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Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country’s interim prime minister.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on July 7, extending their record as the longest married presidential couple in American history

Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn in on January, becoming the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American vice president in the history of this country. On Thursday, Madame Tussauds New York announced it is adding another first to the list: a wax figure in Harris’ likeness.

Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan say he plans to ask a federal court to allow him to live without conditions in the Virginia home he’s currently residing in with his mother and brother

Police in Springfield say they seized 200 pounds of marijuana at an illegal party held at a strip club. The Republican newspaper reports police say 150 customers and 30 to 40 marijuana vendors attended the party at Mardi Gras in Springfield Friday. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has called for disciplinary hearings to consider revoking the establishment’s licenses.

President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union speech Tuesday, hailing the country’s booming economy and warning of human traffickers flooding across the border. Here’s a closer look at some of the statements from his address.

President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, a tightening of already-tough visa rules affecting citizens and refugees from six Muslim-majority countries, will go into effect Thursday evening. The ACLU is criticizing the Trump administration for pushing on with the ban, citing the chaos that erupted in airports nationwide the first time the ban went into effect.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be leaving her post at the end of June.

President Biden will sign more executive orders during his first full day in office related to the COVID-19 crisis Thursday, according to White House officials.

State and city officials in Massachusetts took to Twitter to celebrate the ascension of now-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris into the nation’s highest offices Wednesday. In an historic ceremony of firsts, Harris was sworn in as the nation’s first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president. The former U.S. senator from California is now...

Boston University Political Historian and Author Tom Whalen said, aside from James Buchanan, Donald Trump can be anointed “the worst president in American history.”

The world’s eyes will be on the nation’s capitol Wednesday as Joe Biden is sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States.

One week after the attacks on the U.S. Capitol – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the earliest the Senate could take up the articles of impeachment would be Jan. 19, unless all 100 senators agree to come back early. McConnell, R-Ky., told his colleagues Wednesday afternoon that he remains undecided whether he’ll vote to convict President Donald Trump.

Rep. Seth Moulton talks about his experience during the riot at the Capitol in Washington D.C. yesterday.

A day after violent pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill, Suffolk University professor Rachael Cobb discussed the feasibility of removing President Trump from office.

New England’s mostly Democratic legislative delegation reacted with joy on social media on Saturday as Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election by NBC News and other national news outlets. “Thank God,” said outgoing U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts. “A big congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris,” said U.S....

A woman in Framingham is taking her important message on the road. Her name is Sunny. She is 87 years old and she has a simple sign with a big message. The sign reads, “United not divided. Say no to racism. BE KIND.” It all started a year and four months ago when she wanted to go to a rally…

A man who destroyed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years of probation for vandalism. An attorney for James Otis says he pleaded no contest to the felony Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Attorney Mieke ter Poorten says Otis agreed to pay $4,400 for the damage and attorney’s fees and perform...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker responded Thursday to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the November election should be delayed, saying there’s no reason why that should happen. “We held municipal elections in the Commonwealth over the course of the past few months, and in some cases at a point in time when our positive test rate was north of 10%,”...

President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet on Thursday that the 2020 elections should be delayed. But he can’t make that decisions as it requires an act of Congress.