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Joe Biden is not the answer for Democrats in 2020. Some in the media are already drooling over that prospect as the former vice president hawks his new book. But liberal kingmakers shouldn’t fall for this love fest. Biden represents the glory days of the past when former President Obama ran the country. He doesn’t […]

Comedian Louis C.K. yesterday came clean about allegations that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct, including masturbating in front of women. “These stories are true,” he said in a lengthy statement. Just two months ago, amid long-swirling buzz about his behavior, the comic had dismissed such claims, telling The New York Times, “they’re rumors, […]

A Virginia cyclist got what she deserved when her employer fired her for flipping off President Trump and then posting the image on social media. A White House photographer caught the moment the woman on a bike gave Trump’s motorcade the finger as the president was leaving a golf course last month. The photo went viral and social media hailed her […]

 It seems like an urban legend that creeps will put razors in your kid’s candy or throw a pot gummy bear in their bags — yet police are still sounding the alarms. As parents, we can’t ignore them. Over the weekend Walpole’s Police Chief John Carmichael Jr. tweeted, “please be bit more cautious inspecting Halloween unwrapped unmarked candy for THC infused products.” So as a parent of two young boys, I am stuck going against common […]

The lesson today, kids, is hate. That’s what it came down to at Gloucester’s West Parish Elementary School, where the parent teacher organization’s fundraiser last Friday included a bean bag toss game with handmade tombstones, one of them marked “Don Trump.” So mainstream has the hate against the president became that fantasizing about his death is considered humor. That cost Kathy Griffin her CNN New Year’s Eve gig, but […]

Fashion designer Donna Karan can’t seem to figure out how to say “I am sorry” for claiming Harvey Weinstein’s victims might have been “asking for it” because of the way they dressed. First she released a statement days after her outrageous comments claiming she was taken out of context during a red carpet interview. Now she blames the media! Here’s what she just said in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, “And I was confused by the […]

Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump, might be writing a book about parenting but she could have also added a chapter on how to start a serious cat fight with your husband’s ex wife. Promoting her new book, “Raising Trump” out today. Ivana managed to make headlines Monday when answering a question of whether she […]

Hollywood’s A list actresses, silent for decades, are now coming forward about their disturbing encounters with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Among them Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. And powerful men everywhere have been put on notice. The legendary producer was fired from his own company after it got out that he allegedly paid off at least eight women who he either sexually assaulted or harassed. Now the skeletons are coming out […]

 Ever wonder why the Trump kids are so poised and successful? Don’t look to the Tweeter in Chief for why they turned out so well. The original Mrs. Donald Trump — Ivana — informs us in her new tell-all, “Raising Trump,” that’s her handiwork. Ivana Trump stayed mum during the presidential campaign. Most Americans just know that she […]

Mayor Marty Walsh found a high–powered political friend in his bid to bring Amazon’s coveted “HQ2” to the city. Senate President Stanley Rosenberg is endorsing the idea that Boston should be the new northeast base for the online giant, along with its 50,000 jobs. Rosenberg, who voiced his approval while on my Herald Radio “Morning Meeting” show yesterday, says his idea won’t exclude the rest of the state from benefitting. He’s hoping Amazon has “satellite offices” from the Berkshires to the South Coast. The bidding for Amazon’s pot of revenue could be fierce […]

Donald Trump should sign an executive order prohibiting presidents, members of Congress and top executive branch officials from conducting paid speeches for two years after leaving their posts. Just take a look at former President Obama — next week he will have made $1.2 million on three speeches to finance firms. That’s big bucks for being out of office for under a year. Obama has […]

The city of Boston is sending a strong message and smell to local families: you’re not welcome on the Common this weekend while thousands ofpotheads gather together to toke up en masse during the Hub’s annual weed festival. Of course, local cannabis lovers would prefer we call it the 28th annual “Boston Freedom Rally.” Little kids whose parents took them out for a family daytrip to enjoy the Common carousel or Frog Pond playground yesterday probably added “contact high” to their list of fond memories from a Saturday spent visiting the city with their folks. And considering this is one of the last […]

