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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.
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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.

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Politics & Policy

People gather together, talking and eating.
Pennsylvania
Politics
Religion

Two Pottstown churches cited for violating the zoning code’s definition of ‘church,’ by offering free meals and other services

Two Montgomery County churches have been cited by the Pottstown Borough for violating the zoning code’s definition of “church.”

4 hours ago

Rep. Liz Cheney speaks, her nameplate visible in front of her, with an American flag visible in the background.
Elections
Government
National

Jan 6 panel: More people turn up with evidence against Trump

A member of the House Jan. 6 committee says more witnesses are coming forward with new details on the Capitol insurrection.

9 hours ago

Eugene Young (right) of the Delaware State Housing Authority tours a home with Gov. John Carney. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Government
Housing

$50M in grants available to help Delaware homeowners impacted by pandemic

Eligible applicants can get up to $40,000 to pay their delinquent mortgage, property taxes, water and sewer bills, and condominium fees.

15 hours ago

Rep. Adam Kinzinger gestures as he speaks at a Jan. 6 investigation hearing.
Elections
Government
National

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings

At least two more hearings are scheduled this month.

1 day ago

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NPR
Elections
National
Politics

These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud

Former President Trump's influence is growing — with fringe candidates, who are refusing to admit defeat even after they've been trounced.

2 days ago

File photo: N.J. Governor Phil Murphy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Government
Health Care
Law
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. Gov. Murphy signs bills protecting abortions for out-of-staters

The legislation moved swiftly in the Democrat-led Legislature, just a week after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

3 days ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg is shown from afar, with the road stretching towards it.
Government
Law
Pennsylvania

Fight gears up over Pa. constitutional amendment to protect ‘every unborn child’

Any attempt to amend the Pa. constitution bypasses the governor and goes to a referendum, which often passes easily as it draws little attention at the polls.

3 days ago

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka and United States Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. (Alex Brandon and Natacha Pisarenko/ AP Photo)
Government
National
Pennsylvania
Sports

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Trumka, Biles, McCain, Giffords

Richard Trumka had been president of the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO for more than a decade at the time of his August 2021 death.

3 days ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs a package of gun safety bills. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Delaware
Government
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Ban on assault-style weapons gets Del. Gov. John Carney’s signature, along with other gun bills

Anti-gun violence advocates cheered as Gov. John Carney signed a package of six bills designed to reduce the threat of gun violence in Delaware.

4 days ago

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) signs the $50.6 billion fiscal year 2023 budget, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Cranford, N.J. The bill sets aside $2 billion for property tax relief and carries a nearly $7 billion surplus into the new year. Flanking the governor from left to right are state Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio, Assembly member Eliana Pintor Marin, state Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and state Sen. Paul Sarlo. (AP photo/Mike Catalini), (
Government
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy signs $50.6 billion budget with property tax relief

The giveback to taxpayers reflects Democrats’ desire to address what they and others call an “affordability crisis” in the state.

4 days ago

Rep. Minor-Brown talks into a microphone, as someone else behind her holds a megaphone in the air.
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

Doubling down on abortion rights: Delaware protects records of patients from other states

The measure is a strategic counterpunch to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has taken away the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

4 days ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Pennsylvania court blocks Gov. Wolf’s bridge tolling plan

A state court on Thursday permanently blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania.

4 days ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Government
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania to begin fiscal year without a budget

Without new budget legislation signed into law by Friday, the state will lose the authority to make some payments.

4 days ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Law
National
Public Health

Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access

Biden has been reluctant to support changes to the filibuster, which allows any member of the 100-member chamber to block action on legislation unless it receives 60 votes.

4 days ago

File photo: White House counsel Pat Cipollone listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 29, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, former WH counsel

Previous witnesses have testified Cipollone was in meetings in which lawyers debated strategies to overturn former President Donald Trump’s election loss.

5 days ago

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