She has held roughly a dozen prep sessions, and hired outside counsel at $950/hour to gear up for a hearing Wednesday that is both a minefield and a potential political opportunity.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu expressed confidence heading into a Congressional oversight committee hearing on sanctuary city policies that she says has been portrayed as a “showdown” by the

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is preparing for a trip to Washington, D.C., this week, where she'll be challenged to defend the city's policy on not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement actions while facing criticism and the threat of funding cuts.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will surely face a hostile environment from House Republicans when she testifies about immigration enforcement on Wednesday. The post What to know ahead of Wu’s congressional testimony on sanctuary policies appeared first on Boston.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with three other big-city mayors, will face the Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, where they'll talk about their cities' immigration policies.