Radio Boston looks back on a year in politics and how close-to-home issues like the cost of living and the migrant crisis helped lift Donald Trump to a second term as President.

Presidential electors in Massachusetts will gather today to cast the state's Electoral College​ votes for Kamala Harris.

The office of the state’s top election overseer is partially backing away from a document that helped spark a brawl this week over the implementation date of a legislative audit law championed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio.

Rosie O’Donnell recently took to TikTok to rail against Time magazine for naming Donald Trump its man of the year for 2024 (via The Daily Beast). The publication made the announcement on Dec. 12, with magazine owner Marc Benioff adding on X that Trump’s upcoming presidency “marks a time of great promise for our nation.” …

Election night was a disaster for Democrats in Massachusetts and nationwide, not least because of their desertion by significant numbers of voters in demographic groups that have been reliable Democratic voters,

Edward Watson has been charged with killing Michelle Miller 32 years ago in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A man from Natick has been arrested on charges he exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a fatal drone strike. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.

Beverly At-Large City Councilor Hannah Bowen filed paperwork to run for the House seat held by outgoing Rep. Jerald Parisella.

Worried about potential travel bans, some U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return from holiday travels before Jan. 20 to avoid delays.

Conservation groups who have pushed for stricter rules and fishing standards said they're also waiting to see the direction Trump takes fisheries and ocean policy.

In response to Trump's anti-immigrant stances and past policies — including the Muslim ban, which was implemented a week after his inauguration — universities nationwide have issued cautionary statements urging students to return to the United States before January 20, Trump's first day in office.