Apparently, you can smell an Ivanka Trump supporter from a mile away. Females frustrated with the boycott against the president’s oldest daughter are fighting back by purchasing her perfume in volumes, making it the most popular fragrance on Amazon for almost a week. It’s a perfect example of shoppers who don’t like to be told […]

Here’s a rosy idea for Valentine’s Day — buy your lady some Ivanka Trump merchandise. Showing your support for a mother of three who has spent more than a decade building a brand that empowers women should be rewarded not ridiculed. Whether you voted for her father or not, her brand shouldn’t suffer because she won’t disown her dad. Several […]

Finally, a rally in the Common with no political agenda. Patriots fans will descend on the streets of Boston to cheer on their Super Bowl champs today for the fifth time under the leadership of Tom Brady. Politics will take a backseat in an otherwise polarizing climate. In the Donald Trump era, the Common and State House have been a constant site for protesting […]

If Gov. Charlie Baker wants to hold onto his seat it’s about time he grab a marker, make a sign and attend one of theseanti–Trump rallies. His first competitor, Jay Gonzalez, former Gov. Deval Patrick’s budget czar, entered the race yesterday planning to ride that movement right up to Election Day. His order of business was to call Baker out for not attending recent protests, from the Women’s March on the Common to the local immigration rally Sunday. “I think it is the responsibility of […]

Here’s the thing about claiming the moral high ground, the way the anti-Trump camp has. You actually have to live up to it. It’s hard to imagine this actually has to be stated, but that means 10-year-old Barron Trump is off-limits. It shouldn’t have taken NBC three days to figure that out. Yesterday, the network […]

If Bostonians really want to protest President Donald Trump, they should have “gone high,” as Michelle Obama famously said, rather than march around Boston Common with extremely foul language scrawled across their demonstration signs. The liberals who took to the streets of Boston yesterday with raunchy signboards need to get off their moral high horses […]

I refuse to jump on the anti-Trump bandwagon filled with hatred, and Katherine Clark should, too. The 5th District Democrat needs to rethink her decision to skip President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday and prove to her constituents that she’s above partisan politics. Sure, thumbing her nose at the 45th president will score cheap political points […]

President Obama has endless advice for successor Donald Trump on how he should govern, but 44 could draw on his own bitter experience to give some pointers to his own party. Isn’t it about time Obama pulled Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer aside to explain to him that its time to end the pointless sleep-over protests for […]

Parents should be prepared to take a sharpie to their kid’s social studies books if Democrats have their way in writing the chapter on why Hillary Clinton lost the campaign. She and Bill blame James Comey for relaunching an FBI investigation so close to the election. Democrats blame Russia for hacking the DNC and the massive data dumps. Democrats remain in total denial that they elevated a flawed, unlikable candidate who represented the same old same old. Hillary Clinton also used her role as secretary of state […]

Legalized pot is coming whether we like it or not, but both the mayor and a city councilor are open to the idea of doublingthe fine for puffing in public. Right now you can be hit with a $100 ticket for smoking a cigarette in the Common. The same fine will hold for weed. How can law enforcement treat a public pot head with the same penalty as someone smoking a butt? This rule doesn’t change under the new marijuana law. Yet, it’s pretty safe to […]

We want justice. If we don’t get it, shut it down!” a group of about 200 students shouted on Boston Common yesterday. Here’s my advice to them: Grow up and get back to class. Boston Public School students who ditched class to protest President-elect Trump should face harsh disciplinary action from administrators. Maybe school officials should have done a better job shutting down this rally in its tracks. Parents received a robo call from school officials saying, “BPS believes […]

Donald Trump should offer Mitt Romney the job of secretary of state today when the two meet for the second time since the election. It’s hard to tell if Trump’s advisers like campaign guru Kellyanne Conway have really gone rogue when they slammed Romney publicly, on the cable news networks. Or maybe Trump’s inner circle planned it as a diversion. But what we do know is that this top post requires someone with a steady hand who is capable […]

