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After a briefing on Wednesday, Markey said no evidence was provided of an "imminent threat" posed by the general

The House of Representatives will vote today to restrict the President's war powers.

The medical ethicist weighed in on the streaming service's venture into Gwyneth Paltrow’s world of Goop.

In the wake of the revelation that President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, dozens of Iranian-Americans were detained at the US-Canada border, sometimes for hours, by border security agents.

On Wednesday, national security expert Juliette Kayyem questioned President Trump's long term strategy surrounding Iran.

Should the Speaker of the House's strategy be to send the articles to the Senate for debate or wait until the situation with Iran has calmed down?

Tommy McCarthy & Co. performed for Live Music FridayNancy Gertner & Erin Freeborn joined to talk about the work of Communities for Restorative Justice, a nonprofit that offers an alternative to the prison system that involves heavy dialogue and punishments decided to by victims rather than judges & juries.Sue O’Connell on Trump’s bid to save TikTok, dry January, and the siri lawsuit.Odie Henderson on his favorite (and least favorite) movies of 2024.

Today:We bring you Jim and Margery's 2014 conversation with a 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, about his book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power."And, one of Carter's former aides Margaret McKenna reflects on his legacy.

Juliette Kayyem debriefed the attack in New Orleans that killed 15, and the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.Margaret McKenna reflected on her time working under President Jimmy Carter as a White House deputy counsel in the 70’sWe replayed Jim & Margery’s 2014 interview with Jimmy Carter about his book “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power.”Andrea Cabral on the downward trend for violent crime in BostonCorby Kummer talked about the craft beer breweries celebrating Pres. Carter’s legacy

Today: Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses the region's newest romance-specific brick-and-mortar bookstore, Lovestruck Books, in Harvard Square.And, the team from the Urban Nutcracker joins Jim and Margery at the BPL for Live Music Friday.

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