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  ❤️  Donate Friday, May 22, 2026 🌤️  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. ( Click here  for the full Memorial Day weekend forecast.) Good Morning Boston, It's Friday! A quick programming note: this newsletter will be off Monday for Memorial Day. We'll be back after the long weekend on Tuesday. Now, before you  rush to Dunkin' to try and snag a coffee bucket , let's get to the news: Car-free to the Cape:   The MBTA's CapeFlyer train to Cape Cod  kicks off its 13th season today , coming off a  record-breaking 2025 summer . The first 2026 train to Hyannis leaves Boston's South Station at 5:22 p.m., with roundtrips planned every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day. Kathy Jensen, the deputy administrator for the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, touts the train as a way to avoid the stress of  summer holiday traffic and current high cost of gas  . Plus, as Jensen told WBUR's Fausto Menard, it has some perks your typical MBTA trai...

  The Downballot is taking a short break for Memorial Day weekend, but the Morning Digest will be back in your inbox on Wednesday! On Tuesday, though, look out for our preview of Texas’ primary runoffs. We’ll have an exciting night ahead of us with key contests across the Lone Star State, and you won’t want to miss our guide to what to watch. Our complete piece will be available only to paid subscribers like you. Have a great weekend! Jeff Morning Digest: Former Detroit mayor pulls the plug on independent bid for governor Mike Duggan ends campaign to lead Michigan in the face of "Democratic headwinds." Jeff Singer May 22 Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. (Credit: Mike Duggan Facebook) Leading Off MI-Gov Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan  abruptly ended his campaign  to become Michigan’s first independent governor on Thursday, a departure that reshapes one of the nation’s biggest elections. Democrats  have long feared  that Duggan, who identified as a Democrat for...