Shame on the national media for focusing more on the motive of the WikiLeaks email dump and less on the content of what was uncovered — that the Democratic National Committee sought to rig the primary in favor of Hillary Clinton. All it took was one conspiracy theory created by the Clinton team — that […]

Donald Trump needs to put a lid on the conspiracy theories — this bizarre 
intimation that President Obama somehow supports recent police shootings, “something going on” — and focus on unifying the party and appealing to the American electorate this week. The growing ranks of 
assassinated cops on Obama’s watch will be a part of […]

The Trump Express has left for Cleveland and if conservatives think they can derail it, they have another thing coming. Because Donald Trump — though some people may see him as a national train wreck — thrives on chaos, and the GOP elites will just embarrass themselves and damage the party’s future prospects if they […]

Ted Busiek, a Republican running against state Sen. Jamie Eldridge, should stop wasting time campaigning for the job because, frankly, he is not welcome on Beacon Hill. Busiek sent out an extremely offensive tweet over the weekend using a homophobic slur. And yesterday, his would-be boss, Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, who is gay, told […]

Donald Trump put foot in mouth with his response to Brexit, but Hillary Clinton did worse with her follow-up, misleading attack ad. Even when the truth can benefit her, she still chooses to lie. Trump’s nickname of “Crooked Hillary” only gained more validity with her latest campaign video slamming Trump. After Britain voted last week to divorce from the European Union, Donald Trump visited his newly opened golf course in […]

Ivanka Trump once told me on Boston Herald Radio that she has no official role in the campaign. That’s about to change, bigtime. There appears to be little doubt Ivanka forced her dad to give campaign manager Corey Lewandowski the boot. Though it was probably one of her Dixi Embellished Espadrilles Wedge Sandals that landed on the Lewandowski’s back end on the way out. Good move, Trump campaign. Ivanka is […]

This past week’s tragedies in Orlando reminded me how precious life is and how important it is to tell the people you care about that you love them — and it starts with you dad. On this Father’s Day, I’m blessed to have an incredible father, step dad, grandfather, father-in-law and husband who my boys adore. Each one has played such an instrumental role in […]

Donald Trump has hit the reset button with the massacre in Orlando. Forget about his racist comments about Indiana judge Gonzalo Curiel, the terror attack has saved him from that issue. His campaign is now focused on our porous borders and a president that won’t even use the term “radical Islam.” This issue is right in his political wheelhouse. “I called for a ban […]

When I asked Ted Cruz to define evangelicals yesterday, I expected fire and brimstone but got milk and honey. His response made it clear he is worried about alienating other voters. Conservatives are constantly courting evangelicals, and I simply wanted a refresher on who exactly those people are. But during an interview on Boston Herald […]

Donald Trump is already stirring the pot ahead of Thursday’s GOP presidential candidates’ debate, where his biggest rival might just be one of the moderators — Megyn Kelly. Known for his uncanny ability to draw huge ratings, Trump has taken to Twitter, slamming the Fox News host: “Based on @MegynKelly’s conflict of interest and bias […]

Parents, suspend your college kids’ 
cellphone until after Super Tuesday. That’s 
unless you’re OK with them being electronic foot soldiers for Bernie Sanders. A new app called the “Bernie Dialer” is arming the smartphone generation with the power to help influence the presidential election. 
According to the website, the app is “a new dialing tool […]

Donald Trump is taking this Ted Cruz controversy and spinning it in such a way that he is now claiming victory in Iowa. If anyone can rewrite history, it’s Trump. “A lot of people told me not to even go to Iowa and actually, I probably came in first if you think about it,” Trump […]

A few bad actors shouldn’t mean a death sentence for young kids desperate to flee Syria and as Americans we can’t turn our back on innocent children. The House is expected to vote on a Syrian Refugee bill that would press pause on the nation’s refugee program for those fleeing Syria and Iraq. Everyday innocent […]

