09 Politics

1st. Sophie Park / Freelance

Mayor Michelle Wu talks to a family during a Ward 20 Democratic Committee breakfast at the Corrib Pub & Restaurant in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 4, 2025.

2nd. Suzanne Kreiter / The Boston Globe

Philip Wohltorf is a politically conservative Boston University student. In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk he shared his feelings about his sense of loss and the liberal student body’s hostility toward the school’s conservative students.

3rd. Cheryl Senter / Freelance

Concord, NH – Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander meets former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court David Souter at her swearing in ceremony Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Souter, a staunch pro-choice advocate, passed away May 8, 2025.

HM 1. Libby O’Neill / Freelance

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson exits Moakley Courthouse to a wall of press after pleading guilty to two of six federal corruption charges—wire fraud and theft—stemming from a kickback scheme, in Boston, May 5.

HM 2. Brian Snyder / Reuters

Elon Musk speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts the first cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 26, 2025.