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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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Hunter Biden, left, son of President Joe Biden, arrives with attorney Abbe Lowell at the O'Neill House Office Building for a closed-door deposition in a Republican-led investigation into the Biden family, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Lawmakers from the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the House Judiciary Committee are conducting the inquiry. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Delaware
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Hunter Biden in defiant deposition tells House GOP he did not involve his father in his business

The 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family has centered on Hunter Biden and his overseas work for clients in Ukraine, China, Romania and other countries.

2 years ago

(Left) President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

Trump beats Nikki Haley, Joe Biden wins amid protest votes in Michigan primaries

The contests weren't expected to be competitive, though the state will be key in the general election. Biden won despite protests over his handling of Israel's war in Gaza.

2 years ago

Phil Murphy speaking at a podium
Economy
Government
New Jersey

N.J. governor outlines budget with billions in property tax breaks and proposes partial reinstatement of corporate business tax

While announcing the largest budget in the state's history, Gov. Murphy proposed reviving a tax on Jersey’s most profitable corporations.

2 years ago

Listen 1:02
Isaiah Thomas speaking at a podium
Elections
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘Shape the way we live’: Philly’s 2024 ‘Black Men Vote’ campaign focuses on voter education, increased registration

The campaign will dispatch door-to-door canvassers, schedule educational seminars and set up in schools to help people register to vote.

2 years ago

Listen 0:55
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House
Economy
Government
National

Biden implores Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send urgent aid to Ukraine and Israel

Biden hosted Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the two minority leaders.

2 years ago

Pennsylvania voting machines
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: Everything you need to know about Pa.’s voting machines, how the state keeps them safe and more

Ahead of the 2024 election, Spotlight PA and Votebeat spoke with state officials about the status of the state's voting machines and how counties select them.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with Seth Meyers during a taping of the ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in New York.
Government
International
Military

Biden hopes cease-fire, hostage deal to pause Israel-Hamas war can take effect by next Monday

Biden commented in New York after taping an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”

2 years ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
Elections
Government
Law

Del. Dems vow to protect voting rights after state’s high court strikes down permanent absentee law: ‘We’re not stopping now’

The ruling also found permanent absentee voting unconstitutional; The court said lawmakers can’t change voting rules by statute.

2 years ago

Listen :49
A box of bell peppers sitting on a table
Government Accountability
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Philly-area families could soon be waitlisted for food assistance unless Congress acts immediately. Here’s why

Congress faces a possible government shutdown if a deal isn't reached by March 1, which could affect 51,000 in Pa. by exacerbating budget shortfalls for the WIC program.

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
Researchers test water samples in a lab
Environment
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Public Health

To comply with new PFAS regulations, Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks more funds for drinking water testing

The Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection is asking for funding from the state’s next fiscal budget for new water testing equipment.

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
Israeli female paramedic soldiers
International
Military

Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if temporary pause reached with Hamas in Gaza

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that anyone who thinks that a temporary cease-fire with Gaza will also apply to Hezbollah is “mistaken.”

2 years ago

Vladimir Putin
NPR
History
International
Military

Putin remains defiant as ever 2 years into Russia’s war in Ukraine

2 years ago

Nikki Haley on stage
Elections

Off to Michigan, Haley is staying in the race despite Trump’s easy primary win in South Carolina

Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Employment
Government
Philadelphia
6abc

Philadelphia mayor orders city’s senior officials to return to offices full time

The mayor's office eventually wants all 25,000 city employees back in the office but has not laid out a timeline.

2 years ago

A sign reads Nikki Haley. In the background is a truck with the U.S. flag and flags supporting Trump
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

Voting in South Carolina’s all-important Republican presidential primary ends today

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley faces a critical election today in her bid for the GOP presidential nomination in her home state of South Carolina.

2 years ago

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