Notoriously reckless Boston drivers and distracted pedestrians have created a deadly mix on city streets. So far this year, 519 people have been hit by cars, according to Boston police. Four of them have died and two suffered life-threatening injuries just last week. These numbers should not be surprising to anyone who walks or drives […]

Dec. 14, 2012, was one of the happiest days of my life. I gave birth to my baby boy early in the morning and experienced a sense of gratitude I didn’t know was possible. Then, just one hour later, a horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary destroyed lives and families. When Hudson came into […]

Hillary Clinton took the first step in upping her cool factor among young voters with the launch of her online shop — especially by poking fun at her pantsuit collection. For only $30 you can dress like the Democratic front-runner with a T-shirt resembling her iconic outfit. At the very least, “The Everyday Pantsuit Tee” […]

Liberals who want to take Jeb Bush down a notch may want to avoid focusing on his wallet or potential inheritance. That strategy might have been successful if the Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton had not recently revealed her $30 million payday over the past 16 months. As both presidential hopefuls try and win over the […]

Gov. Charlie Baker is taking his message on reforming the MBTA right to furious riders who had to deal with a public transit system that failed miserably this winter. He’s on the right track. In his effort to overhaul the T, Baker is partly relying on one very important rule in politics: lawmakers can’t just […]

When Donald Trump calls into Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting” today, we will need to find out where you can get a “Trump for President” sign — it seems a lot of New Hampshire voters might be willing to put them on their front lawns. A new Bloomberg Politics/St. Anselm New Hampshire poll puts Donald […]

The Clintons have taken presidential campaigning to a whole new level by using an entire continent as a prop. Iowa and New Hampshire are so yesterday. After weeks of coming under fire for accepting foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation from woman-unfriendly countries like Saudi Arabia, Bill changed the storyline with one long-distance photo op. […]

Martin O’Malley should cancel any “O’Malley for President” campaign signs he’s ordered fast. His candidacy is doomed. The former governor of Maryland and former mayor of Baltimore was already a long shot against Hillary Clinton — before the fires raged. The city he governed for seven years now looks more like a war zone than […]

Baltimore needs more moms likes Toya Graham. She’s the brave woman caught on video smacking her son in front of his protesting friends and chasing him home away from the riots. While I absolutely don’t condone violence, I do think she taught her son a lesson after she saw the 16-year-old on TV throwing rocks at police. She VERY publicly tracked […]

No professor likes to be criticized. President Obama found that out when he went on MSNBC this week to scold Bay State U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a rare liberal-on-liberal smackdown. For once I agree with Elizabeth Warren. Warren made a career of taking on Wall Street and now she is taking on Obama over his 12-country trade deal. […]

Gov. Charlie Baker will be in studio for a Boston Herald Radio interview this morning to reflect on his first 100 days in office — but more importantly on what he plans on getting done now that the winter storms are behind us and he’s found some possible fixes to the failed public transit system. Here are some problems the governor should consider tackling: […]

Republican presidential hopefuls are making the rounds in New Hampshire this weekend at a GOP summit — yet their likely Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, has not answered ONE question from the media since announcing her candidacy a week ago. Clinton doesn’t plan on holding a big rally or delivering a major speech until sometime in May. Boston Herald Radio held court with many of the Republican potential candidates at yesterday’s First In […]

After New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s successful two-day road trip to New Hampshire, expect to see growing attention on this potential GOP presidential candidate at this weekend’s First in The Nation Summit in the Granite State (FITN). Christie is one of the featured speakers at the summit, the equivalent of a mini-Republican convention attended by all the presidential hopefuls. He might not have the poll numbers […]

Hillary Clinton has ditched the tarmac and comforts of a private jet for the open road in her van nicknamed “Scooby.” “Road trip! Loaded the van & set off for IA. Met a great family when we stopped this afternoon. Many more to come. — H,” She tweeted soon after announcing her run for president Sunday. Maybe now she will find out what a gallon of gas costs. The former Secretary of State, who hasn’t been behind the […]

