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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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Israeli soldiers take up positions near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Israel and Hamas have been at war for 100 days. The war already is the longest and deadliest between Israel and the Palestinians since Israel’s establishment in 1948, and the fighting shows no signs of ending.
NPR
International
Military

The catastrophe in Gaza after 100 days of Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers

Nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began on Oct. 7, a staggering toll.

3 years ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
Economy
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National

Congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March

The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden talks to employees at the Nowhere Coffee shop, during a visit to discuss his economic agenda, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Emmaus, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Pennsylvania
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Biden makes pitch for reelection to Lehigh Valley small business owners

Biden’s series of visits reflects the importance Pennsylvania plays in the presidential election.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Biden to visit Allentown as new poll gives president widest lead in Pa. to date

Biden is beginning the 2024 election cycle by touting his “Investing in America” agenda and what the White House has itself come to refer to as “Bidenomics.”

3 years ago

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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (right) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) pointing at each other during the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
Elections
Government
National

DeSantis and Haley jockey for second without Trump and other takeaways from Iowa GOP debate

The two debated Wednesday for the highest-stake faceoff just five days before the nominating process formally starts with Iowa’s caucuses.

3 years ago

Cherelle Parker cheering as she introduces Pedro Rosario at a podium.
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly’s first Latino deputy police commissioner, Pedro Rosario, tasked with overseeing Kensington

Rosario is the first deputy commissioner to be dedicated to a singular neighborhood in the city’s history.

3 years ago

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Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall campaign event at Mitchell Hill BBQ Grill and Brew, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Elections
Government
National

Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the Republican presidential race before the Iowa caucuses

He made the announcement Wednesday night at a town hall in New Hampshire just hours before the fifth debate of the 2024 election cycle kicked off without him.

3 years ago

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell, talks to reporters as they leave a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Government Accountability
National

Hunter Biden makes surprise visit to Capitol Hill as GOP takes a first step to hold him in contempt

Republicans subpoenaed Hunter Biden to testify behind closed doors in December, but he refused to comply, insisting he will only testify in public.

3 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address
Government
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Murphy focuses on affordability and AI in his State of the State address

The governor wants to target medical debt to help families, and to position the Garden State as a leader in generative AI.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Government
Pennsylvania
Technology
WITF

Pennsylvania to begin using artificial intelligence in operations

The move runs counter to other efforts — including at the federal level — to restrict the use of AI in government work.

3 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
International
Military

Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state

The U.S. and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza’s future.

3 years ago

Night falls on the dome of the Capitol in Washington.
NPR
Economy
Government
National

House conservatives reject bipartisan spending agreement over demands for further cuts

Without support from the most conservative members of his party, Johnson will have to rely heavily on Democratic support to avert a government shutdown.

3 years ago

Soldiers patrol the perimeter of Inca prison during a state of emergency in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency, a measure that lets authorities suspend people’s rights and mobilize the military in places like the prisons. The government also imposed a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
International
Military
Public Safety

Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.”

3 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with Israel's defence minister, in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Military
National

Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer

The statement from Walter Reed is the first indication of why Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day. It still doesn't answer why no one was informed.

3 years ago

Capitol building
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A group of Pa. lawmakers didn’t take pay during the budget impasse. A bill would force all to abstain

A bill would make it mandatory for Pennsylvania lawmakers to forego pay during a budget impasse. At least one member says it could force votes for the wrong reason.

3 years ago

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