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Editorial Roundup: New England

Mar. 08, 2024 07:14 AM EST

Boston Globe. March 4, 2024. Editorial: All eyes on the state’s next move on prison health care With private equity firms dominating the field, the lawsuits just keep piling up. Rarely has there been a brighter spotlight on prison health care in...

Former Marine and crypto lawyer John Deaton to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Feb. 20, 2024 12:32 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Republican John Deaton, a former U.S. Marine and cryptocurrency attorney, announced Monday that he is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she runs for her third term in office. Deaton, who was born in Detroit and recently moved to Massachusetts,...

Biden order attaches human rights conditions to US military aid, easing Democratic rift over Israel

Feb. 09, 2024 17:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new directive by President Joe Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel's war in Gaza, with lawmakers on Friday praising the order authorizing a swift cutoff of military aid to countries that violate international protections of...

A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Congress aims to wind it down and expand the child tax credit

Jan. 27, 2024 12:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were...

Editorial Roundup: New England

Dec. 29, 2023 07:12 AM EST

Boston Globe. December 27, 2023. Editorial: Warren, Markey shine a much-needed light on prison health care Staffing woes, response times faulted as the contract of Massachusetts’ for-profit provider comes up for renewal. Since 2018, Massachusetts has...

Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan

Dec. 22, 2023 12:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan which killed eight Air Force special operations service members. The entire Osprey fleet remains grounded following the Nov. 29 crash...