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Late last week, Congressman Kevin McCarthy abruptly withdrew his name from the running to be the next Speaker of the House. The California Republican was…

This weekend, an army of activist brass bands descends on Somerville to celebrate the tenth annual HONK! Fest. To celebrate, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan…

In the wake of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Democrats in Congress have launched a renewed push for gun control legislation like…

Doctors Without Borders, the international organization in charge of a hospital in Afghanistan bombed by an American airstrike this weekend, has called…

Thomas Hughes was a 29 year old investment banker at the prestige firm of Moelis & Company when he missed a family Easter brunch at the Yale Club in New…

Over the weekend, an American airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz, Afghanistan led 12 staff members and seven patients dead at a hospital run by the…

Attorney General Maura Healy joined us to take your questions and ours in this month's edition of Ask The Attorney General. Plus, Nancy Koehn on the dangers of loneliness, Frontline filmmaker James Bluemel on his new documentary on the refugee crisis, and CNN's John King. ( Full Show 1/23/18)

We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the government shutdown and we Congress and the President can't seem to come to an agreement. Plus, our political roundtable, Charlie Sennott, Trenni Kusnierek, All Revved Up, and TV expert Bob Thompson. (Full Show 1/22/18)

We opened the lines to hear what you think about President Trump a year after his inauguration. Plus, Emily Rooney, Callie Crossley, Shirley Leung on Amazon's new headquarters, Congressman Jim McGovern, and a chocolate-themed news quiz. (Full show 1/19/18)

We opened the lines to hear if you think the reports of the great divides in America actually exist or have they just been overblown. Plus, Chuck Todd, Andrea Cabral, Congressman Capuano, Tina Brown, and Alex Beam. (Full Show 01/18/18)

We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Trump's physical results. Plus, Art Caplan, BPR's concert roundtable, and tech addiction with Sherry Turkle. (Full show 1/17/18)