State Sen. Peter Durant joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how local and national politics have aligned to produce the unusual partisan standoff in a high-stakes moment for food access.

Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan says the state does not have enough money in its rainy day fund to cover the food assistance program SNAP and other federal benefits that will cut off Saturday.

Kailera Therapeutics raised $600 million in a recent funding round for two new drugs to manage obesity.

The Boston Globe's Spotlight team found the operation mostly caught low-level offenders and people in the throes of addiction.

The goal is to mimic the natural features of the shorelines — enough to attract some sea creatures to make the wall their new home. So far, it's working.

Boston College Law School professor Ray Madoff says the wealthiest Americans are able to effectively opt out of paying taxes altogether.

The photographer credited with taking the photo, then an AP staff member, won the Pulitzer Prize for it. But a former AP editor says a freelance photographer took the picture. That photographer has always told those close to him that he took the picture. And now an investigative film backs up that claim.

As the nation marks 250 years since the American Revolution, a new Boston Public Library exhibit looks at some local acts of resistance beyond the shot heard around the world.