Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford discusses President Trump canceling his state visit to Denmark.

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with WBUR's Shannon Dooling about why Boston immigration officials are being sent to the Mexican border and what that means for services in Boston. Plus, a former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark on President Trump decision to cancel a state visit to Denmark. Also, is Boston seeing the death of the neighborhood bar? We talk about what's lost when local establishments close and and how should bars evolve for 2019.

The U.S. attorney is charging them with conspiracy and obstruction of justice -- accusing the two of running a scheme that gathered thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks.

Two academics will cut ties to the MIT's Media Lab after the Lab's director apologized for the Lab's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. We dig into the larger context.

Clark joins us in studio.

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Congresswoman Katherine Clark about the Green New Deal and gun control legislation. Plus, the former president of the Mass. state police union and the union's Beacon Hill lobbyist are charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice for running a scheme that gathered thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks. Also, two academics are cutting ties to MIT's Media Lab because of the Lab's ties to financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Gov. Charlie Baker has resisted ideas like congestion pricing as a way to reduce traffic. But he says he may support a different idea: managed toll lanes.

The gray seals have been blamed for eating up the fish, polluting the water, and attracting more sharks to the Cape.

Could a primary battle between Congressman Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey be on the horizon?

Regulators have been working on rules for other ways of buying and selling marijuana, including home delivery and places where people can go to consume marijuana socially.