With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
The search is on the for U.S. senator who killed a whistleblower protection bill. Dave Davies reports on how the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act came to die in the Senate and the hunt to find the person responsible. As of 9 a.m., WNYC had found 10 senators who deny killing the legislation. A few dozen suspects remain.
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