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Wu, who's a member of the committee Rep. Stefanik was ousted from, said she believes it would be inappropriate for Stefanik to speak at Harvard moving forward.

Two Democrats, the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, both defeated their Republican opponents last week.

Markey says he supports new impeachment proceedings against Trump, and the possible censure of some Republican colleagues.

"The world is watching, future generations of Americans are watching at what we will do today, and the president needs to be held accountable,” the congressman said.

Keating took cover in his office after being alerted to the insurrection at the Capitol building.

The op-ed columnist also offered comment on Biden's choice of his former college friend, Judge Merrick Garland, to serve as A.G.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Michael Curry and Jennifer Braceras joined our political roundtable covering the latest in policy and news. Curry is senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Braceras is a political columnist, senior fellow with the Independent Women’s Forum, and a former Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Charlie Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, spoke about the attack on the Saudi Arabian oil supply. Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, went over the latest immigration headlines. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang talked to us about his race to the nomination. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III spoke about the call for slavery reparations. We opened the lines to ask our listeners about sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. TV expert Bob Thompson talked about Shane Gillis,* Saturday Night Live's* controversial hire.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Did you make it through the 3 hour long 2020 Democratic presidential debate last night? We opened the lines to ask our listeners their thoughts on the matter. Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat the Press, joined to give her list of fixations and fulminations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined Jim and Margery in the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library to answer our listeners' questions. Callie Crossley, host of WGBH News' Under the Radar, spoke about gun reform. Author Salman Rushdie talked about his latest novel, Quichotte. Dani Babineau of Redemption Rock Brewing Company and Rob Burns of Nightshift Brewing Company joined us for our weekly News Quiz.

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC’s Meet The Press moderator Chuck Todd previewed Thursday night's Democratic debate. MIT Ford Professor of Economics Jon Gruber discussed surprise medical bills, and answered listener questions about them. GFord Professor of Economics at MIT. Andrea Cabral reviewed California Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris' criminal justice reform plan. Art Caplan discussed the Trump administration's decision to crack down on e-cigarettes. Author Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book "Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don't Know." WCAI science editor and host of Living Lab Radio Heather Goldstone joined us to discuss President Trump's coercion of NOAA to back his tweets about Hurricane Dorian. We opened the lines to hear listener opinions on sexual allegations against newly signed Patriots player Antonio Brown.

Today on Boston Public Radio: *Washington Post *politics reporter Annie Linskey previewed Thursday night's 2020 Democratic presidential debate. Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed her column on City Hall corruption. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem spoke about the ousted national security adviser John Bolton. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam talked debated the origin of the name of Canada geese. WGBH's executive arts editor Jared Bowen reviewed The Goldfinch and Lyric Stage Company's production of Little Shop of Horrors. Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed the Bryon Hefner case and Doyle's closing in Jamaica Plain. We opened the lines to ask our listeners about restaurants and bars that have closed that are now missed.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the lines to hear listeners' takes on how the United States is handling Bahamians seeking refuge from hurricane damage. NBC Boston sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed Antonio Brown's deal with the Patriots, and other sports headlines. Chris Dempsey, director of Transportation for Massachusetts, broke down congestion pricing, and Governor Charlie Baker's hesitation to it. Corby Kummer, executive director of the Food and Society Policy program at the Aspen Institute, discussed how the movement to eat less meat is growing, to the concern of farming advocates. Abby Ellis, director of a new Frontline documentary that goes behind the headlines of the Flint water crisis, joined us to discuss the investigation, which revealed one of the country's largest outbreaks of Legionnaires disease was largely hidden from the public. CNN's John King gave us the latest on the breaking news Tuesday that President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton is out, and previewed the Democratic debates. Bob Thompson, founding director of Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, reviewed his best and worst television of the week.