It will take perhaps two weeks to fix a track concern causing trains to crawl at pedestrian speeds along the Green Line Extension. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, during a meeting of the transportation agency’s board of directors Tuesday morning, … Continued
Massachusetts is in desperate need of federal help to address the worsening migrant crisis, state leaders said Monday afternoon — help indefinitely held up by the dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I mean this with all sincerity, if … Continued
Their third speaker pick in three weeks lasted barely four hours. Now, with their desperation on full display, Republicans are trying again. The House GOP is convening Tuesday night for its fourth internal huddle of the day as it hears … Continued
A record-breaking number of Cubans have arrived in the U.S. over the last two years, according to updated data released by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agency. Slightly fewer than 425,000 Cubans were encountered at U.S. ports of entry … Continued
Mike Whitaker, confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, is inheriting the agency at a troubled moment as it grapples with a rash of aviation near-misses and challenges in replenishing its depleted air traffic controller workforce. … Continued