Ed Markey

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, said in a televised debate Monday that generations of racial injustice is helping fuel the protests that have swept across the country this week. “The anger that is motivating people at this moment is about literally centuries of injustice for folks who have been...

Ed Markey has joined forces with his U.S. Senate colleagues, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, to create a plan that would provide relief to Americans struggling to survive through the pandemic. “It would ensure that they would have the income in their pockets to be able to make it through this crisis,” Markey said. The Monthly Economic Support Act...

Sen. Ed Markey is pushing for the federal government to continue paying Americans during the pandemic.

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III is edging out U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in the race to stockpile campaign funds ahead of the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election for a Massachusetts Senate seat. As of the end of March, Kennedy reported more than $6.2 million in cash on hand in his campaign account, compared with $4.4 million for Markey. The coronavirus…

President Donald Trump announced on Twitter he will temporarily be suspending immigration to the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed plan is sparking reaction from local politicians and immigration attorneys.

The chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party wants to cancel the party convention scheduled for May 30 because of the threat from the coronavirus. Chairman Gus Bickford has asked the party’s state committee to cancel the convention. The committee is scheduled to meet remotely on Saturday. The decision is supported by the two top candidates in a race for a…

A primary debate between incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy III, both Massachusetts Democrats, has been postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and Kennedy says he is temporarily suspending his campaign. UMass Boston announced Friday that the debate scheduled March 18 would be pushed back because of “the changing landscape and uncertainty as the COVID-19 crisis grows.”…

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, sparred on everything from climate change to gun violence and foreign policy during their first televised debate Tuesday. While the two agreed on many issues, Kennedy argued he is better positioned than Markey to fight for those issues in Congress. “For this election this time...

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, are planning to face off in their first televised debate.

Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., discussed steps he thinks the federal government should take to address the threat of a new virus Sunday, the day after confirmation of the first case in the state. Sen. Edward Markey visited the Cambridge Health Alliance in Everett, Massachusetts on Sunday, according to his office. Markey, the ranking member of a Senate subcommittee on East…

A new travel restriction is in place after concerns of coronavirus. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) discussed next steps for the outbreak.

NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston and NECN in partnership with The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester, MA, will host the 3rd U.S. Senate democratic debate with Sen. Ed Markey and challenger, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy.

Lawmakers from Massachusetts are joining a chorus of voices demanding answers after an Iranian student was deported from the U.S. despite a court order temporarily staying his removal. U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection Thursday expressing concern that Iranian students are being targeted for additional...

A Northeastern University student was deported from Boston’s Logan airport because he has family connections to a terror group, sources told NBC News.

Massachusetts lawmakers are speaking out after Iran struck back at the U.S. on Wednesday by targeting an Iraqi military base housing American troops with missiles. Most elected officials voiced their support for the troops while others questioned President Donald Trump’s handling of the response. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is among the crowded field of Democrats to run for president,...

Local lawmakers in Massachusetts are speaking out on the tension between the U.S. and Iran.

Senator Ed Markey could have a challenging year ahead with his Senate seat hanging in the balance. The 2020 Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary will be the toughest election of his 40-year Congressional career. New numbers show Markey’s challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III has raised $2.4 million in the fourth quarter, compared to Markey’s $1.4 million in the same quarter. But…

Sen. Ed Markey says he has great confidence he’ll be re-elected over his challenger, Congressman Joe Kennedy, who is leading in the latest polls.

Senator Ed Markey, who is facing the toughest election of his 40-year Congressional career, sits down with NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King.

With the start of the new year, Democratic political rivals Edward Markey and Joe Kennedy III are ramping up their campaigns with Markey’s Senate seat hanging in the balance. Kennedy is opening new campaign offices in Lowell, Worcester and the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston while Markey is planning a Sunday town hall discussion on his Green New Deal resolution....