2024 in Politics: Democrats plan path forward

WATCH: Mass. Congresswoman Katherine Clark looks back at the year that was and shares her party’s game plan to get back on track with reporter James Pindell. Watch →

2024 in Politics: Race for the White House

WATCH: Washington Bureau chief Jackie Kucinich and political reporter James Pindell unpack an election year for the record books. Watch →

2024 in Politics: Wild year on college campuses

Political reporter James Pindell talks with higher education reporter Hilary Burns about student protests, Washington pushback, and resignations. Watch →

Nation

Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen.

Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump endorses Johnson to continue as House speaker

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson for another term in his post on Monday, moving to shore up the fortunes of a leader whose fate he threw into question in December when he sank a bipartisan spending deal Johnson had struck to avert a government shutdown. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump loses appeal of Carroll’s $5 million award in sex-abuse case

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday failed to overturn a $5 million judgment that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Continue reading →

World

Russia and Ukraine swap more than 300 prisoners before US transition

Russia and Ukraine announced Monday that they had exchanged more than 300 prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. The swap comes just weeks before US military aid for Ukraine is likely to be thrown into question under the Trump administration. Continue reading →

World

Where is Russia finding new soldiers? Wherever it can.

Russia has ground through repeated waves of soldiers in Ukraine. It lost some of its most experienced troops at the very start of the invasion, then shipped off tens of thousands of convicts without seeming to care whether they survived. Continue reading →

World

Biden announces $2.5 billion in security aid to Ukraine

The United States is sending nearly $2.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, as the Biden administration continues to rush military aid to Kyiv in the weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Continue reading →

OPINION

With the Patriots, we are watching bad football and the rule of Robert Kraft over the family business

Patriots fans who grew used to winning are not patient about losing and the growing pressure to fire Mayo could be hard to resist. Continue reading →

LETTERS

She’s preferred ‘Happy holidays’ for decades for one simple reason

Not everyone in our country celebrates Christmas. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Remembering Jimmy Carter

Readers express their appreciation for a leader whose legacy they extol. Continue reading →

Metro

First Night Boston adds new indoor programming to this year’s New Year’s Eve festivities. Here’s what to expect from the event.

This year's First Night Boston celebration on New Year's Eve will include new indoor programming, as well as annual traditions like the First Night parade, ice sculpture viewing, live music, and multiple fireworks displays. Continue reading →

Weather

A look back at a year full of turbulent weather

Weather across New England this year has been interesting from a science lens — full of extremes, new records. Continue reading →

N.H. Politics

N.H. bills would bar teachers from transporting minor students to nonemergency medical care, including abortions

The bills were inspired by a story of a teacher who was fired for lying about driving a student to an appointment for abortion services. The teacher says the student was an adult. Continue reading →

On Baseball

More work lies ahead, specifically when it comes to the lineup, as Craig Breslow continues to build 2025 Red Sox roster

Breslow's Red Sox still need a righthanded hitter with power to balance out their long list of lefty hitters. Continue reading →

Bruins

Slumping Bruin Trent Frederic is keeping his mind off contract status, trade deadline

Joe Sacco said he communicates regularly with Frederic but doesn’t feel the need to address contract matters with his seventh-year player. Continue reading →

On football

For the good of the franchise, the Patriots need to sit Drake Maye on Sunday

It would be coaching malpractice to send him out there in a meaningless game. Continue reading →

Housing

Renters struggle to afford housing in Greater Boston more than owners, Census data shows

Far more renters than owners in the Boston metro area spent 30 percent or more of their income on housing between 2019 and 2023. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Health insurance premiums in Massachusetts are among the most expensive in the country. Why?

Advocates say that the root cause of frustrations with the cost of health coverage do not lie — at least primarily — with profiteering insurers. Continue reading →

bold types

New Boston film makes the case that Larry DiCara is ‘the best mayor we never elected’

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actress who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies

A success on Broadway, Lavin tried her luck in Hollywood in the mid-1970s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jacques Roubaud, poetic master of form and whimsy, dies at 92

He was a mathematics professor at the University of Paris-Nanterre for two decades, and his poems carried some of the discipline and rigor inherent in that field. Continue reading →

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LOVE LETTERS

Love Letters: Top 10 of 2024

One of Meredith’s favorites is No. 6. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Jimmy Carter and the small screen

PBS will re-air their 2002 documentary about Carter and stream it on the PBS app. Continue reading →

Television

Seacrest, Cooper, and country stars: Your ultimate guide to all the big New Year’s Eve TV specials

From country music celebrations to star-studded countdowns, here's what to watch on New Year's Eve. Continue reading →