In a volatile primary with no true front-runner, Democrats face the prospect of a monthslong delegate battle that would also feature a lengthy public airing of the party’s ideological fissures.
We spoke with the Vermont senator about his journey from the fringes of American politics to the forefront — and the ideas that shaped him along the way.
On a meditation retreat, the goal was to be mindful of each step, each bite, each breath, to gain insight without distraction. Think of it as a spa for the mind.
It is worth exploring the election system in this country and who benefits from it.
It isn’t easy to stop remodeling, but one interior designer in Newton, Mass., is convinced that after 16 years she’s almost there.
It isn’t easy to stop renovating, but one interior designer in Newton, Mass., is convinced that after 16 years she’s almost there.
At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, a new exhibition explores American social history through food.
Growers in northern states are combating virulent outbreaks of a disease as seasons grow warmer, orchards have been reconfigured for higher yields and new varieties may be more vulnerable.
The man, Ronald Cyr, 65, called the police to tell them he was shot. He later died from his injuries.
Airports in the Northeast reported delays on Sunday as post-Thanksgiving travelers tried to make their way home.
Forget the clichéd lodges full of Jägerbombs and Moncler puffer coats. Nowadays, there’s a resort to suit every style, from history buff to gastronaut.
At the start of a competitive season, the world-class skier discusses travel, jet lag, music and the power of Mom.
Before you fill your plate, please remember why we mark this day.
If Americans continue to insist on associating the holiday with Pilgrims and Indians, the least we can do is try to get the story straight.
Planning a ski or snowboarding vacation? Data can direct you to the mountains most likely to have the best snow, either around the holiday season or in the spring.
In 1981, he was elected mayor of Burlington. But the city’s bureaucracy showed him that winning wasn’t everything. So he learned how to fight back.
In 1692, in Salem, Mass., we also witnessed the courage required to stop one.
There is “plenty of room” for building on labor market gains, the central bank leader said in a speech in Rhode Island.
New Hampshire is as close to a must-win state as Mr. Sanders has, and, despite his overwhelming victory against Hillary Clinton in 2016, winning is far from a sure thing right now.
All summer, she was soaring, slinging buzzy plans and climbing in the polls. It’s not summer anymore.
If signed into law, Massachusetts would be the first state to ban all flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products through legislation.
An 1840s rowhouse in Providence, a condominium in Brooklyn and a Normandy chateau-style house in Dallas.
An 1840s rowhouse in Providence, a condominium in Brooklyn and a Normandy chateau-style house in Dallas.
Explore the settings where villains lurk, heroes meander and jaws drop.
A fight in Virginia Beach demonstrates the hard choices cities face when the pressure for new homes collides with the rising toll of natural disasters.
He sees himself as the only one who can present genuine, optimistic leadership for the party — and the country — to a post-Trump era.
The F.A.A. is rolling out a system that allows planes to fly closer to one another, but the roar that it creates is unbearable, people in the flight paths say.
Judge Shelley Joseph, charged with obstruction of justice and accused of helping an undocumented immigrant escape detention, has signaled she will risk a trial.
Deval Patrick’s opportunity — and his problem.
Some were resolved with statesmanship and others were fought tooth and nail. Here is how some of the closest governor’s races in the nation’s history turned out.
The writers’ conference is changing its aid offerings after attendees raised concerns ranging from sexual harassment to racism to the work cutting into the seminars they came for in the first place.
Mr. Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts is considering entering the 2020 Democratic primary. Here’s a look at his life and his record.
Mr. Patrick, the former two-term governor of Massachusetts, called several leading Democrats and allies to say that he would announce his bid for the White House.
As leading Democrats fight for ballot access, voting rights and diverse representation, their marquee presidential contest is hard to participate in and takes place in a state that is 90 percent white.
A condominium in a Regency Revival building in St. Paul, a net-zero home in the Berkshires and a post-and-beam house in Bloomington.
A condominium in a Regency Revival building in St. Paul, Minn.; a net-zero home in the Berkshires; and a post-and-beam house in Bloomington, Ind.
A new crop of restaurants is embracing family-style, communal eating, creating a necessary spirit of communication and collaboration for our fractious times.
Temperatures have plummeted across the eastern United States, but spare a thought for McAllen, Texas, where the drop was precipitous.
Michael Bloomberg has filed paperwork in two states, while Deval Patrick is expected to announce his intentions soon.
The entrepreneur is shifting his message, hiring more experienced political hands and spending big as he tries to expand his support in early states. (And yes, he expected to make it this far.)