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Donald Trump

Johnson-Weld ticket could close deal with better foreign policy answers

Johnson-Weld 2016? A lot of American voters will give the Libertarian Party ticket nominated this weekend a closer look than usual this year, because of dissatisfaction with the major party alternatives.

Massachusetts

Weld given leave at lobbying firm to run Libertarian VP campaign

BOSTON – Bill Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts and newly minted Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, went on unpaid leave from his lobbying job in Boston on Monday, according to the firm's president. Stephen Tocco, the president and chief executive of ML Strategies where Weld is a

Massachusetts

Libertarians pick Johnson, Weld for White House bid

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Libertarian Party nominated two former governors for its 2016 White House slate, choosing New Mexico's Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate and Massachusetts's Bill Weld for vice president Sunday, believing the pair of former Republicans can can offer voters an attractive

Massachusetts

RNC’s Kaufman likens a vote for third party Weld to ‘a vote for Hillary’

Massachusetts Republican National Committeeman had a lot of gracious things to say about former Bay State governor Bill Weld in an interview with The Republican/MassLive.com. But that doesn't mean he's urging voters to cast ballots this November for Weld, who announced his intentions to

Donald Trump

Weld may pass anti-Trump muster but can he win Libertarians?

BOSTON – Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, tapped as a running mate by Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, is no fan of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump's stance on immigration issues. Weld, a registered Republican who lives in Canton, kicked off his bid to become vice president with

Donald Trump

Bill Weld joins Libertarian Johnson in White House bid

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Seizing new fuel for his appeal to Donald Trump's critics, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has joined forces with another former Republican governor, Bill Weld, to strengthen his Libertarian presidential bid. Weld, who served two terms as the Republican governor of Massachusetts in

congress

Red tape’s $2 trillion cost cited in call for reform

WASHINGTON – An assortment of conservative and libertarian groups is calling on Congress to implement a regulatory budget that would clamp down on the hundreds of billions of dollars the groups say are wasted in complying with unnecessary rules and regulations. "Like federal spending, regulations and their costs should be

republican

Paul’s greatest asset is also his biggest liability

This article is part of a series of profiles of the 2016 presidential candidates that will appear on the NewBostonPost in the months leading up to the nominating conventions. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is known for his willingness to upend the political order. He bucked the Republican Party establishment