WBUR TODAY: Mass. pols push for vote after Iran attack
❤️ Donat e Monday, March 2, 2026 ☀️ Sunny but cold, with a high near 27. Good Morning Boston, It's the first Monday of March. A quick PSA for MBTA riders that Orange Line service south of Back Bay will continue to be replaced by shuttle buses through this Sunday due to signal work. Meanwhile, the Red Line's Braintree branch will also slow down and run at reduced levels after 8 p.m. for the next two weeks (also for signal work). Now, let's get to the news: Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation are pushing for a vote this week to limit the president's war powers, after the Trump administration launched surprise attacks on Iran early Saturday. Catch up: The airstrikes — which were launched without approval from Congress — killed Iran's longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and more than 500 others in the country, according to a local humanitarian group. As of this morning , th...