New: Senator Ed Markey won his 2020 reelection campaign with support from many young people who helped him fend off a competitive primary challenger. Now some say they want him to pass the torch in 2026 as Democrats search for fresh energy. bostonglobe.com/2025/04/18/met…

In 2020, Ed Markey beat a younger challenger in a campaign powered by young progressives. Anjali Huynh reports on how that strategy might be shaky in 2026, as that cohort has increasingly soured on Dems' longtime leaders, including Markey: bostonglobe.com/2025/04/18/met…

‘Shocking’: Amid Trump deportations, federal judges sound alarms about a constitutional crisis trib.al/WaufxTL

New: A look at how federal judges are increasingly warning that President Trump is defying the law and contributing to a constitutional crisis as he seeks to deport millions of immigrants. bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/met…

NEW: A wealthy outsider ousted the incumbent mayor of San Francisco. Could it happen here? #bospoli #mapoli By Emma Platoff and me for The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/met…

📊 NEW TODAY: The 50th Edition of the Harvard Youth Poll surveyed 18-to-29-year-olds nationwide and reveals a generation navigating financial hardship, frayed social bonds, and declining trust in institutions. View full results ➡️ ken.sc/s25-poll

My look into the early campaigns of 5 young Democratic candidates challenging incumbent House members Read about Elijah Manley Kat Abughazaleh & Saikat for Congress in the digital and listen 📻 to Jake Rakov & George Hornedo in the radio story here ⬇️ npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-…

Donald Trump canceled an interview with Ashley Parker and me, and then publicly attacked our integrity. So we called his cell and he picked up and spoke at length. He called weeks later at 1:28 am and later invited for an Oval Office interview. Read: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

My Trump 100 days contribution: A look at Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell, whose profile has risen as she's sued the president more than a dozen times since he took office. bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/met…

New w/ Dan Glaun + Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio: ICE has ramped up arrests in Mass., often with strong-arm tactics, under Trump. But agents are facing more resistance from advocates and neighbors who are recording ICE encounters, raising funds for immigrant families, etc. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/met…

NEW: Local officials — not state lawmakers — would be empowered to determine the number of liquor licenses distributed in their city or town under a measure the Mass. Senate passed Thursday, advancing what would be a regulatory sea change bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/met… The Boston Globe

‘Is Maura Healey still alive?’ Governor’s muted response to Trump immigration actions fuels anger among activists. Good story by Anjali Huynh bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/met…

NEW: An aide to Speaker Ron Mariano said Friday that he intends to run for reelection — and another term as Massachusetts House speaker — potentially extending the 78-year-old Democrat's reign atop the chamber through 2028. bostonglobe.com/2025/06/20/met… w/ Emma Platoff

In today's paper: Columbia tried to negotiate with the Trump administration. Here’s what Harvard can learn from its efforts. 35 years old, this foul Cambridge dump has become an urban jewel; and more. trib.al/jT0oRRy

"I want daddy." As ICE arrests have ramped up in Massachusetts, many of those arrested have been parents. Left behind are their children. We spent time with them while their parents were in detention. Incredible photos by Jessica Rinaldi & Erin Clark: bostonglobe.com/2025/07/23/mag…

Columbia made a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding. Is Harvard next? trib.al/57y8H5i

Several weeks after Jasmine Crockett called Greg Abbott “Governor Hot Wheels,” I asked her whether she ever had regrets about these kinds of public comments/insults. “I don’t second-guess shit,” she said. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

The criticism, coming amid relentless pressure from the federal government, leaves Harvard in an extraordinary bind: How can the school and the government win without alienating its core supporters? Story by Aidan Ryan & Anjali Huynh bostonglobe.com/2025/07/29/bus…

While President Trump has unleashed his pressure campaign on elite universities, some conservatives on campus are growing uncomfortable with his slash-and-burn approach. trib.al/F9u3tA6

New: Harvard negotiations with the White House have intensified to the point that there is some text under review by the admin, though it's unclear if it's agreed upon by both sides w/ Aidan Ryan bostonglobe.com/2025/08/05/nat…