Now that Hillary Clinton is throwing her hat into the presidential ring, it will fill the vacuum the media has been forced to plug for months with stories on #emailgate and Benghazi. Those investigations won’t go away, but at least now reporters can focus on Clinton’s policy positions. While Clinton has remained tight-lipped about her […]

The 2016 presidential race could come down to the fake American Indian versus the fake Hispanic. Jeb Bush reportedly identified himself as Hispanic on a 2009 voter-registration form, and yesterday it sparked a social media firestorm. Bush’s camp sought to downplay the kerfuffle yesterday, releasing a statement saying: “It’s unclear where the paperwork error was […]

Former Gov. Deval Patrick’s handouts before leaving office are burdening next year’s education budget, and the ultimate victim this time will be college students. Not only did Patrick saddle Gov. Charlie Baker with a $765 million budget deficit, he also handed out sweetheart raises to public state university faculty and staff. Now, the universities are […]

Excuse me, Sen. Warren, was that a presidential stump speech, or a dedication to your late friend Ted Kennedy yesterday? I know it’s tempting to test out some campaign 
material while standing 
behind a presidential podium, but Warren’s address at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate seemed in poor taste. Instead […]

Boston 2024 is quickly learning that the key to public support for the Olympics does not come from high-priced political consultants. The only person to man this sinking ship is Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Tonight some of Walsh’s closest allies will hold a meeting at Florian Hall intended to craft a plan to help support the mayor’s efforts. This meeting comes after […]

A quick buck could cost former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee another shot at the White House. Huckabee’s presidential chops have been called into question recently after starring in an infomercial for a questionable diabetes kit that promises to cure your Type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes and dietary supplements. The key ingredient to cure the disease, according to […]

Stop checking your inbox for at least a few weeks for any presidential announcements from candidates. They’re all still “exploring” their options. Tom Rath, a New Hampshire Republican strategist who advised Mitt Romney and George W. Bush but is uncommitted, said it all comes down to money. “No one will announce until after April 1st to avoid disclosing first […]

It’s being proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be on TV for all to see. Just look at the videos being released by the judge. It’s a daily reel of pain. Yesterday was footage of a carjacking victim on his knees praying for help to alert police that he […]

Emails are certainly not the most pressing issue facing our country, but it could be what deletes some presidential hopefuls from the 2016 campaign. And we’re not just talking about Hillary Clinton and her secret server. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham should be disqualified as a presidential contender on the sole basis that he has never […]

Granite State voters could be tiring of political dynasties. At least Martin O’Malley hopes they are. The former Maryland governor will spend the next few days in New Hampshire meeting with political insiders and voters to test the waters for a presidential bid. As #emailgate continues to dog Hillary Clinton, Democrats are forced to consider […]

One man almost everyone listens to says U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has anger issues and he won’t be backing her presidential bid if she chooses to take on Hillary Clinton. The gloves are officially off in the Democratic race for president. Warren Buffett made that loud and clear during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” […]

MBTA riders who have called for refunds after the last month of deplorable service might get their wish. MBTA manager Beverly Scott said she is reviewing the refund request with the MassDOT Finance Committee and will have a decision in mid March. Gov. Charlie Baker is also keen on giving some kind of refund to riders. While the customers are absolutely deserving of some kind of remuneration, the question becomes how will the cash-strapped agency pay […]

Why is Boston so stroller unfriendly? Any parent living in the city can tell you what a nightmare it has been trying to get around on foot with little ones. My stroller has been folded up for weeks. There’s been a lot of talk about digging out cars, annoying space savers and treacherous road conditions. But what about making room forstrollers? […]

Boston residents might be willing to comply with Mayor Marty Walsh’s request to remain patient as the city cleans up the snow, but don’t expect them to lift a finger. Recently in my neighborhood, the president of the Union Park Neighborhood Association got substantial pushback when he tried to organize a Saturday shovel day. Jamie […]

