Nantucket ramps up for its busiest time of the year, there is uncertainty about where everyone who visits will stay. Residents of the Massachusetts island voted at the annual town meeting Tuesday to oppose a measure that, according to The Boston Globe, would have broadly legalized short-term rentals. The failure of Article 59 means the debate wi...

The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.

President Joe Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.

Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos.

Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian joined “@Issue” to talk about his department’s efforts to address the opioid and mental health crises impacting many incarcerated individuals under his supervision. The sheriff also spoke with hosts Matt Prichard and Sue O’Connell about the programs focused on re-entry aimed at improving quality of lif...

The trial on charges that Donald Trump willfully retained classified national security records after leaving the White House was scheduled to start May 20.

It’s the biggest spectacle yet in the first criminal trial of a former American president, now in its third week of testimony in Manhattan.

President Joe Biden has condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.”

If Donald Trump keeps trying the patience of the judge presiding over his hush money trial, the former president could wind up back in his home New York City borough of Queens — specifically the prison on Rikers Island, experts said Monday.

A fraternity at the University of Mississippi, where a member last week jeered a Black woman protester by appearing to make ape-like sounds and gestures, said the man has been expelled from the organization.

Brad Parscale says Campaign Nucleus can use AI to help generate customized emails, parse oceans of data to gauge voter sentiment and find persuadable voters.

Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world. Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses with the Democra...

The fine Monday marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.