Eric Garcetti, left, with his daughter Maya Garcetti, reacts after being sworn in as Ambassador to India by Vice President Kamala Harris in 2023. Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s deep loyalty to President Biden earned him a posting to India. A White House official said the vice president considers Garcetti “a colleague and a friend.” “From standing together in …
Some progressive groups are trying to rally around Jesse Mermell, a former top aide to Gov. Deval Patrick, to block moderate candidate Jake Auchincloss in the Democratic primary in Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images Progressive groups are making a late push to block a former Republican from taking advantage of a divided field of …