Patrick Roath says he wants to tackle housing, the cost of health care and term limits for members of Congress.

The resident of Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood will challenge Lynch for the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District, which includes part of Boston and stretches south to Brockton.

Massachusetts congressman Jim McGovern's daughter, Molly McGovern, who had a rare cancer diagnosis, unexpectedly died at 23 years old while visiting loved ones in Italy.

Stephen Lynch won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday ... Lynch has represented the state’s ...