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Pleading guilty to federal charges

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  TRUMP, JD VANCE AND MAGA GOP CONTINUOUSLY PROVOKE VIOLENCE  AND EXTREMISM WITH THEIR HATE FILLED RHETORIC!  THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS  HAVE CAUSED THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US! A couple months ago, a very unwell man tried to attack Ilhan at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis. He rushed Ilhan’s podium while spraying her with liquid from a syringe. Thankfully, Ilhan’s security apprehended the man almost immediately. He was charged at the federal level with assaulting and interfering with a U.S. officer, and at the local level with felony terroristic threats and fifth-degree assault. He is set to plead guilty. This attack came as no surprise to those of us who have seen what Trump has said about Ilhan, and how the entire GOP has put a target on Ilhan’s back. Trump has called Ilhan “garbage,” mocked her hijab, said she should “get the hell out” and “go back” to Somalia, and even joked about working with Somali officials to d...

WBUR TODAY: In the middle of Boston's tax fight

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  ❤️  Donate Wednesday, January 28, 2026 🄶  Another cold one, with a high near 22 and wind chills as low as -8. Good Morning Boston, Framingham State University is hosting  special events today and this weekend  to remember alum Christa McAuliffe and the six other astronauts who died in the Challenger space shuttle explosion on this date 40 years ago. WBUR's Tiziana Dearing also talked to a former student of McAuliffe's at Concord High School in New Hampshire about his memories of the disaster. You can  listen to the segment here . Now, to the news: In the zone:  This month marks five years since former Gov. Charlie Baker signed the  MBTA Communities Act  into law. And since then, there's been  a lot  of  headlines  about the communities resisting the rezoning law. But what's happening in the cities and towns that are complying? A  report released this morning  by the think tank Boston Indicators found that the ...