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President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are locked in an increasingly bitter, public dispute over the progress (or the lack thereof) on advancing Trump's agenda. Trump was elected last Fall by the so-called forgotten men and women of middle America because he promised to address the problems most impacting their lives...

I'm more inclined to wish the President leave office than have his latest directive come to fruition. Commander-in-Chief Tweet Trump used his trustworthy fingers to tell his flock that transgenders will no longer be accepted or allowed to serve in the United States military...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is returning to Washington, D.C. to testify before Congress once again. Mitchell will be testifying Wednesday at 10 a.m. at a congressional oversight hearing titled, "Examining the Creation and Management of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was in Washington, DC on Thursday to testify before the House Subcommittee on Environment. The hearing was entitled "Modernizing Environment Laws: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding Infrastructure and Promoting Development and Manufacturing...

The holidays are over and state and federal lawmakers are preparing to deal with busy agendas in the coming year. The Massachusetts Legislature kicks off the 2017-2018 session on Wednesday and it promises to be a busy one.  Criminal justice reform, health care, education funding, income inequality, just some of the many issues expected to be discussed on Beacon Hill this session.  T...

Tuesday is Election Day and many Americans will be casting ballots in what many pundits believe will be a close election.

Donald Trump's tax return from 1995 was alleged to have been sent to the New York Times who has produced it for public view and likely quite illegally. Under New York law, it is unlawful "to divulge or make known in any manner the amount of income or any particulars set forth or disclosed in any report or return...

Congressman William Keating announced on Friday that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act that would give law enforcement more tools to stop the trafficking of antiquities and other cultural objects that are being sold by ISIS.

A handful of House Democrats staged a protest in the well of the House Chambers on Wednesday to demand action on gun control measures that Republicans say would violate due process rights. Nearly three dozen Democrats, our own Bill Keating among them,  staged a sit-in in the well of the House of Representatives to demand a vote on a controversial bill that would ban weapons sales to individuals on

The City of New Bedford welcomed a possible congressional ally for the fishing industry Thursday to tour fisheries along the harbor.