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Pro-Palestine protesters marching in Boston Common on Oct. 24, 2024. The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel began on Jan. 19 and both parties are expected to continue discussions on Feb. 4. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Advocacy groups in Boston wary of lasting peace in Gaza following ceasefire deal

Truman Dickerson January 22, 2025
As a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began in Gaza on Jan. 19, halting 470 days of warfare, New England leaders and organizations are responding with mixed thoughts.
Melissa Park | Graphic Artist

Warm November temperatures in Boston sparks climate change concerns under Trump’s presidency

Liam Dunne November 19, 2024
Boston experienced unseasonably warm temperatures this November, prompting concerns surrounding the future of the City’s environmental policies under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
BridgeBU members watch the 2024 presidential debate on Tuesday. People gathered in college classrooms, restaurants and bars to watch the debate. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Viewers tune into presidential debate at watch parties across Boston

Lauren Albano September 13, 2024
Bars, restaurants and college classrooms filled up across Boston to put on watch parties during the presidential debate on Tuesday night.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Our nation devalues essential immigrant labor | Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung April 19, 2024
America is currently at war with itself trying to claim that the labor undocumented workers provide shouldn’t be validated, despite its heavy reliance on that very labor becoming completely exposed just four years ago.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Third-party, independent candidates can’t win but can impact | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 18, 2024
This year — given our current political climate that’s growing more polarized by the second, and given my festering fear of a second Trump term — it seems undeniably clear the impact third-party and independent candidates will have on Biden’s reelection bid.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The cannibalization of the Republican Party is frightening | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 26, 2024
Yes, the party as a whole has weakened, but this faction has grown more powerful as their Trump-like behaviors continue to go without repercussions and their unprecedented actions continue to pay off.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

A Trump win is a ‘bloodbath’ waiting to happen | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 21, 2024
Isn’t it telling that Biden, the media and a great deal of non-Trump supporters immediately jumped to the worst possible conclusion when the word “bloodbath” came out of Trump’s mouth?
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips concludes his speech at his election night watch party after announcing he will continue his campaign for presidency after winning under 20% of the vote in the New Hampshire Primary. MATTHEW EADIE/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: New Hampshire primaries result in heartbreak and victory

Taylor Coester January 26, 2024
The New Hampshire primary election drew candidates to the Granite State, canvassers to the streets and voters to the polls to divy the 22 delegates available. In the Republican primary, Donald Trump was victorious over competitor Nikki Haley, winning 12 and 9 delegates respectively.  Due to conflict between the New Hampshire constitution and the Democratic National Convention, President Joe Biden did not appear on the New Hampshire Primary Ballot, but a successful write-in campaign resulted in the incumbent receiving 63.9% of the vote to Dean Phillips 19.3% and third-place finisher Marianne Williamson’s 4%.
PJ and Megan Lutz canvas for President Biden outside a polling center at the Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden supporters launched the successful write-in campaign as a result of the President's name not appearing on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. CLARE ONG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

For canvassers, New Hampshire primary bears deeper connection with democracy

Siena Griffin January 24, 2024
Canvassers from across the country headed to New Hampshire for this year’s first-in-the-nation primary to make a stand for their chosen candidates on Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks to supporters during a primary election watch party in Concord, New Hampshire. Haley came in second in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday to former President Donald Trump. MOLLY POTTER/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump wins tight New Hampshire primary, Haley vows to continue

Matthew Eadie January 24, 2024
In a surprisingly close New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley to take one step closer to the Republican nomination for president, while Haley remained determined to stay in the race ahead of more primary elections in the coming weeks.
President Biden deplanes Air Force One in Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday. Biden attended three fundraising events while hundreds downtown protested in response to the events. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

President Biden’s daylong fundraising visit to Boston draws protesters downtown

Matthew Eadie December 5, 2023
President Joe Biden visited Boston on Tuesday, attending three campaign fundraising events across the Greater Boston area that drew hundreds of protesters downtown in the evening. 
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