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Politics & Policy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference
NPR
Government Accountability

Audio shows Kevin McCarthy planned to urge Trump to resign after Capitol insurrection

In the recorded conversation House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he didn't believe Donald Trump would voluntarily step down.

3 years ago

File photo: Rep. Dwight Evans. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Officials unveil ambitious plan to stem gun violence in Philadelphia, but funding is elusive

Congressman Dwight Evans announced an ambitious, $51 billion plan to tackle the nation’s gun violence epidemic at its roots.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson exits the federal courthouse with family on April 14, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Government
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Kenyatta Johnson back in City Council after mistrial in his bribery case

After a hung jury abruptly ended his federal bribery trial, it was business as usual for the Second District council member.

3 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding in a Philly parking lot
Energy
Environment
National

This Earth Day, Biden faces ‘headwinds’ on climate agenda

Biden's most sweeping proposals remain stalled on Capitol Hill despite renewed warnings from scientists that the world is hurtling toward a dangerous future.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers remarks from a podium at the White House
International
Military
Public Safety

Biden announces $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine

The new package builds on roughly $2.6 billion in military assistance that Biden had previously approved for Ukraine.

3 years ago

Local civilians walk past a tank destroyed during heavy fighting in Mariupol
Radio Times
International
Military

Russia and Ukraine battle for Donbas

Russia says it's entering a new phase of war, focused on capturing Ukraine's Donbas. We look at the military forces, strategies, tactics, weapons and where the war is headed.

Air Date: April 21, 2022 10:00 am

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Municipal sanitation workers collect trash in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Employment
Law
Pennsylvania

Could Pa. finally extend OSHA protections to public school teachers and trash collectors?

For years, Pa. lawmakers have tried and failed to extend the safety protections to state and city workers. A state-backed study could chart a path.

3 years ago

This image from the Michigan Senate shows Sen. Mallory McMorrow speaking on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The Michigan lawmaker, mother and LGBTQ rights backer who was falsely accused of wanting to “groom’ kids” by a Republican colleague drew widespread praise for defending herself in a 5-minute speech from the Senate floor. McMorrow, who has not gotten an apology, said she will not stop forcefully addressing such attacks
Government
Kids
LGBTQ
Politics

Michigan lawmaker’s forceful speech rebuts ‘grooming’ attack

Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow's remarks went viral after Republican Sen. Lana Theis attacked her in a fundraising email.

3 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania

Pa. First Lady Frances Wolf, educators, discuss proposal for increased funding for Pre-K

Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf moderated a virtual panel discussion with early childhood educators on Wednesday to discuss Gov. Tom ...

3 years ago

Darius Brown is sworn in as a Delaware state senator at Legislative Hall in Dover in January 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Delaware
Government Accountability

Delaware state senator reinstated to legislative committees months after acquittal

State Sen. Darius Brown has been reinstated to two legislative committees after being acquitted of assault.

3 years ago

Daniil Medvedev of Russia is pictured after winning a match at the Mexican Open in February. The No. 2-ranked men's tennis player is among those banned from Wimbledon as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military
Sports

Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players — including No. 2 Medvedev

The British tournament becomes one of the first tennis events to suspend players from the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine.

3 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gestures while standing behind a mic
Government
LGBTQ
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy defends N.J. LGBTQ curriculum amid backlash

Murphy lauded the curriculum but said he had some concerns as well.

3 years ago

Listen 55:29
Springfield Hospital in Delaware County.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘We are in a true crisis’: Delco Council introduces emergency ordinance to address potential Crozer hospital closures

The ordinance would require ownership to give the county a 180-day notice if they wanted to close a ward or hospital.

3 years ago

University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Housing
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Frank Rizzo, the UC Townhomes, and the fight to save Black Philadelphia

Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.

3 years ago

Then Vice President Joe Biden speaks to graduates during the University of Delaware's commencement ceremony
Delaware
Higher Education

Biden to make personal ‘homecoming’ at University of Delaware graduation

Biden will be the first sitting president to deliver the commencement address at the University of Delaware.

3 years ago

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