Page Updated: Monday, April 06, 2026 9:31 AM ET
Boston Globe - Politics
Live updates - Israel says it killed the head of intelligence for Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Follow live updates. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: "Iran's leaders live with a sense of being targeted. We will continue to hunt them down one by one."
1 hour ago
Israel hits Iran's South Pars petrochemical plant as mediators float new ceasefire proposal -- Iran and the U. have not responded to the proposal, sent late Sunday night to both Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, officials said.1 hour ago
Some voters say Congress is too old. These Black Democrats aren't leaving. -- The disconnect gets at a bigger and more complicated debate hanging over American politics: Who holds power in this country, and who has to give it up?7 hours ago
Trump vows strikes on Iran's infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened. See how the day unfolded. -- It comes after a frantic search-and-rescue operation. The crew member has been missing since Friday.9 hours ago
'Dystopian death market': Polymarket halts bets regarding US airman after Moulton condemns site15 hours ago
N.H. eliminates use of student IDs as valid voter identification2 days ago
Trump's at the Supreme Court, cable news, and your favorite sporting event. Are voters growing 'weary' of his presence?2 days ago
Golden statues of himself, a 747 inside: Trump's presidential library rendering is unsurprising — and unlikely to become reality2 days ago
'It wasn't an easy fight.' After suing Trump to get work permit, Healey aide returns to work. Valentina Amaro Bowser, a media director for Governor Maura Healey, has returned to work after being placed on leave following immigration status challenges from the Trump administration.8 hours ago
YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Looking for hope in hopeless times? You'll find it in an office park in Burlington. -- For the protesters, the alternative of doing nothing is one not worth considering.1 day ago
Boston pays $12 million settlement to man freed from prison amid revelations of police misconduct - Shaun Jenkins filed a federal lawsuit against the city and several Boston police detectives in 2023, after previously unreleased documents showed the detectives had paid key witnesses and prosecutors had buried evidence that could have implicated another suspect.3 days ago
See more state and local political coverage3 years ago
What to know about the rescue of a US aviator shot down in Iran5 hours ago
How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign7 hours ago
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot8 hours ago
US and Iran race to find missing crew member from downed military plane. Follow live updates.19 hours ago
US military jets hit in Iran war are the first shot down by enemy fire in over 20 years22 hours ago
Trump's go-it-alone certainty confronts the uncertainties of war1 day ago
Trump pledged a quick end to the Iran war, but he hasn't explained how1 day ago
Trump budget does little to address nation's fiscal challenges1 day ago