Mayor Walsh, it’s time to put environmental concerns aside and start dumping the mounds of snow piling up around the city into Boston Harbor. An unprecedented amount of snow has hammered the city, and it has created incredibly dangerous intersections where it is nearly impossible to see oncoming traffic due to snow piles. The mayor […]

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh might want to take back his statement that the pilot program in the South End banning space-savers is going well. Walsh said yesterday the program “has been pretty successful, so far, and I am hoping it will be successful so we can come up with a policy once and for all […]

Republican presidential hopefuls shouldn’t waste much time in the cornfields of Iowa if they want to become the eventual party nominee. New Hampshire — the first-in-the-nation primary — has the track record of choosing winners and catapulting campaigns. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walked away with a win in the Granite State in 2012 and […]

A massive winter snowstorm gives many people the chance either to act as nasty as the weather or show some civility toward a neighbor in need. So far this winter, Bay Staters have had it pretty easy. But this storm is bringing us back to New England reality. Doctor’s appointments that have been scheduled for […]

The Nobel Peace Prize committee should ask President Obama for its 2009 award back. History will remember that when the world came together in Paris on Sunday to march against terrorism, the president couldn’t get his act together. The White House admitted yesterday they screwed up. The absence of the president at the march — […]

An unabashed Scott Brown will be front and center today for what he called a long-overdue changing of the guard on Beacon Hill. After eight years of Democrats controlling all aspects of state government, the inauguration of Gov.-elect Charlie Baker is a “breath of fresh air” in the capitol, Brown said. “You will have a […]

The nine GOP congressmen trying to topple House Speaker John Boehner are reminding weary American voters that Republicans remain divided in Washington. Explain how this helps them win the White House in 2016? Today, the first day of the 114th Congress, representatives will vote on the next speaker. A small number of Republicans have announced […]

Mayor Marty Walsh has a message for anti-police protesters: go meet with him if you want change. If the protesters want more than just media coverage, they have not taken the necessary steps to create the change they are talking about as they pound the pavement. Walsh says his door is open to the leaders […]

Democrats, wake up! Stop the moveon.org million-dollar spend on Elizabeth Warren. Consider the international threats at stake. Is it really the time for another U.S. senator with ZERO foreign policy experience? Hillary Clinton may not be the most exciting and dynamic candidate but she has a legitimate resume as Secretary of State negotiating with international leaders and brokering deals. So, where has Clinton been lately? […]

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis has a message to the police protesters- stop demonstrating until the two slain New York City officers are laid to rest. When asked about protesters taking a pause this week on Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting”, Davis said, “Sure I think that it totally appropriate and a compassionate thing to do. In observance with what these families have gone through. I think that would be the […]

Terrorists have won the battle to prevent the movie “The Interview” from hitting theaters next week. Sony scrapped the Dec. 25 release of the comedy about killing the leader of North Korea. They caved to an oppressive dictator’s failure to grasp the concept of satire. The studio made the decision yesterday because several major theaters […]

Sorry to break the news, Mitt, but it’s time to stop the commander-in-chief daydreaming. Jeb Bush took all the wind out of those sails yesterday, announcing he is exploring a run for president. Romney advisers predicted the former Bay State governor would only jump in if there wasn’t a clear moderate Republican in the race. […]

The group No Boston Olympics is mulling a ballot initiative that would let the state’s voters weigh in on whether Boston should host the Olympics in 2024. And if and when they start collecting signatures, they can have my John Hancock. “It is absolutely a tool in our toolbox and something we have to consider,” […]

What do Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush all have in common besides being GOP 2016 presidential contenders?  They’re all parents. Bush has three, Cruz has two, Christie has four, Paul has three, and Rubio has four. If they want their children excluded from public scrutiny while they run and potentially become president they […]

Book publishers are probably lining up outside Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s home to sign a book deal, detailing his rough relationship with President Obama and the real reason he got fired. During Tuesday’s news conference neither Obama nor Hagel addressed the reason for his departure.  There’s been speculation that two key issues forcedHagel to resign: the ebola crisis and ISIS. […]

