Meanwhile, Gov. Maura Healey and her administration is calling up another 75 members of the National Guard to help deal with the migrant crisis.

Medical providers, homelessness prevention workers and immigrant advocates rallied at the State House Thursday to call on state leaders to reverse a controversial cap on stays in overflow shelters.

The House on Wednesday night passed legislation negotiated by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and cap future spending.. The so ...

Senate debt ceiling vote puts a feather in McCarthy’s cap. House Republicans voted 2 to 1 for the deal, while Senate Republicans voted 2 to 1 against it.

Local News Healey announces major shelter system changes, caps stays at overflow sites to 5 days Certain families will be eligible for new prioritization inside the overburdened shelter system.

The United States has a cap on the amount of money it can borrow. That means it can run out of cash if the limit isn’t lifted. By Alan Rappeport Washington is heading for another big fight over ...