United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks. In a Facebook Live appearance, Fain … Continued
The weight of charges against City Councilor Kendra Lara following a June car crash into a Jamaica Plain house got a little lighter, with prosecutors dismissing two charges. Lara, 34, who represents Jamaica Plain as the District 6 councilor, appeared … Continued
Christmas comes early for the Boston City Council. Councilors continue to hand out hefty, taxpayer-funded pay bonuses to staffers in a practice that smacks of old school politics excess. Councilor-at-large Michael Flaherty, who is retiring at the end of the … Continued
House Republicans calling on acting Speaker Patrick McHenry to start legislating — and stave off a governing crisis — may be inviting serious legal challenges, according to several former lawyers for the fractious chamber. As the GOP conference’s inability to … Continued
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A valet to former President Donald Trump and a co-defendant in the federal classified documents case against him told a judge Friday that he wanted to keep his lawyer despite a potential conflict of interest. Prosecutors … Continued