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EDGARTOWN, Mass. — After two full days of sheltering in a Martha’s Vineyard Episcopalian parish, a group of traveling migrants from Venezuela was bused and ferried off the Massachusetts island on Friday morning.

Democrats outraged at the ‘reckless’ and ‘soulless’ actions and question the legality of what some called a political stunt

Four states have a governor of one party and veto-proof legislative majorities of the opposing party: Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Voters will determine whether three states—North Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin—could also have a veto-proof majority and an opposing party governor as a result of the 2022 elections.

Washington (AFP) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit Thursday for sending two planeloads of undocumented Venezuelans from Texas to wealthy Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as Republicans play up immigration issues before November midterm elections.

The day after Florida took credit for sending two planeloads of undocumented immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested the flights were to “protect” the state while the backlash swelled, with critics decrying the flights as an inhumane political stunt.

A new documentary re-investigates the murders of three men in Waltham, Massachusetts on 11 September 2011. Clémence Michallon speaks to journalist Susan Zalkind, who asks: “If police investigated this case thoroughly, would they have prevented the Boston marathon bombing?”

When Republicans ‘do depraved stuff it’s worth looking for the Fox host who suggested it,’ media watchdog says

‘We are not a sanctuary state,’ the Florida governor says

Washington (AFP) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took credit Thursday for sending two planeloads of undocumented Venezuelans to wealthy Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as Republicans play up immigration issues before November mid-term elections.