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Days before the first-in-the-nation primary, businessman Tom Steyer is harkening back to Bill Clinton’s famous mantra during his 1992 campaign: "It’s the economy, stupid."

Deval Patrick is troubled by being the last African-American candidate in the race.

A new podcast examines the state's role in the election process.

The “Beat the Press” host recounted significant moments of primaries past.

The former Massachusetts governor is making a big bet on doing well in New Hampshire

The Boston Globe columnist lauded the former Massachusetts governor on his vote to convict President Trump.

Today:In the 1980s, the height of the crack epidemic, Paul Joyce was a Boston police officer. He’s now out with a new book about how the department struggled during that era, and the rise in gun and gang violence. He joins to discuss his new book “It Started With the Hats” – the life experiences of Boston’s founding street gang members.And, MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down Trump’s view on tariffs, and how changing policy would affect the global economy.

Chuck Todd on the Hunter Biden pardon & more news from the incoming Trump administration… Andrea Cabral on yesterday’s killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.Jon Gruber explains Trump’s stance on tariffs & how varying approaches would affect the U.S. & global economies.Paul Joyce is a longtime Boston cop and author of the book “It Started With the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston’s Founding Street Gang Members.” He joins to discuss.

Today: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley frames President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter a matter of legacy – and calls on him to pardon others in this country who have had their lives upended by war on crime prosecutions or wrongful convictions, beyond his own family members.And, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells us the “grotesqueness” of Trump’s cabinet picks is a feature – not a bug. We talk with him about Trump 2.0, and his experience at the COP29 climate summit.

We open the show to get your thoughts on all of Trump's cabinet picks. Will there be a trickle-down effect of loosened moral and ethical codes?Senator Sheldon Whitehouse zooms in to discuss Supreme Court ethics, his experience at COP29, how Democrats can respond to a second Trump term and his thoughts on the Hunter Biden pardon.Juliette Kayyem discusses Kash Patel at the FBI, martial law in South Korea, and the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Manhattan.Chris Kimball of Milk Street Kitchen has a new baking book, "Milk Street Bakes."We ask listeners whether they -- like Jim -- have ever used the "Death Clock" app to learn the time of their demise. Rep. Ayanna Pressley discusses national pushback to DEI efforts and the Hunter Biden pardon.

Today:Boston Foundation president and CEO Lee Pelton discusses the organization's new ONE+ Boston mortgage program for low-income home buyers, and threats at the national level to the work nonprofits do.And, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses the soccer situation in the city, from stadiums to emerging teams.