A Republican-led committee is probing cities that have limited their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, often known as sanctuary cities. Boston is among them.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’s reached a decision about whether he’ll accept an invitation to testify on Capitol Hill about the city’s “Welcoming City Ordinances”. The Mayor’s office has confirmed that Johnson will be heading to D.

Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, will formally launch his campaign for mayor of Boston on Tuesday.

In 2022, Brett Smiley, a relative moderate, became mayor of Providence after vowing to address housing and public safety. In 2023, a Democrat who favored forcibly removing homeless people and said he wanted to make the City Council more conservative won in Portland, Maine.

Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis.