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SALEM — Seth Moulton and Donald Trump don’t agree on much. But the 6th District congressman and the president-elect find themselves on rare common ground when it comes to retired Gen. James Mattis.
Moulton, D-Salem, said Friday that he supports Trump’s selection of Mattis for U.S. Secretary of Defense. Moulton, a former Marine, served under Mattis when Mattis commanded the First Marine Division in Iraq.
The House Democratic Caucus decided Thursday that it will fully elect leaders to its campaign and communications arms as lawmakers eye taking back control of the chamber in 2018.
It’s clear the current officeholder and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, will regain the seat she’s held since 2007 as she had two-thirds support of the House going in to today’s Democratic caucus vote.
By: James Sullivan
ON THE DAY AFTER THE 2016 presidential election, the administration at a Central Massachusetts boarding school suggested a set of talking points for teachers. The school’s population has a large contingent of international students, and many of them were anxious. One teacher, however, had another idea: My brother-in-law, an Iraq War veteran who teaches introductory Spanish, asked his class whether they would prefer to lie on the floor and watch a Disney movie in Spanish. So they did.
The City of Lynn was awarded a $1.2 million MassWorks grant from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (HED) on Monday, as Secretary Jay Ash of HED visited the city to announce the award and discuss the city’s on-going development.
They talked about the invisible disabilities and the importance of transitioning to life stateside, but perhaps the most important aspect of Friday’s Veterans Day Town Hall is that veterans talked.
Held in Abbot Hall, the Town Hall gathering was the second such event hosted by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton.
“Last year’s Town Hall was the single most meaningful thing I’ve done as a U.S. Congressman,” Moulton said. “I hope this will be the beginning of a movement.”
MARBLEHEAD — John Katsaros joined the U.S. Army Air Corps with his best friend on Dec. 9, 1941, two days after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
He flew in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber, and was shot down over Frankfurt, Germany as he attacked an aircraft factory. He parachuted from 27,000 feet and was held captive until members of the Resistance helped him escape.
“The most important thing is cherish your freedom,” said Katsaros, 93.
We are nearing the end of one of the most divisive presidential campaigns in recent memory. As more and more Americans begin to turn their attention to what comes after Election Day, many are beginning to wonder: “How can we come together as a nation and move forward? Are we ready? Are we even capable?”
The battle to oust ISIS from the Iraqi city of Mosul is shaping-up to be long and bloody and brutal, but in the end somebody will declare victory.
And when that happens, experts say, it will likely be a mirage.
There will be no way of knowing for sure whether ISIS has been completely vanquished because it's a guerrilla group that's not going to wave the white flag, they say. And dislodging the jihadis could lead to more problems — like a holy war for control of this multi-ethnic, multi-religious city of 1.5 million.
Until recently, former governors Michael Dukakis and Bill Weld were the most high-profile champions for a seemingly quixotic quest to get the North South Rail Link built.
They’re well respected in Boston, but neither has much power in Washington these days.
That’s changed now that Representative Seth Moulton, the up-and-coming congressman from the North Shore, has called construction of the multibillion-dollar tunnel to connect North and South stations a top priority.