While public attention has largely been focused on the Middle East and on President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Republicans in Congress are on the verge of passing massive Medicaid cuts as part of a budget bill that could lead to millions of Americans losing their health insurance benefits and, according to one recent estimate, thousands … Read more
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Local News The universities argued the move threatened critical work in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, semiconductors and other technology fields. By Associated Press June 22, 2025 | 8:11 AM 1 minute to read BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National … Read more
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance for most families, an expansion of Medicaid’s elder care services, federal child care subsidies, universal prekindergarten, and a paid … Read more
Francis Collins has overseen some of the most revolutionary science of the last few decades. He led the Human Genome Project that sequenced the entire human genome by 2003, and then in 2009, he became director of the National Institutes of Health, where he served under three presidents and led the agency’s research on a … Read more
Politics Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey just returned from a visit to Ukraine to deliver ambulances and connect with Ukrainian veterans. Ken Casey and Dropkick Murphys energized demonstrators during “Hands Off” rally on Boston’s City Hall Plaza. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Dropkick Murphys performed in Washington D.C. Friday as military veterans rallied to condemn cuts … Read more