Tuesday's night's election results provided a jolt of energy for Democrats nation-wide. Closer to home, Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said the night's events bolstered their case in next year's Senate primary.

In one the of the biggest upsets in local elections yesterday, City Councilor Robert Van Campen ousted Everett's mayor of 17 years.

Rev. Miniard Culpepper has been elected to fill the Roxbury-based city council seat, per Boston's unofficial election tally. Culpepper joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss his priorities.

New England Conservatory teacher, composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol has a new record out called “Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries.” It features a local singing group called Blue Heron. He tells us why he feels a deep connection to these songs.

Chelsea mom Iris Ivette Montufar gets a little over $400 each month in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Right now, she only has $30 left to support her and two of her children for November.

Cuts to federal food assistance and high grocery prices have heightened concerns about hunger in Massachusetts. Some Boston city councilors want to explore a possible solution: publicly owned grocery stores. 

Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a Newton native who served the city alongside Setti Warren, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Warren's life and legacy.

Romy Neumark, an Israeli journalist and a lecturer at Harvard, explores the divide within the American Jewish community in the new podcast "My Home Fronts."

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.