Biden Nominates Newton Native As Deputy Attorney General

Biden Nominates Newton Native As Deputy Attorney General

A Massachusetts native could end up being the deputy attorney general under President-elect Joe Biden.

The former vice president nominated Lisa Monaco, who was born in Boston and grew up in Newton, to serve in the role. She served as the homeland security advisor to former President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017, as WCVB points out.

Ugly U.S. Capitol Attack Reflects Ugly Present — And Possibly Uglier Future
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Ugly U.S. Capitol Attack Reflects Ugly Present — And Possibly Uglier Future

NBP Editorial Board

It's hard to see what a fraction of Trump supporters thought they might accomplish by storming the U.S. Capitol.

Whatever it was, they didn't accomplish it, and they did much harm. People are dead. A sitting body of public servants has been disrupted and threatened. Order has been diminished.

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