Asked about the call later on Sunday, Kerry said that he was “absolutely not” contemplating joining the Democratic primary race. He followed up with a Sunday afternoon tweet

Former Secretary of State John Kerry — one of Joe Biden’s highest-profile endorsers — was overheard Sunday on the phone at a Des Moines hotel explaining what he would have to do to enter the presidential race amid “the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party — down whole,” NBC News reported. Sitting in the lobby restaurant of…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden had a heated exchange with an Iowa voter on Thursday while on the campaign trail, calling the man a ‘damn liar’.

“The only team that spent more effort cooperating with each other than us was Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.”

Joe Biden and John Kerry visited New Hampshire on Sunday.

Joe Biden sought to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s icy reception from world leaders by portraying himself on Thursday as someone who is well versed in foreign affairs and can restore American prestige abroad. But his moves risked being overshadowed by a testy confrontation with a voter in Iowa. As he nears the end of an eight-day tour of...

Former Secretary of State John Kerry is determined to raise the global profile of climate change, so he has launched a bipartisan coalition of world leaders and Hollywood celebrities to get the job done. “We’re going to talk to literally millions of Americans over the course of the next months and this is going to become a primary issue,” the...

With a new initiative called “World War Zero,” John Kerry is pushing for action on climate change.

A lawyer for an orthopedic surgeon says Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay $13 million to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit. The Boston Globe reports Dr. Dennis Burke’s lawyer disclosed the settlement terms Thursday, which included offering Burke his job back and naming a hospital safety initiative after him.

Rep. Joe Kennedy is running for the U.S. Senate seat of fellow Democrat Ed Markey. Kennedy spoke about his strategy in announcing his primary challenge, why it’s important when the primary election is held and more.

A business executive who touted is experiences as a foster child when he announced a primary challenge to Democratic Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in July has ended his campaign. Steve Pemberton in his emailed announcement Monday said he couldn’t overcome a system that favors incumbents.

President Donald Trump on Monday assailed the Obama administration for being hoodwinked by Iran, making his case with a frequently told and false story about the U.S. giving billions of dollars to Tehran. In an extended news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and other remarks at the G-7 summit, Trump also asserted inaccurately that the U.S. has the cleanest...

The chant — “2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents” — started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. Elizabeth Warren, basking in the spontaneous adulation of her proposed wealth tax, prompted roars with her call for the ultra-wealthy to “pitch in 2 cents so everybody gets a chance to make it.” A night...

Howard Dean took one bite of a deep-fried Oreo and dismissively pitched the rest into the garbage. Mitt Romney famously flipped a pork chop, right into the gravel. And John Kerry capped his Iowa State Fair fare with a strawberry smoothie, rather than a cold beer that offered a chance for him to seem connected with regular folks. “I wouldn’t...

Longtime Boston Globe political reporter Glen Johnson is providing new insight into John Kerry’s life as former Secretary of State in his new book, “Window Seat on the World.”

Longtime Boston Globe political reporter Glen Johnson is providing new insight into John Kerry’s life as former Secretary of State in his new book, “Window Seat on the World.”

A new book is shining a light on John Kerry’s career as U.S. secretary of state.

Allen Steinmetz knows he has no one to blame but himself after selling an old bike with a special family history for his wife. ”People, maybe men in particular in married life, make stupid mistakes and this could be a lesson for others,” Steinmetz said.

A U.S. permanent resident and Lebanese businessman who was imprisoned for years in Iran has been freed and was on his way back to his native Lebanon on Tuesday, a development that comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. after President Donald Trump withdrew America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Nizar Zakka, held in Iran since...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is facing a challenger in next year’s Democratic primary. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a workers’ rights lawyer, announced her intention Monday to challenge the one-term Massachusetts senator for the Democratic nomination. Liss-Riordan made the announcement in a video and email to supporters and Democratic activists.