Hilary McQuilkin

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Tim Skoog |Meghna Chakrabarti

Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality, she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans. GuestsMichelle Singletary, Washington Post personal finance columnist. Her 7-part series “Scammed," deconstructs how one woman lost her life's savings in a government impersonation scam.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Meghna Chakrabarti

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil and how the Trump administration's actions threaten free speech 47:26 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/03/17/detention-mahmoud-khalil-free-speech"></iframe> Copy embed codeResume Demonstrators from the group, Jewish Voice for Peace, protest inside Trump Tower in support of Columbia...

1 month ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Meghna Chakrabarti

A meltdown in the White House over Ukraine 47:18 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site <iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/03/03/white-house-ukraine-vance-trump-zelenskyy-aid"></iframe> Copy embed codeResume Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump, center, listens in the Oval...

2 months ago | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Deborah Becker

Tumult inside Trump's DOJ: What it means for rule of law in the U.S.46:48Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/02/21/trump-doj-federal-prosecutors-eric-adams"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeFILE - The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington.

Jan 15, 2025 | wbur.org | Hilary McQuilkin |Meghna Chakrabarti

How Texas became America's clean energy leader47:00Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/01/15/texas-clean-energy-wind-solar-renewable"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeFILE - Wind turbines work at sunset on a wind farm near Del Rio, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.