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LISTEN HERE WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Josh Landes Leaders in the Northeast are responding to President Donald Trump’s shock decision to start a war with Iran over the weekend. LUCAS WILLARD:...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier U.S. Representative Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat, on Monday called military strikes against Iran “unauthorized” and “untimely.” Neal...

By Anne Brennan | abrennan@masslive.com Massachusetts politicians say the U.S. attack on Iran is illegal and unconstitutional, and are calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan War Powers...

by Tyler Garnet, The Reminder HOLYOKE — On Feb. 27, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia, state Rep. Patricia Duffy and local officials at the Holyoke Water Pollution Control...

By Talia Lissauer, The Berkshire Eagle WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal criticized President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, saying the speech misrepresented the nation's...

By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently bought Merriam-Webster dictionaries for all 435 members of the U.S. House. In doing so, the Democrat from Springfield...

WATCH HERE by: Kristina D'Amours, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Richard Neal challenged President Trump’s description of the United States economy following the State of the Union...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Last night President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union Address. And some Democratic lawmakers decided not to attend. That...

By Laura Weiss, Punchbowl News House Democrats are weighing new efforts to target President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil in the wake of the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling. Rep....

By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com For the first time since they began their tenures as members of Congress, U.S. Reps. Richard E. Neal and James P. McGovern said they would be absent from the...

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal and businesses statewide welcomed the news Friday of the Supreme Court’s ruling that strikes down Donald Trump’s tariffs....

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com CHICOPEE – Avocados from Mexico used to sell five for $3. But after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico, the best prices at Fruit Fair supermarket in...

LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier The federal government is partially shut down. Specifically, funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out over the...

By Craig S. Semon, Worcester Telegram OXFORD — U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal joined Town Man­ager Jen­nifer M. Cal­la­han on Fri­day, Feb. 13, to announce $2 mil­lion in fed­eral fund­ing for the town’s...

WATCH HERE By Claire Overton, 22 News CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution to rescind tariffs President Trump imposed on Canada...

WATCH HERE By Ashley Shook, 22 News PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recognized the retirement of Bill Sturgeon, a Vietnam veteran and longtime Berkshire County radio host, during a...

By Daniel Desrochers and Meredith Lee Hill, POLITICO The House on Wednesday voted to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining the Democrats in the symbolic...

By Izzy Bryars, The Berkshire Eagle NORTH ADAMS — Four organizations in Pittsfield, North Adams and Great Barrington are among a dozen communities across Western Massachusetts that will...

By iBerkshires Staff NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is getting more than a million dollars in seed money to develop an early childhood education facility.  The $1.2...

As we continue to see attacks on congressional spending power, this is an important reminder of why our Founding Fathers entrusted the power of the purse to Congress,” said Rep. Neal. Written by...