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Megan L. Blonigen

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Tesla Cybertruck
Central Administration

Climate Accountability Group Calls On Harvard To Cut Ties with Lobbying Firm Connected To Tesla

Climate accountability company F Minus is set to release a report connecting Harvard to Tesla through a shared lobbying firm, Tremont Strategies, and is urging the University to cut ties with the lobbyists.

Michelle-Wu
City Politics

As Wu Seeks Reelection, Residents and Officials Praise Her First Term As Mayor of Boston

Reflecting on Michelle Wu's first term as mayor, former state officials, Boston residents, and former Wu staffers said they supported the Mayor’s first-term accomplishments, and were optimistic about her reelection bid.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu '07 at 2022 Class Day
City Politics

Michelle Wu ’07 Officially Launches Re-Election Campaign For Boston Mayor

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 officially announced her re-election campaign at a Saturday event in the South End, criticizing the Trump administration and her opponent — philanthropist Joshua Kraft — in her speech.

United States Capitol
Politics

‘Authoritarianism’: Mass. Lawmakers Condemn Harvard Funding Review

Top Massachusetts lawmakers showed outrage and gave dire warnings in response to Monday’s announcement that three federal agencies are reviewing more than $8 billion in Harvard’s federal funding.

Massachusetts Hall
Research

Harvard’s Indirect Cost Rate, Explained

Nearly two months after the Feb. 7 executive order from the National Institute of Health attempting to slash overhead funding, uncertainty persists surrounding the University’s future of research — and how that future will be funded.

Massachusetts State House
Boston

Mass. Lawmakers Call for Release of Tufts Student Taken by ICE

Top Mass. lawmakers are calling for the release of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk following her arrest by federal immigration officers on the street last week over her pro-Palestine advocacy.

Harvard Medical School Quad
Politics

17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova

A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday letter.

Governor Maura T. Healey ’92 at The Crimson
Health

Healey, State Leadership Criticize Trump’s Latest Cuts to Public Health Funding

The Healey-Driscoll Administration condemned President Trump’s Wednesday termination of more than $12 billion in public health grants, following funding cuts at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Michelle-Wu
City Politics

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Criticizes Trump Administration in State of the City Address

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 fiercely defended the city against pressure from the Trump administration in her State of the City address last week — a move that Harvard professor Jacqueline Bhabha praised as the “right decision.”

March 5 Capitol
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March 5 Capitol

March 5 Capitol
Boston

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 Holds Her Ground in House Oversight Committee Questioning

As congressional Republicans grilled Democratic mayors over their cities’ sanctuary policies in a Wednesday hearing, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 stuck to her message: Boston is the safest major city in the country, and its sanctuary policies help keep it that way.

Wu Presser in Washington
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Wu Presser in Washington

Boston mayor Michelle Wu ’07 takes questions from reporters on Wednesday after testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

U.S. Capitol Building at Sundown
Breaking News

As It Happened: Wu Defends Boston’s Sanctuary City Policies Before House Committee

Boston mayor Michelle Wu ’07 arrived at the Capitol Wednesday morning to testify before the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government on Boston’s sanctuary city policies. Follow The Crimson for live updates.

Wu-Graphic
Government

As Wu’s Congressional Hearing Looms, Experts See a High-Stakes Showdown

As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 prepares for a grilling over the city’s sanctuary policies by the Congressional Oversight Committee, experts wonder whether the hearing is set to become a Claudine Gay 2.0.

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Politics

The JFK Presidential Library Closed — Then Reopened — Amid Confusion Over DOGE Firings

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum abruptly closed indefinitely on Tuesday afternoon, following an executive order that triggered a new round of federal layoffs. But the library reopened Wednesday morning — without reinstating fired workers.

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