Steve Scalise withdraws bid for House speaker

Rep. Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan last week had both announced they were running for the post vacated by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

• Oct 12, 2023

New Hampshire man admits leaving threatening voicemail for Matt Gaetz

Allan Poller said he was "emotional and intoxicated when he left the voicemail," according to court documents.

• Oct 12, 2023

Keller @ Large: Getting funds for Israel through Congress could be harder than it seems

Some local Democrats seem wary of funding a wider conflict in Israel. WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reports.

• Oct 11, 2023

House Republicans select Steve Scalise as nominee for next speaker

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defeated Rep. Jim Jordan to become the House GOP's nominee for speaker in a closed-door vote of 113 to 99.

• Oct 11, 2023

Biden says 14 Americans killed by Hamas, U.S. citizens among the hostages

President Biden delivered remarks from the White House on the unprecedented Hamas attacks on Israel.

• Oct 11, 2023

RFK Jr. will run for president as independent and drop Democratic primary bid

Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid.

• Oct 9, 2023

Blinken on reports of Americans dead, taken hostage in Israel

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said he is under the impression that Americans are among those taken hostage by Hamas militants.

• Oct 8, 2023

Keller @ Large: "Very, very high" odds that Mayor Wu will run for second term

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined WBZ TV Political Analyst Jon Keller to reflect on the halfway point of her mayoral term and whether there will be another in the future.

• Oct 8, 2023

Part 2 Keller @ Large: Mayor Wu on education

Mayor Michelle Wu shares her stance on whether the MCAS graduation requirement should be eliminated and whether teachers should have the right to strike.

• Oct 8, 2023

Keller @ Large: "Very, very high" odds that Mayor Wu will run for second term

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined WBZ TV Political Analyst Jon Keller to reflect on the halfway point of her mayoral term and whether there will be another in the future.

• Oct 8, 2023

Bidens' dog removed from White House after several documented attacks

There have been at least 11 documented attacks by the 2-year-old Commander against Secret Service personnel.

• Oct 5, 2023

Keller @ Large: Nikki Haley surges into second place in NH poll

Nikki Haley has surpassed Ron DeSantis for second place in the NH Primary, according to a new poll. WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reports.

• Oct 4, 2023

Democrats evicted from hideaway offices after Kevin McCarthy's ouster

Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that she had been evicted, and a staffer for Steny Hoyer said he had been kicked out of his hideaway, too.

• Oct 4, 2023

Biden admin is forgiving $9 billion in student debt for 125,000 Americans

As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased.

• Oct 4, 2023

Keller: Ousting House Speaker much bigger than an intra-party struggle

Jon Keller says the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker may look like an intra-party struggle, but it reflects the broader deterioration of our social and political fabric.

• Oct 4, 2023

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