Ed Markey

Recent polls have found that about half of Americans are unsure about the Green New Deal, the congressional proposal to revamp the American economy to be much more sustainable. To help you understand, I spent half an hour discussing the bill with its co-sponsor, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. The bill would cut our carbon emissions, stimulate the economy and...

The New Deal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the United States recover from the Great Depression. Now, as we are in the midst of a recession, Sen. Ed Markey is co-sponsoring the Green New Deal, which polls show many people don’t fully understand. Meteorologist Chris Gloninger sat down virtually with Markey to have him break it down.

Sen. Ed Markey sat down (virtually) with NBC10 Boston meteorologist Chris Gloninger for Gloninger’s series on climate change. Markey talked about the public’s understanding of the Green New Deal, the plan’s cost, how schools are already helping students train for green jobs and more.

Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor sparred on everything from mask-wearing to the Green New Deal in their first and only scheduled debate Monday. The matchup was hosted by GBH News with each candidate in a different studio at the station — a last minute logistical change the station said was needed to help...

A debate has been scheduled in the state’s U.S. Senate race pitting Democratic incumbent Sen. Edward Markey against Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor. GBH News will host the debate at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, at the station’s studio in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston following social distancing guidelines. O’Connor faces a daunting challenge in a state that leans...

Sen. Ed Markey was in East Boston on Sunday where he discussed priorities for the next round of coronavirus relief.

Whether in person, by mail or by early voting, a record number of Massachusetts residents cast ballots in last week’s state primary elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced Wednesday. In total, 1,706,992 ballots were cast, Galvin said. The vast majority of them, 1,427,868, were in the Democratic primary, with 272,648 in the Republican primary, 4,871 in the Libertarian…

Here’s how John Walsh felt being Ed Markey’s campaign manager last year, after Joe Kennedy made his U.S. Senate challenge official. “The first three weeks, it felt like I was attending Ed Markey’s wake,” Walsh said. “People would say, ‘Oh, it’s so bad, Ed’s a good guy… probably going to have to quit.’ And I was like, ‘Well, there’s no...

John Walsh, who ran Sen. Ed Markey’s reelection campaign, explains how he was able to defeat a Kennedy in Massachusetts.

Progressives trying to shove Congress to the left have ousted three moderate incumbents in Democratic primaries this year

US Sen. Ed Markey, the longest-serving member of Congress in Massachusetts, chalked up his victorious primary campaign to an appetite for “fundamental change” in the country Wednesday. “We’re going through a pandemic. We’re going through an economic depression and we’re going through a period of enormous racial tension and what the voters of Massachusetts are saying in a clear,...

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, held off Democratic challenger Alex Morse in Tuesday’s primary after an acrimonious campaign that included allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at his younger opponent. The contest was one of four in Massachusetts where U.S. House candidates were competing Tuesday for the chance to...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary, harnessing support from progressive leaders to overcome a challenge from a younger rival who is a member of America’s most famous political family. It was the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. [Click here for live...

Seven Democrats and two Republicans battled for their parties’ nominations for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III.

Ed Markey warded off a tough primary challenger in Rep. Joe Kennedy III to keep the Democratic nomination for his own Senate seat.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III conceded defeat to Sen. Ed Markey after an often-contentious primary battle for Markey’s Senate seat.

With Rep. Joe Kennedy III leaving the House of Representatives, his seat is up for grabs.

There have been a lot of eyes on the primary battle between Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy III.

With one day to the primary election, candidates are making their final pitches to Massachusetts voters, who have a chance to pick a nominee to represent their party in the U.S. Senate as well as four of the state’s nine congressional districts. [Click here for live results from Tuesday night’s Massachusetts primary election.] In one of the nation’s most...