Ayanna Pressley leads insurgent wave in Mass., toppling Michael Capuano

Ayanna Pressley, the first African-American woman elected to the Boston City Council, made history again, defeating Representative Michael Capuano, a 10-term incumbent heavily backed by the political establishment.

Ayanna Pressley addressed the crowd Tuesday.

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Ayanna Pressley?s step-daughter cried during her victory speech.

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Supporters cheered during the Ayanna Pressley victory party.

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Michael Capuano conceded defeat to Ayanna Pressley in Somerville.

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Meghan Welborn (carrying 13-month-old Bingham) voted in Milton as Alta Welborn, 3, danced nearby while dressed as Elsa from ?Frozen.?

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Councilor Josh Zakim and his wife Grace voted at the Boston Public Library. He is running for secretary of state.

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Voters lined up at a polling place in Everett.

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Secretary of State William Galvin, facing his first primary challenge in more than a decade, put on an ?I Voted? sticker. He cast his ballot at the Thomas Edison School.

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Representative Mike Capuano leaned over to shake hands with Jeanne Cristiano of Everett as she drove past a polling place in Everett.

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Councilor Ayanna Pressley greeted voters and poll workers at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot School in Dorchester.

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At the Grace Episcopal Church in Newton, 11-year-old Vincenzo Caruso passed the time reading a book near the polling booths.

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US Senate candidate John Kingston campaigned in front of the Holy Name Parish Hall in West Roxbury.

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Beth Lindstrom, GOP candidate for the US Senate, headed for her next stop after stumping outside Ward 5, Precinct 3 in Quincy.

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Geoff Diehl (center) with a supporter, after voting at Whitman Town Hall. Diehl is running for the US Senate.

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Newer polling booths have American flags on them at the Waban Library Center in Newton.

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Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_090418_05Seventh_4093x.jpg Pressley?s win signals a political earthquake in Mass. politics

The historic win carries an unmistakable message: Candidates aren?t willing to wait their turn anymore. The power of incumbency is weakening.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker_20131007[1].jpg Was Tuesday the last stand of a political old guard?

Up and down the ballot, veteran Democrats had the unfamiliar feeling of finding themselves in tough races.

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The Boston city councilor defeated 10-term incumbent US Representative Michael Capuano in Tuesday?s primary. The upset made national headlines.

Third District race remains too close to call

Lori Trahan claimed victory with a razor-thin margin over Dan Koh, but Koh did not concede.

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A national Republican super PAC has already launched an ad in support of Governor Charlie Baker.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Swensen_18094_05campaign_0013.jpg Heated secretary of state primary ends with Galvin topping Zakim

William Galvin fended off his fiercest challenge in more than two decades Tuesday, defeating Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim in what had been one of the most rancorous races of the primary.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_30yawkey-6_metro.jpg Two longtime state representatives ousted in primary upsets

Jeff Sánchez, the House Ways and Means chairman, and Byron Rushing, the House assistant majority leader, lost to their challengers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Swensen_18093_04campaign_0005.jpg Gonzalez defeats Massie in Democratic gubernatorial primary

Jay Gonzalez bested environmentalist and entrepreneur Bob Massie, and he?ll face Governor Charlie Baker in November.

Rachael Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, ran for Suffolk DA as a self-described progressive.

Rachael Rollins bests crowded field to win Democratic primary for Suffolk DA

Running as a self-described progressive, the former federal prosecutor defeated four rivals, including longtime Suffolk prosecutor Greg Henning.

Geoff Diehl with a supporter after voting at the Whitman Town Hall.

GOP?s Geoff Diehl wins right to face Elizabeth Warren

The apparent win sets up a fiery showdown between a passionate supporter of President Trump and one of the Democrats leading the resistance against him.

Mueller says he?d accept written responses from Trump

The special counsel also understands that issues of executive privilege could complicate pursuit of a presidential interview.

President Donald Trump talks on the phone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Trump is announcing a trade

10 things to know from Bob Woodward?s new Trump book

Woodward?s ?Fear? depicts a chaotic White House under President Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2bf0819f4b77452daef5ac0bd596737e-2bf0819f4b77452daef5ac0bd596737e-0.jpg Tropical Storm Gordon hammers Gulf Coast after making landfall

More than 27,000 customers were without power after the storm came ashore west of the Alabama-Mississippi border.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1112emerson4-5543891-2826-10616-11713.jpg Emerson professor found dead was suspended for sexual harassment

The school?s president said misleading and false statements surrounded the circumstances of Robert Todd?s death, prompting the statement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_18U66C.jpg First day of Brett Kavanaugh hearings was partisan to the core

The hearing was a bitter political brawl, with loud objections from Democratic senators and the arrests of dozens of protesters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Brian%20Meehan-5603327-LMYF.jpg Brandeis VP resigns after a review of probe into a former coach

Two other school officials were demoted and placed on probation.

Jeneé Osterheldt

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Colin Kaepernick is in the midst of controversy again, this time because of his new deal with Nike. But he also has a message.

Peter Grinspoon examined some of the extensive damage to his home.

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Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Owners of a ruined house say repairs will cost $400k. The insurer is fighting, offering just $100k.

Their house badly damaged, a Newton family expected Providence Mutual to help them get back on their feet quickly. That didn?t happen.

RED SOX 5, BRAVES 1

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Boston goes for a sweep of the three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.

Names

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"I was bawling," the Cambridge native and actress tweeted.

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Zina Gelman Bash, a former White House staffer, make what looked like an ?OK? gesture with her hand during Brett Kavanaugh?s nomination hearing.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/NatashaVermaNBC10Boston.jpg Now in remission, NBC10?s Natasha Verma is holding a charity fashion show for local cancer patients

Current and former Patriots players will take part in the event at South Boston restaurant Publico on Monday evening.

NAMES

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Geoffrey Owens, who was a regular on ?The Cosby Show? and who was more recently working at a grocery store, said ??every job is worthwhile and valuable.??

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

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Democracy depends on a free press. We can no longer take its survival for granted.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

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A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

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The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.

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