Healey, State Leadership Criticize Trump’s Latest Cuts to Public Health Funding

The Healey-Driscoll Administration condemned President Trump’s Wednesday termination of more than $12 billion in public health grants, following funding cuts at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Criticizes Trump Administration in State of the City Address

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 fiercely defended the city against pressure from the Trump administration in her State of the City address last week — a move that Harvard professor Jacqueline Bhabha praised as the “right decision.”

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 Holds Her Ground in House Oversight Committee Questioning

As congressional Republicans grilled Democratic mayors over their cities’ sanctuary policies in a Wednesday hearing, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 stuck to her message: Boston is the safest major city in the country, and its sanctuary policies help keep it that way.

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Wu Presser in Washington

Boston mayor Michelle Wu ’07 takes questions from reporters on Wednesday after testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

As It Happened: Wu Defends Boston’s Sanctuary City Policies Before House Committee

Boston mayor Michelle Wu ’07 arrived at the Capitol Wednesday morning to testify before the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government on Boston’s sanctuary city policies. Follow The Crimson for live updates.

As Wu’s Congressional Hearing Looms, Experts See a High-Stakes Showdown

As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 prepares for a grilling over the city’s sanctuary policies by the Congressional Oversight Committee, experts wonder whether the hearing is set to become a Claudine Gay 2.0.

As Mass. Sues DOGE, HKS Professors Criticize Musk’s Broad Authority As ‘Absurd’

After Massachusetts joined thirteen states to sue the Department of Government Efficiency, Harvard Kennedy School professors are condemning the DOGE’s extensive use of executive power to cut federal spending.

The JFK Presidential Library Closed — Then Reopened — Amid Confusion Over DOGE Firings

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum abruptly closed indefinitely on Tuesday afternoon, following an executive order that triggered a new round of federal layoffs. But the library reopened Wednesday morning — without reinstating fired workers.

Advocates Raise Concerns As Boston PILOT Report Remains Unreleased

While property taxes comprise nearly three quarters of Boston’s revenue, nonprofits are exempt from paying this tax. Instead, the PILOT program asks large non-profits to voluntarily pay a portion of what they would have otherwise paid in property taxes. The 2024 report on contributions has yet to be released.