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Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) said Tuesday he will oppose the nomination of Jared Bernstein to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. Manchin’s announcement means a close vote this afternoon on Bernstein and the possible need for Vice President Harris to break the tie on his nomination. Bernstein will likely need the support of all other Democrats and independents to reach the finish line. All Republicans are expected to oppose his nomination. The West Virginia centrist told The Hill that he and Bernstein simply have different economic philosophies. Centrist Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), meanwhile, said he is undecided about the nomination….

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Two North Carolina lawyers have pleaded guilty in federal court in Wisconsin to charges of creating a sham political action committee. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Milwaukee announced Monday that Jack Daly, 51, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and lying to the Federal Election Commission. Nathanael Pendley, 61, pleaded guilty to the same charges on Monday. The lawyers formed a political action committee in 2017 that they said was designed to convince former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke to run for the U.S. Senate, according to court documents. The committee raised more than…

Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s message to Biden administration officials was simple, as New York continues to struggle with an influx of migrants. With President Joe Biden on speaker phone, White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and senior administration officials present, Hochul made a direct appeal for help. “I said ‘we need help, we need resources, we need federal facilities,’” Hochul told reporters Tuesday. Over the past month, the migrant situation has landed in Hochul’s lap following New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to voluntarily deport people who have arrived in the state, some seeking asylum, in the…

MEDFORD, Mass. – Commuters trying to get to Boston faced long delays on Interstate 93 in Medford Tuesday morning as a roadside death investigation unfolded, officials said. The right travel lanes were closed on the southbound side of the freeway near Somerville at Exit 21 for hours during the morning rush hour as detectives searched for clues in connection with the discovery of a body found around of 4:30 am, according to the state of Massachusetts. Police. The investigation’s findings indicated that a man “intentionally jumped from the overpass onto I-93 below, where he was struck by at least one…

by: LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Posted: Jun 13, 2023 / 12:17 pm EDT Updated: June 13, 2023 / 12:17 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will deliver a new $325 million military aid package to Ukraine that will include a wide range of rockets, missiles and other munitions aimed at bolstering a counteroffensive against Russia, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. ‘State. The aid will include missiles for what are considered critical air defense systems: the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAM) and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), as well as Stinger…

BOSTON – Green Line commuters are frustrated with another problem on the T after a streetcar derailed at Packard’s Corner in Allston on Monday. “The city itself needs to do a lot more to like invest in infrastructure and make sure this doesn’t keep happening through the T lines,” said Maggie Onder, a Green Line commuter. The MBTA says all 30 passengers on the train got off safely, but it took about four hours to get the train back on track. “We got to Blandford Street and they said, yeah, I’m sorry, the train isn’t running, we’re taking it out…

MEDFORD, Mass. – Commuters trying to get to Boston faced long delays on Interstate 93 in Medford Tuesday morning as a roadside death investigation unfolded, officials said. The right travel lanes were closed on the southbound side of the freeway near Somerville at Exit 21 for hours during the morning rush hour as detectives searched for clues in connection with the discovery of a body found around of 4:30 am, according to the state of Massachusetts. Police. The investigation’s findings indicated that a man “intentionally jumped from the overpass onto I-93 below, where he was struck by at least one…

ppoliticians, journalists and a variety of hangers-on have been regaling each other with their risqué Boris Johnson anecdotes for as long as I can remember. “Boris” this, “BoJo” that. Even his detractors used his first name. The swagger, the enjoyment of seeing his rise, peaked during his tenure as Mayor of London. Commentators, even those on the left, joked about how funny it was to have a Tory in charge of the capital zip line. Bonhomie suddenly turned to buyer’s remorse when he embraced the Brexit cause in 2016. What, I ask now, as I asked then, took people so…