Article snippet: The councilor is the latest incumbent to step down from a council that’s already in the midst of a major membership shift. Trump abandons plan for pre-election vote on health care after talking to McConnell The city will direct $15 million from next year’s budget into a fund that will be used over the next five years to fund high-quality seats for approximately 750 youngsters, Mayor Walsh said. As the former vice president scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behavior with women, the House speaker has some words of advice: Keep your distance. An attempt by Democrats on Beacon Hill to expand abortion access in Massachusetts has run into harsh blowback from the state Republican Party. The Globe interviewed DNC Chairman Tom Perez when he spoke Monday at Brandeis University. Questions over Joe Biden’s long history of physical expression have risen in recent days, prompting him to forcefully push back amid his expected presidential run. The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday. Adrian Walker Kenneth Brissette and Tim Sullivan don’t belong in prison, but they don’t belong in City Hall either. The former vice president said Sunday he doesn’t believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions he did. African-American women from across Mass. celebrated “AKA Day” at the State House on Friday to discuss voter participation, health care, and other iss... Link to the full article to read more