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‘Wholly unnecessary’: Mass. House speaker says he will not comply with state auditor’s legislative probe

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio called the House speaker's response “disappointing,” and said she intends to conduct the audit as planned. “We are not asking for permission,” she said.

Should early education grants go only to providers serving the state’s neediest families? The debate plays out on Beacon Hill.
The conversation about who should continue to receive funding has created tension on Beacon Hill, as top policymakers grapple with how to solve a crisis that has put Massachusetts on the map for having some of the most expensive child care in the country.

A Boston city councilor, frustrated with redistricting, is bankrolling litigation against it
City Councilor Frank Baker made the $10,000 contribution to support the redistricting lawsuit, which names the city, Mayor Michelle Wu, the City Council, and the election head as defendants.

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‘It’s clear I haven’t gotten through.’ After Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, Elizabeth Warren takes her criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to another level.

Sinema reportedly ridicules former Democratic colleagues: ‘Old dudes eating Jell-O’

Amid banking uncertainty, Federal Reserve increases key interest rate by a quarter point

Arrested or not, Trump may have already won this round

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Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moments in American history that would have reverberations for decades.

Harris to meet Ghana’s president as she begins Africa trip

US Vice President Kamala Harris begins her first full day in Africa on Monday as she meets with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Crisis in Israel tests the complicated ties between Biden and Netanyahu

In February 2021, when President Biden sat down at the Resolute Desk for a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, he was in the mood to reminisce about their decadeslong relationship: Who would have thought, the new president mused from his Oval Office perch, that they would both end up where they did?

‘It’s clear I haven’t gotten through.’ After Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, Elizabeth Warren takes her criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to another level.

Elizabeth Warren has been Jerome Powell’s most relentless critic. Now she is increasing pressure on him as he and other federal officials try to keep the banking collapse from escalating into a full-blown crisis.

‘It’s clear I haven’t gotten through.’ After Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, Elizabeth Warren takes her criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to another level.

Elizabeth Warren has been Jerome Powell’s most relentless critic. Now she is increasing pressure on him as he and other federal officials try to keep the banking collapse from escalating into a full-blown crisis.

Greene’s DC jail visit pulls GOP closer to Jan. 6 rioters

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene visited with Jan. 6 defendants at a jail in Washington, D.C.

Former Trump officials must testify in 2020 election inquiry, judge says

A federal judge has ruled that a number of former officials from president Donald Trump’s administration — including his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows — cannot invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying to a grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Here’s where the grand jury investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments stands

The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments is delaying until next week at the earliest any vote on a historic indictment of the former president, multiple outlets reported.

GOP sets vote on ‘parents rights’ in clash over schools

House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools.

Senate Ethics admonishes South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for campaign solicitations

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a November 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate

Warren wants Fed vice chair pick to be tougher on banks

Warren’s shifted focus underscores how the failures this month of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have changed the political calculus for any eventual nominee.

Budget readies US for possible China confrontation, Pentagon says

The US military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon’s leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense Department’s proposed $842 billion budget, which would modernize the force in Asia and around the world.

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