Mass. Reps. Pressley, Trahan, Clark condemn House approval of GOP’s ‘born alive’ abortion bill
The comments by U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District, Katherine Clark, D-5th District, and Lori Trahan, D-3rd District, came after the House voted Thursday to approve its version of a “born ...
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his ...
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Mass. and nearly two-dozen states sue Trump for move to end birthright citizenship
Lawyers for Civil Rights also sued, alleging Trump's order is unconstitutional based on the language of the 14th Amendment.
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Massachusetts man accused of having gun during tour of U.S. Capitol
A man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building faces weapons charges, police<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
NY joins challenge of Trump's order to end birthright citizenship
The New York attorney general this week joined a coalition of nearly 20 states and the city of San Francisco in filing a ...
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Sackler, Purdue settlement would bring over $100 million to Mass.
The proposed settlement calls on the Sacklers to pay $1.5 billion in the first three years, followed by $500 million after one additional year, $500 million after two years and $400 million after ...
Feds can’t use Mass. police for immigration enforcement, state AG says
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell joined attorneys general from 10 other states in declaring that local and state police can't be commandeered to enforce federal immigration law.
Mass could see $100M in new opioid settlement
Massachusetts could receive more than $100 million as part of a new $7.4 billion settlement in principle between prosecutors in more than a dozen states, Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, ...
Massachusetts man arrested after bringing gun on tour of US Capitol, police say
A Massachusetts man was arrested after authorities say he entered the United States Capitol and took a tour of the building with a handgun in his possession.
MassDOT urging Real ID enrollment as deadline approaches
The Real ID requirement came out of the 9-11 Commission,” said Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie.
11 state attorneys general, including California’s, dismiss Trump official’s call for local help with immigration crackdown
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and attorneys general from 10 other Democratic-led states on Thursday said the Trump administration could not “commandeer” state and local law enforcement for its ...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states, including Massachusetts, and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country.