After it became clear that Paxton secured the Republican nomination, both campaigns unleashed their attacks on Tuesday night, with Talarico calling Paxton "corrupt" and Paxton calling Talarico "radical.

In a major shift on Beacon Hill, the Massachusetts Senate is now agreeing to hand over financial records after a long standoff with the state auditor.

The Senate minority leader said Democrats would use Senate procedure to try to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, forcing Republicans to vote to preserve the compensation money.

Senators on Friday said they planned to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdown, which was at day 38 on Nov. 7. A vote on a package of spending bills could ...

Votes on contentious amendments loom after Republicans advanced an immigration-enforcement measure.