Politics & Policy
Bill expanding needle exchanges in N.J. moves to full Legislature
The proposal removes a requirement that harm reduction centers get permission from municipal governments to operate.
2 years ago
Seaford, Del., backtracks on abortion ordinance to stave off lawsuit threat
The Seaford City Council voted to stop enforcement of an ordinance requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion or miscarriage.
2 years ago
Scaled back bill to codify abortion rights passes N.J. legislative committees
The fate of the bill is questionable as it heads to a final vote on Monday, the last full day of the current legislative session.
2 years ago
A year after Jan. 6, Pa. Democrats say there is work to do to protect voting rights
Hours after President Biden spoke on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Democratic leaders in Pa. reflected at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
2 years ago
One year after Jan. 6, signs of a nation deeper in peril
A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a growing realization that traditional tools to counter extremism in the U.S. may not apply.
2 years ago
The Jan. 6 investigations: Who will be held accountable?
What have we learned from the Jan. 6 investigations? Will participants, planners and instigators be held accountable?
Air Date: January 6, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
For people of color, the attack was more than a violent challenge to a free and fair election — it was an eerily familiar display of white supremacist violence.
2 years ago
Biden warns of U.S. peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy
Biden used the anniversary of the attack Thursday to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat.
2 years ago
‘We can’t forget,’ says Del. congresswoman who prayed through last year’s attack on Capitol
Delaware’s lone member of the U.S. House says she’s still processing being trapped in the balcony as the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection occurred.
2 years ago
Listen 4:39Lower taxes, school choice, local control: GOP field for Pa. governor makes its pitch
The event delved into such topics as school choice, energy production, election conspiracies, and how to make homemade backyard biodiesel.
2 years ago
Delaware AG Jennings says elections ‘still under threat’ ahead of insurrection anniversary
A group of Democratic attorneys general call on their Republican counterparts to follow the rule of law when it comes to ensuring fair elections.
2 years ago
The January 6 insurrection: the assault on our democracy and our deeply divided nation
A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, where is our democracy headed? We're joined by historians Carol Anderson and Kevin Kruse and Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean.
Air Date: January 5, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00A year after the Capitol riot, work remains to safeguard it from another attack
The insurrection led to more security for the citadel of democracy and members of Congress. But many say plenty of work remains to ensure another attack never happens again.
2 years ago
‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers
In interviews with The Associated Press a year later, many of the lawmakers recall that they thought they were going to die.
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Former N.J. Gov. Christie Whitman leading efforts to bolster ‘fragile’ U.S. democracy
Well before Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, former N.J. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman was sounding the alarm.
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