WASHINGTON -- GOP leaders in Congress often seem to be bending over backward to please the most conservative flank of their party -- but the gymnastics don't appear to be doing the trick.

Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping returned to Boston on Saturday as the city marked the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary protest that preceded America’s independence.

On Sunday a special ceremony was held in honor of John Dickman, a Hopkinton resident who took part in the Boston Tea Party on Dec. 16, 1773, and a commemorative plaque was placed at his gravesite ...

Looking for ways to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party this weekend? Here’s a list of public events at historical sites around Boston.