A group of cats are campaigning for Bike Path Mayor in Somerville. One promises to “Make Cats Outside Again,” another is part of the Com-meow-nist Party.

There are multiple protests, as well as a boycott, being planned for America’s birthday this year to protest President Donald Trump and his policies.

Scott Brown, a Republican who once represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, has announced his second bid for the New Hampshire Senate being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen next year

Vice President J.D. Vance is coming to Massachusetts next month. The Hillbilly Elegy author will attend a fundraising dinner to benefit the Republican National Committee on Nantucket, Tuesday, July 22.