Bill Cosby has some nerve. He has no business being in show business right now. Amid allegations he drugged and raped more than a dozen women, “America’s dad” took to the stage at Florida’s King Center for the Performing Arts this weekend and got not one, but two standing ovations. One fan even yelled out during the […]

Civility has fallen by the wayside, according to Attorney General-elect Maura Healey, and she plans on using the AG’s office to restore it. On Boston Herald Radio yesterday, Healey said, “I have no tolerance for people’s thoughtlessness.” Healey said she has her eye on people who abuse handicapped placards, park in front of fire hydrants […]

It’s time to take a breather! Gov.-elect Charlie Baker is finally going to get some much needed R&R with wife Lauren. After months of nonstop campaigning and then spending the last two weeks meeting with supporters and elected officials, Baker is taking a break. He and Lauren will head “someplace warm” and stay at a […]

All the fury over the closing of the Long Island homeless shelter spilled out at a South End forum last night with one woman declaring: “We are not dogs!” Hundreds packed the Blackstone Community Center to get answers from city officials about the future of Long Island after the bridge was abruptly shut down last […]

The victory lap for Gov.-elect Charlie Baker is over. He has roughly two months until inauguration to determine just how bad things are on Beacon Hill before inheriting the problems. The electorate is expecting him to bring solutions on Day One to some of the dire issues facing the commonwealth. One thing that won’t be […]

Hillary Clinton put her political clout and even her political future on the line in this election — from Massachusetts to New Hampshire and in races clear across the country — and as the dust settles this morning we’ll see how it paid off. The news that Republicans took control of the Senate despite Clinton’s […]

Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden took time out of their busy schedules to pay tribute to Tom Menino yesterday — while other Bay State politicians refused to hit pause on the campaign trail. While hundreds packed Most Precious Blood Church in Hyde Park and took a moment to reflect on Menino’s […]

Most elected officials who have been in office as long as Boston’s longest-serving mayor have dealt with a few bumps and bruises that can hurt you with voters. But not Tom Menino. His bruises always managed to fade away right up until the end. One of the last polls conducted that included Menino gave him […]

If you’re trying to figure out whether Attorney General Martha Coakley will allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, don’t look to recent debates for the answer. Just this week she took very different positions on the issue in just a 24-hour period. Coakley refused to answer a yes or no question on the matter […]

Charlie Baker and Martha Coakley square off in the Springfield area tonight for another debate, and you can count on the Democrats recycling my interview with the GOP nominee from five years ago when Charlie came up short on Hampden County knowledge. It’s time to update that dusty attack. There’s plenty of fresh material they […]

According to Merriam-Webster the definition of sweetheart is “a person you love very much.” Something tells me that was not the meaning Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker was using when addressing a female Fox 25 reporter Tuesday. After hearing his condescending remark, I expected an apology from Baker and a campaign email from Martha Coakley […]

Hey, Jeff McCormick, get off my audio cloud. I was recently surprised to hear my voice in a radio ad paid for by McCormick, an independent gubernatorial candidate. While I am flattered that people are reusing Boston Herald Radio content, I have a big problem with the deceptive advertisement. This is what you hear me […]

Making a moonlit riverbank even more beautiful — if that were possible — was the goal as well-heeled Bostonians pulled out their tuxes and gorgeous gowns to raise money for the Esplanade Association at Saturday evening’s Moondance Gala on the Charles River. Independent gubernatorial candidate Jeff McCormick, Boston banker Ashley Marlenga, real estate gurus Ken […]

If U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to be a kingmaker among Democrats, she needs to choose her candidates carefully and be prepared for the political fallout when her picks don’t pan out with voters. Just last week, Warren stuck her neck out for Congressman John Tierney, sending an email stating, “My friend John Tierney has […]

Just when you thought all the casino chips were out on the table, in comes a few million more for taxpayers to ponder. There’s a state bond bill sitting on Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk that will provide $50 million to clean up the old Monsanto site in Everett if Wynncan’t build a resort-style casino on the […]

