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After months of deliberation, Congress on Wednesday agreed to a defense bill that allows thousands of Afghans who worked with the American military to immigrate to the United States.
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 provides 4,000 Special Immigrant Visas to Afghan interpreters and others whose lives are threatened due to their work with American forces. For former interpreters like Zia Ghafoori, the visas are the difference between life and death.
In one of the busiest weeks on Capitol Hill in the 13 years I’ve been in Washington, I logged a lot of fitbit steps chasing lawmakers to ask them about impeachment, healthcare, military funding and more:
Moulton: 'Afghanistan Papers' Prove Need For Counterterror-Only Strategy
Rep. Seth Moulton, a combat veteran who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said this week’s Washington Post "Afghanistan Papers" report “confirms that we haven’t had a clear mission to win” the war there.
Washington (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with plans to designate a three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988.
The five-member commission unanimously voted on Thursday to approve the proposal, which is now open for public comment, and start the rulemaking process.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley sought to quell concerns President Trump's intervention in the cases of three service members last month would lead to a disruption of order and discipline within military ranks.
"We do maintain, and we will maintain good order and discipline," Milley told lawmakers during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. "We will not turn into a gang of raping and burning, pillaging throughout … That is not going to happen because of this or anything else."
BEVERLY, MA — The death of Pete Frates Monday brought an outpouring of tributes from leaders in North Shore communities. Frates, the former Boston College baseball player best known for popularizing the "Ice Bucket Challenge" after being diagnosed with ALS, lived in Beverly and graduated from St. John's Prep in Danvers in 2003.
We check in with Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton on the President's decision to pardon a Navy SEAL, the ongoing impeachment hearings, and other issues facing the country and Massachusetts.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — If there’s a word that sums up the current mood of the West’s high command, it’s this: despair.
That’s the clearest and most alarming takeaway from discussions with the assorted diplomats, military officials and security wonks who assembled this weekend for the annual Halifax International Security Forum in Canada, a clubby gathering of leading democracies.
DANVERS – Impeachment might be dominating the national political scene, but Congressman Seth Moulton on Thursday night spoke to North Shore business leaders about another contentious topic closer to home – traffic.
In a speech before more than 500 people at the North Shore Chamber of Commerce's 101st annual dinner meeting at Danversport, Moulton said improving the state's transportation system is "essential" to economic success.
Even as General Electric scaled back its grand ambitions for Boston, the company held true to its initial promises to give millions to the city’s public schools and the local health care scene.
There was one component of its $50 million local charitable program that had remained unfulfilled: workforce training. GE pledged when it moved here from Connecticut in 2016 that it would provide $10 million to train underserved populations outside the Boston metro area, including in Lynn and Fall River.
GE is now making good on that promise.
Enes Kanter is just trying to worship in peace, hoping to find a quiet corner in a Boston-area mosque for his weekly Friday prayer. He’s wearing a gray Celtics fleece, maybe just subtle enough for a seven-footer to blend in for a brief moment in mid-October. He’d hoped for a quick reprieve between morning practice and a slate of afternoon interviews about the situation in Turkey.
This time, as he leaves the mosque, a group of kids clamors to meet him. Among them is a young boy who asks Kanter where he’s from. The answer delights the boy, who exclaims, “Wow, I’m Turkish too!”