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Politics & Policy

President Joe Biden walks across a green lawn.
National
Philadelphia
Politics

President Biden to deliver prime-time speech in Philadelphia on ‘battle’ for democracy

The speech will be delivered Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House said.

4 years ago

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House on Aug. 25 to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. The plan has sparked heated debate, including about its economic fairness. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)
NPR
Economy
Government
Higher Education
Personal Finance

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions, but it's also raising concerns about inflation, fairness and tuition costs.

4 years ago

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop of an armored vehicle on a road in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Energy
International
Military

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

These reports Sunday intensified fears that the fighting could damage the Zaporizhzhia plant and cause a massive radiation leak.

4 years ago

The FBI searched former President Donald Trump's residence in Florida on Aug. 8. The U.S. intelligence community will assess whether the documents taken pose a threat to national security, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Materials taken from Mar-a-Lago will be assessed for possible national security risks

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR it will work with the Justice Department to review the documents removed from former President Trump's Florida hom

4 years ago

File photo: Doug Mastriano, speaks at an event on July 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Elections
Military
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. gov. candidate Doug Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo

Reuters said Friday that Mastriano was in the uniform in a 2013-14 portrait for the Department of Military Strategy, Plans and Operations, where he worked until he retired.

4 years ago

File photo: Secretary of State John Kerry stands onstage against a video backdrop of ocean life during the Our Ocean, One Future conference at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Environment
International
Preservation

Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life

A fifth round of talks ended in impasse early Saturday when negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York were suspended after two weeks.

4 years ago

New Jersey Sen. Ron Rice taking care of his late mom, Mary Sue, who passed away earlier this year. (Courtesy of Sen. Ron Rice)
Government
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Sen. Ron Rice, longest serving Black N.J. lawmaker, amplified women’s voices, colleagues say

Rice, who chaired the N.J. Legislative Black Caucus for 18 years, will retire at the end of August. He wanted a woman to succeed him as chair.

4 years ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano’s insular campaign is full of dedicated supporters — and serious doubts

Doug Mastriano has more mainstream support than ever. But GOP insiders and supporters worry he’s not winning over actual swing voters.

4 years ago

People walk around destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Radio Times
International
Military
Politics

Six months of war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine rages on, but the country's people are showing resiliency and fighting back in a way unpredicted by some. We discuss the past 6 months of Russia's invasion.

Air Date: August 26, 2022 10:00 am

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Graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement
Higher Education
Income Inequality
National

Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)

Here's what we know about Biden's student loan plan so far and what it means for people with outstanding debt.

4 years ago

More than $15 million dollars will support projects in the Delaware River watershed, such as dam removal along the Brandywine River in Wilmington. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
New Jersey
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announces $15 million for Delaware River watershed

Federal and private dollars will help fund projects designed to protect the Delaware River watershed.

4 years ago

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., is followed by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Crime
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
WITF

Scott Perry sues for return of cell phone data seized in Jan. 6 investigation

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry is asking a federal court to return information copied from his seized cell phone.

4 years ago

A nurse holds a vial containing the monkeypox vaccine
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration explores using federal aid to help stretch Pa.’s limited monkeypox vaccine supply

The federal government has given providers the OK to get five shots out of a one-dose vaccine vial. The state may purchase syringes to make those shots possible.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Oz sharpens attack on Fetterman health after ‘crudites’ flub

The increasingly pointed and personal barbs come as Oz is trailing Fetterman in polls in the November matchup that could help decide Senate control.

4 years ago

A closeup of the New Jersey Statehouse
Elections
Government
New Jersey

New Jersey seeks to pass its own Voting Rights Act

Assembly Democrats said the law, inspired by the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, would ban deceptive election practices, and establish a statewide voting database.

4 years ago

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