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Jan 22, 2025 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara
Soon after President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, he signed several executive orders to set his agenda into motion. Public officials across the United States—including those from Massachusetts—were quick with their reactions. On Monday, Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a lawsuit alongside 17 other states challenging the legitimacy of Trump’s order, stating that it violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara |Adri Pray |Meg Richards |Iselin Bratz
In his inaugural address, President Trump said that as commander in chief, he will start signing executive orders today that will bring a “revolution of common sense.” He began with a list of executive order changes focusing on immigration policies.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara
The Mass. State Legislature is the historically “least transparent state government” in the United States. Since taking office in Jan. 2023, one of State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s top priorities has been to conduct an audit of the state legislature. Relying on her experiences as a Mass. state senator who saw business being done behind closed doors with little input from rank-and-file membership, DiZoglio vowed to bring more transparency to Beacon Hill.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara |Adri Pray
The inauguration of the first permanent Emerson College president in years. A consequential national election. Over 100 on-campus arrests. 2024 was a year marked by turbulent and unprecedented events on the local and global stage—and Emerson wasn’t spared some national moments. Protests and demonstrations in response to the conflicts in the Middle East continued across the U.S., with advocates, including many on Emerson’s campus, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara |Adri Pray
Nearly four inches of snow fell across Massachusetts on Friday before temperatures rose and washed rain across the area. Between one and four inches blanketed the region one day before the winter solstice, making slick roads and snarling traffic. Surrounding cities and towns experienced lower snowfall totals, as Quincy, Natick, and Worcester saw almost two inches. Boston, on the other hand, endured nearly six inches of snowfall on Friday.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara
District 7 Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning on federal public corruption charges relating to an alleged 2023 kickback scheme where Fernandes Anderson pocketed $7,000 in city funds. Fernandes Anderson, 45, is charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to the indictment.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara
President-elect Donald Trump announced Susie Wiles would serve as his chief of staff, his first political appointment since winning the 2024 presidential election. Wiles served as co-chair of Trump’s 2024 election bid and is credited with running a focused and clear-eyed campaign. In a press release, Trump referred to Wiles as “tough, smart, innovative,” and “universally admired and respected.” “Susie will continue to work tirelessly to make America great again,” Trump said.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | DJ Mara
President Joe Biden spoke to the nation from the White House Rose Garden on Thursday about moving forward after the 2024 presidential election results. Biden began his speech by noting that for more than 200 years, America has carried out “the greatest experiment in self-government” in the history of the world. “The people vote and choose their own leaders and they do it peacefully,” Biden said. “We’re in a democracy.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | Hannah Nguyen |DJ Mara
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a crowd of supporters and the nation on Wednesday at Howard University in Washington, D.C., after conceding the 2024 presidential election to former President Donald Trump. To begin her speech, Harris said her heart was full of gratitude. “The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,” Harris said.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
berkeleybeacon.com | Hannah Nguyen |DJ Mara
Elected officials representing Boston on the local, state, and federal levels swiftly reacted to former President Donald Trump winning a second term in the White House. My message about the election results: pic.twitter.com/Z1X9F6jWik— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) November 6, 2024Sen. Elizabeth Warren was re-elected to a third term by nearly 20 points on Tuesday night but said in a video statement that she would not ask her supporters to look for any silver linings in the national results.
