The WFEA Morning Update

US Senate Candidate Scott Brown: The Shutdown Folly and Healthcare Crisis
US Senate Candidate Scott Brown: The Shutdown Folly and Healthcare Crisis

Former US Ambassador and US Senator Scott Brown joins The Morning Update to offer insight into the issues surrounding the recent Government Shutdown, the need to fix our healthcare system, and the pressing topic of affordability.

Amasssidor Bown and host Jeff also discuss veterans and NH-based veteran services.

Recent Headlines

13 minutes ago in National

Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

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Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.

16 minutes ago in National

House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate

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The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.

8 hours ago in National

Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.

24 hours ago in National

Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case

The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.

1 day ago in National

FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after six months on the job

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency charged with managing federal disaster response.