Joseph Kennedy

Joseph Patrick Kennedy III, spare me your outrage. You are the greatest product of financial gain through public office, maybe in the history of mankind.

Rep. Joseph Kennedy III says he's working to maintain access to affordable health insurance for the nation's neediest residents. Speaking Friday at a roundtable discussion at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Congressman Kennedy says while the Affordable Care Act is not perfect, it is a necessity for many people who need it to stay healthy...

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy is among those planning to testify at a public hearing on a pair of bills that would extend non-discrimination protections to transgender individuals in public spaces in Massachusetts. Kennedy and other supporters of the bills want to expand a 2011 state law protecting transgender people from discrimination in the workplace and housing by adding ``gender identity'' to the sta

(Associated Press)  -  Members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are hailing a deal struck between the U.S. and other world powers and Iran. The accord is intended to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions...

Massachusetts' top political figures are mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.       Gov. Deval Patrick called the anti-apartheid leader ``a remarkable and inspiring example of resilience, persistence, determination and grace, in his time and for all time.'' ...

Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy II is mourning the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, saying he cared deeply about the poor.