Joe Kennedy III

The Biden administration named former Rep. Joe Kennedy III as a special envoy to Northern Ireland on Monday, turning to a member of a storied Irish American political dynasty to deal with post-Brexit economic tensions.

The Biden administration has named former Rep. Joe Kennedy III as America’s special envoy to Northern Ireland. The appointment, announced Monday, puts a member of a storied Irish American political dynasty in a position to deal with post-Brexit economic tensions. Kennedy, 42, is a former congressman who lost a 2020 Democratic primary race against Massachusetts’s incumbent Sen. Ed Markey. He...

Attorney General Maura Healey and former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III have pulled their endorsements of a candidate for the state Legislature following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. Representatives of Healey and Kennedy — both Democrats — told GBH News that they are rescinding their backing of Valentino “Tino” Capobianco following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. A Healey…

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III says he has no plans to run for office again anytime soon and has instead launched a new project aimed, in part, at supporting political races considered “unwinnable” by the Democratic Party.

Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts left Capitol Hill just days ago and says he is shocked by Wednesday’s violence by Trump supporters.

A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday that two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is among the local politicians reacting to news Wednesday that no police officers are facing criminal charges in direct connection to Breonna Taylor’s death. While one officer was indicted for shooting into apartments next to Taylor’s during the March 13 raid in Louisville, Kentucky, the two other officers who fired inside Taylor’s apartment — including...

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…

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

After the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy famously compared his 1,000-day presidency to “Camelot,” a popular Broadway musical about the legend of King Arthur — crafting a wistful shorthand for the Kennedy tenure, and by extension the entire Kennedy dynasty. Now, 60 years after JFK’s election as president, some are wondering if the days of “Camelot”…

With Rep. Joe Kennedy III losing in his bid to unseat Sen. Ed Markey, people are wondering if the Kennedy family’s time in Massachusetts politics has ended.

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,...

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.

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...