Former President Joe Biden made an unannounced appearance Tuesday at the Irish American Partnership’s St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in Boston, joining Claire Cronin on stage.

A federal appeals court in Boston largely kept a lower-court injunction blocking the White House’s attempt to pause trillions in federal aid, saying agencies failed to weigh recipients’ reliance. Judges narrowed the remedy but left the freeze off the table while appeals continue.

A Student Senate poll at UNH found nearly 86% of respondents would be less likely to enroll if lawmakers allowed guns on campus. The bill passed the House and now heads to the Senate.

Israel says it killed the head of Iran’s Basij militia in a strike as the wider U.S.–Israel campaign presses into Iran and Gulf attacks roil energy markets.

A Boston federal judge paused major changes to the CDC's childhood vaccine schedule after pediatric groups sued, leaving federal guidance unsettled while the case proceeds.

Mayor Wu and city unions are at odds over GLP‑1 drug costs that could raise premiums and strain the benefits budget.

DHS sent a Washington man a $1.82M civil penalty for failing to leave after a removal order, his lawyer says. Rule changes in 2025 and legal challenges raise due‑process questions.

Union 32BJ and four Logan airport workers sued DHS after Customs and Border Protection revoked "customs seals," alleging roughly 80 employees were blocked from secure areas. The suit seeks reinstatement and clearer appeals rules.

Court filings and watchdog records show agency downsizings slowed FOIA responses, with lawyers in 26 cases blaming staff cuts for delays in public records. The trend has prompted new lawsuits and oversight.

Senate leaders advanced S.2157 to the Rules Committee; the bill would set Massachusetts on Atlantic Standard Time year‑round but requires neighbor states and DOT approval.

State records overseers have set a new deadline to decide whether Lowell must release internal police files tied to a misconduct probe. The ruling could shape how much the public learns about the case.

The SJC unanimously held that Commonwealth charter schools must obey Massachusetts' public‑records law, ending a yearslong fight with Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden.

An external power-line failure left parts of the Massachusetts State House on generator power, knocking out internet, the LAWS system and session livestreams.