The Trump administration says it is making good on campaign promises: Removing violent criminals who are in the US illegally. Here in Massachusetts they’ve arrested more than 8,000 people since Trump took office, including 1,406 in September alone. Just this week, nine workers were detained at a car wash in Allston.

Policy uncertainty, including on global trade and central bank independence, and overall geopolitical risk topped the list of financial stability concerns in a new Federal Reserve survey released on Friday.

Highland councillors have approved a new housing policy aimed at better supporting victims of domestic abuse. The local authority said police recorded 2,700 incidents of domestic abuse in the region in 2023-24. Highland Council added that 12% of total homelessness cases brought to it involved a violent or abusive breakdown in a relationship.

A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state's fourth largest school district on Thursday in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are only two genders.

The Federal Reserve should "proceed slowly" in approving further interest rate cuts as monetary policy moves closer to a neutral stance, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Friday.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Boris Vujcic repeated his view that current policy is “in a good place,” adding that “we feel that we have done our job” after lowering inflation to the ECB’s target without provoking a recession.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral race, has multiple proposals that have garnered significant interest throughout the campaign as he aims to make the city more affordable.

It is better to adjust euro zone monetary policy gradually in the current uncertain environment, European Central Bank policymaker and Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn said on Thursday.