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When governments weigh whether to invest in infrastructure like rail transit, bike lanes, and other public works meant to provide alternatives to car and truck transportation, the price tag for the proposed projects is often a key part of the debate.
A 103-year-old World War II veteran has finally been honored for his time in the military - 76 years after he helped save countless lives on the battlefield.
Peter Fantasia, of Somerville, Massachusetts, served as a US Army medic in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division.
WASHINGTON — Days after China’s navy commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, on a path to an estimated 420 ships by 2035, key experts told Congress the U.S. must form a new and creative strategy to deter China, beyond nuclear weapons.
BOSTON — President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a bill to remove contamination from cancer-linked "forever chemicals" in groundwater, drawing criticism from environmentalists and members of the state's congressional delegation.
Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton told MSNBC's Katy Tur on Wednesday that information presented to Congress during an intelligence briefing regarding Iran was "quite vague."
Rep. Seth Moulton says he can relate to the position that President Donald Trump was in ahead of his decision to order the killing of Iran’s top military leader, Qassem Soleimani.
“We get it — he’s a terrible, evil man,” Moulton told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell in an interview Monday night. “He killed a lot of Americans. I saw friends die from Iranian weapons.”
The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but after authorizing military force against Al Qaeda in 2001 and Saddam Hussein in 2002, lawmakers have been happy to cede all decisions to the White House on whether U.S. troops live or die.
SALEM — Congressman Seth Moulton said Friday that the killing of Iran’s top military official in a drone missile strike ordered by President Donald Trump has created an “incredibly dangerous” situation.
Of the most feared terrorist leaders the United States has hunted and killed this century—from Osama bin Laden to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi—no death ever had the significance of the one America just dealt. The killing of Iran’s Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, in a U.S. strike yesterday in Baghdad wasn’t just the targeted assassination of a state military leader.
Washington (CNN)Nancy Pelosi was irritated.
The House Judiciary Committee was about to publicly debate articles of impeachment against the President, but on December 11, behind closed doors, the House speaker had a list of grievances to air against her members.