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Wu prepares to face hostile GOP grilling in Congress over immigration policy

WBUR

Tariffs take aim at key New England trading partner: Canada
WBUR
Fewer than half the families in Mass. emergency shelters are new migrants
WBUR
The $500 million cut to Mass Save budget is ‘short-sighted,’ climate activists say
Commonwealth Beacon
Towns gear up after auditor declares MBTA Communities law an “unfunded mandate”
Commonwealth Beacon
Despite the obvious risks, Healey takes on Trump
Boston Globe

Mass. state auditor Diana DiZoglio accuses AG Andrea Campbell of trying to ‘scapegoat’ her, ratcheting up dispute
Boston Globe
GSA Seeks to Sell JFK Building, Volpe Center
Banker & Tradesman
Police training academy on Cape Cod under investigation for alleged ‘misconduct’ by staff, officials say
Boston Globe
Editorial: Legislative reforms leave do-nothing committees untouched
Boston Globe
As Mayor Wu heads to Washington, Boston’s crime stats show reductions in severe violence
Boston Globe

National

CDC sends disease experts to Texas as measles cases rise

Axios

Senate Dems face potential squeeze on year-long CR
Punchbowl News
D.C. Mayor Suggests Black Lives Matter Plaza Will Be Painted Over
New York Times
6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Congress
New York Times
While our eyes are on the welfare state’s destruction, Trump is building a police state
The Guardian
Fact-checking Trump’s address to Congress
CNN

The Trump Voters Who Are Losing Patience
The Atlantic
Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid
The Hill
Consumers are already tired of inflation. Tariffs are sending prices higher.
Washington Post
‘Time for It to Die’: The Chaotic Killing Off of the Government
The Bulwark

Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am

Red Cross Day

Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am

Governor's Council Assembly

Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

12:00pm

State Library Author Talk - Jeffrey Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy

State Library, Room 341, State House, Boston

1:00pm

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council (EVICC) Meeting

Via Zoom

1:00pm

"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio

89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Quote of the Day

“Trump bashed Democrats over not applauding for him or recognizing any of his triumphs, as if Republicans did that for his predecessors. Trump claimed voters had delivered him a mandate, although they didn’t. Trump called Joe Biden “the worst president in American history,” while also asserting that Oracle and OpenAI wouldn’t have invested $500 billion in the United States if Kamala Harris had won. “Our country will be woke no longer,” Trump said, slamming diversity, equity and inclusion as useless policies from the left. Trump at one point insulted Sen. Warren by calling her “Pocahontas,” a remark that elicited boos and groans from Democrats.”

Donald Trump

The annual presidential address to Congress – once a dignified event that was the height of American political pomp and circumstance – has devolved into a tired display of pettiness and hyper-partisanship.