The Obamas and Clintons sure know how to summer! And you have to hand it to them. They aren’t letting their position as standard bearers of the party committed to end income equality get in the way. While the president and his family enjoy a lavish get away in toney Martha’s Vineyard, the woman who […]

A lot of Bay State pols would have loved to have been in Jaclyn Cashman’s shoes yesterday. The Boston Herald Radio “Morning Meeting” talk host had the pleasure of dumping a bucket of ice water over the head of Howie Carr. He accepted the ice bucket challenge to help spread the word about ALS. Carr […]

Today’s primary could be the revenge of the unenrolled. There are 2 million of them in the state, and today they could sway the Democratic race for governor, or at least make it interesting. Unenrolled supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker may decide to jump over and weigh in on the three-way Democratic race. […]

Where I sat — that would be the moderator’s chair — state Treasurer Steve Grossman won the Boston Herald gubernatorial debate yesterday, taking the first step toward beating Attorney General Martha Coakley in the Sept. 9 primary. Not only did Grossman command the most air-time during the three-way tilt, but he was able to paint Coakley as a […]

Leave your talking points at the door. Save your stump speeches for the campaign trail. At today’s Boston Herald Radio debate, we’re aiming for a free-flowing conversation where we’ll learn more about the three candidates facing off in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Listen Live: Today’s debate kicks off at 10 a.m. on Boston Herald Radio Watch […]

Check your spam email. U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey is pushing for campaign finance reform and asking supporters to help put an end to billionaires like the Koch brothers swaying elections. Yes, the same Ed Markey who is king of the Hill when it comes to collecting campaign cash from registered D.C. lobbyists. Yet, he’s […]

Gov. Deval Patrick’s chummy relationship with President Obama doesn’t seem to be serving the best interests of the commonwealth. Patrick wouldn’t ask for a waiver to opt out of Obamacare, when we already had the majority of residents covered under Romneycare. The botched rollout of the Health Connector website has cost the state tens of […]

Steve Grossman has long been praised for his fundraising prowess, but it appears the lesser-known gubernatorial candidate, Don Berwick, is gaining serious steam and cutting into the state treasurer’s reputation as the Democrats’ top money man. The latest campaign filings show Attorney General Martha Coakley leading the field with $172,000, with Berwick bringing in $156,000 […]

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Donald Berwick may not want to be known as a one-issue candidate, but it should be his sole focus and winning strategy for today’s Suffolk University/Boston Herald debate. This is the last chance for the candidates to sell their message to voters, and more importantly to delegates ahead of this weekend’s state […]

It’s beyond ironic that Hillary Clinton wants to claim she won’t play politics with Benghazi. With her release of “Benghazi: Under Attack,” a chapter from her obligatory pre-presidential race tome, the politics are obvious, and the player is Clinton. It’s bloody-shirt politics in reverse, and she is trying to hang that shirt on the Republicans. […]

  Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl officially became an issue in the 2016 presidential race this week when Hillary Clinton backed the president’s reckless swap for the soldier with the Taliban. It looks good for both President Obama and Clinton, the presumed front-runner for her party, that the Democrats stopped the war in Afghanistan and left […]

Scott Brown’s Republican opponent in New Hampshire, Bob Smith, gets an A for effort with his spin on Brown’s Florida stock “scandal,” but a D for accuracy. Brown resigned from the board of Global Digital Solutions Inc. and gave up his stock, which is now worth $500,000, since the company’s value has been cut in […]

No matter what a Florida appeals court says, the top state trooper who helped bring down James “Whitey” Bulger and his gang is convinced the corrupt FBI agent linked to the mobsters will never be completely innocent. “It is a very frustrating case. This has been going on for years. Welcome to the legal system,” […]

New Hampshire’s U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen better hope Scott Brown’s operatives aren’t spending too much time on her government website. What they find might give Brown another reason to take on the incumbent Democrat in 2014. Shaheen is among the many Democrats who told constituents if they liked their health care coverage they could keep […]