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The congresswoman plans to spend the long weekend in Massachusetts "at community events that feed our collective soul and re-commit us to building a future rooted in love," she said in a statement.

Independent candidate Nadia Milleron is calling for the House Ethics Committee to investigate her opponent, U.S. Representative Richard Neal, after a Politico article scrutinized the activity of a lobbying firm owned by Neal's son.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican attorney John Deaton will debate Tuesday in eastern Mass. and Thursday in western Mass.

China sanctioned U.S Rep. Jim McGovern, a Worcester Democrat, on Wednesday for “frequently interfering” in China's domestic affairs, in its latest effort to express displeasure with U.S. politicians who have criticized China's policy and practice.

McGovern, a Worcester Democrat, told The Fabulous 413 he would be "generally" in favor of removing the congressional exemption to the public records law, but does not want to release personal information shared by people who write to his office seeking help.

John Olver served in both the Massachusetts House and Senate before winning a 1991 special election for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of Republican Rep. Silvio O. Conte.

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she's "wrangling" with the federal Environmental Protection Agency over the next phase of cleaning up the Housatonic River in Berkshire County.

An Episcopal priest says some of society's impassioned differences over gender and sexuality might be resolved by reconsidering how a seminal biblical passage about God's image is usually interpreted.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern represents the 2nd Congressional District in Massachusetts and chairs the House Rules Committee. He stands to lose his chairmanship with a GOP takeover.

Both incumbent U.S. representatives covering western Massachusetts are up for reelection next week. Richard Neal of Springfield and Jim McGovern of Worcester, both Democrats, have Republican challengers, but it's been a quiet election cycle in each race.