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Joe Biden to appear at Ted Kennedy Institute in October

Biden is expected to appear at an event in October at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.

Representative Seth Moulton draws a primary challenge after criticism over trans athlete remarks

Bethany Andres-Beck, a transgender software engineer, said Moulton's comments about trans athletes are “part and parcel of being out of touch with America.”

John Lawn, Watertown state lawmaker, admits to facts in drunken driving case, will lose license

State Representative John Lawn, a Watertown Democrat, was arrested early Wednesday on drunken driving charges outside the State House.

Despite rapidly declining numbers and closure of hotels, Healey administration says emergency shelter system still in crisis

Nearly two years after Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency, state officials extended a 2023 declaration contending that the state still can’t keep up with the demand for emergency shelter.
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House approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid. Follow live updates.

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last.

Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

Opponents voiced concerns not only about the programs targeted, but about Congress ceding its spending powers to the executive branch.

A timeline of what we know about Trump and Epstein

By his own admission, President Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

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Governor Ayotte racking up vetoes of N.H. bills backed by fellow Republicans

Ayotte rejected a “bathroom bill” and a proposal that critics said would create a statewide book-banning process for New Hampshire schools.

Starting Point

Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much?

Dan McKee is only the latest in a string of chief executives to lose favor with R.I. voters, and is one of the most unpopular governors in the US.

Mass. House announces hiring freeze in face of federal funding cuts

House Human Resources director Katherine Palmer described the freeze as “temporary” and "proactive."

RI CRIME

‘We’ll help you’: Body camera video raises questions about Providence police cooperation with ICE

An external police oversight panel will review the incident. Police Chief Oscar Perez said officers were deescalating, not cooperating.

Watertown state lawmaker charged with drunken driving, Boston police say

State Representative John Lawn, 56, was arrested at 1:45 a.m., and charged with operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of property damage.

Rules for 700-foot skyscrapers across downtown will have to wait

The Wu administration delayed a long-awaited vote on new zoning rules for a big swath of downtown.

NH POLITICS

State Senator Dan Innis takes on Scott Brown in N.H. GOP Senate race

Dan Innis is a state senator, business professor, and beef farmer, and he’s challenging Scott Brown for the Republican nomination in New Hampshire's open race for US Senate.

Governor Healey traveled to France last week in personal trip she did not disclose ahead of time

Healey’s team has a practice of not disclosing her out-of-state travel in advance.