Ed Markey

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, jabbed at each other in a heated televised debate Tuesday. The contest was one of the sharpest of the campaign as both candidates wrestled for the upper hand. One point of focus was the case of Danroy “DJ” Henry, a young Black man from...

Rep. Joe Kennedy III knows what his opponents say about him, often at a whisper — that he is running on the Kennedy name. “I am incredibly proud of the contributions my family has made to the state and this country,” the Massachusetts Democrat told NBC10 Boston in an interview outside his Newton home. The Senate candidate has built an…

In a new TV ad, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., gets a boost from his Green New Deal co-author, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-NY. But at least one person is taking exception at the congresswoman’s assertion in the ad that Markey is “a stalwart champion for racial justice.” Dan Henry — the father of DJ Henry, a Black college student from…

Sue O’Connell sat down with Bina Venkataraman, editor of The Boston Globe editorial page, to discuss how the board goes about endorsing a candidate and why it endorsed Sen. Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate Democratic Primary in Massachusetts.

In Sunday night’s debate with Rep. Joe Kennedy, Sen. Ed Markey, a fellow Massachusetts Democrat, had a tough time answering a question about where he spends more of his time, at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, or his childhood home in Malden. “We’re going to provide all of that information,” Markey said when pressed. It was pointed out...

In a race that features few policy differences, the debate was very much about scoring points with voters.

With two progressive candidates sharing similar positions on most major issues – voters may look to other aspects of this race to make a decision.

In their Democratic Primary debate, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy gave their views on calls to defund police departments.

In a Democratic Senate primary debate, Rep. Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey discussed immigration reforms and climate change.

Rep. Joe Kennedy discussed his decision to disaffiliate from the Kappa Alpha fraternity, which has been accused of having a racist history, during a debate against Sen. Ed Markey.

During their Democratic Senate primary debate, Rep. Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey discussed immigration reform.

In a debate aired on NBC10 Boston and NECN, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy discussed the respose to the coronavirus pandemic and social justice reform.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy will face off for an hour in a closed studio, each aiming to take a step ahead in a race that features few policy differences.

In a tight race between well-known candidates who closely align on the issues, pundits say the bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate between Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy III will come down to personality versus policy. “It’s a clash of the titans. This is really the clash of the titans,” Suffolk University Political Research Center...

NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston and NECN will host the first of three televised U.S. Senate Democratic debates scheduled for the summer of 2020. The debate with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, will be held on Sunday, July 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. from a secure and closed studio inside the NBCUniversal Boston Media Center…

While the coronavirus crisis and economic downturn have been a central focus of the U.S. Senate race, social justice issues have also become a priority. Massachusetts voters say the issue of Black Lives Matter will play a role when it comes time to vote for either Ed Markey or Joe Kennedy III.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III and Sen. Ed Markey each focused on economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic during separate events Sunday as their Senate Democratic primary race heats up. Markey held a virtual news conference calling to extend the national moratorium on evictions. He was joined by State Rep. Mike Connolly, Executive Director of City Life/Vida Urbana, Lisa Owen,...

NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston and NECN will host the first of three televised U.S. Senate Democratic candidates scheduled for the summer of 2020. And we want to know what questions you’d like to ask the candidates. The debate with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, will be held on Sunday, July 26, from 7 to 8…

Stop & Shop employees will be joined by Sen. Ed Markey Monday at a rally in Boston as they demand the company reinstitute hazard pay for its frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Quincy-based grocery chain announced Saturday that the 10% increase in pay for union hourly store associates would end that day, according to a news release from…

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker Friday requesting the independent investigation into the outbreak of the new coronavirus at the Chelsea facility. At least 31 veteran residents with…