With Ash Wednesday ashes on her forehead and a baby on her shoulder, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu strode into a Capitol Hill hearing room two steps ahead of the Republicans who were looking to flambé her over her city’s lack of cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Josh Kraft, who has worked across Boston's neighborhoods for 35 years, has never held an elected office, but intends to run against incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu in this year’s election.
Wu emerged from the marathon hearing largely unscathed, and managed to land a few hits in the face of aggressive questioning.
If Committee Chairman James Comer expected Wu to be the weak link among the four mayors, he had to be disappointed. She turned out to be the most articulate.