Politics & Policy
Empty shelves looming? Dockworker strike cripples East Coast ports, inflation fears rise
Workers with the International Longshoremen's Association are asking for better pay and protection from automation. Here in Philadelphia, sitting produce may turn bad soon.
Air Date: October 3, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:40How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing
Donald Trump is fond of a data chart that shows the stark contrast of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings between his time in the White House and President Joe Biden’s tenure.
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Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week, an amount that if concentrated in North Carolina would cover the state in 3 1/2 feet of water.
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Casey, McCormick to meet for first debate in Pennsylvania’s battleground Senate race
Casey, perhaps Pennsylvania’s best-known politician, is seeking a fourth term and is facing what he calls his toughest reelection challenge yet.
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Who won last night’s vice presidential debate?
There were some standout moments on healthcare, immigration and abortion, but did JD Vance or Tim Walz sway voters? We debate the results of last night's debate.
Air Date: October 2, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:43Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl
David McCormick envisions using the U.S. military’s drones and special operations teams in Mexico to destroy fentanyl trafficking cartels.
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Who is the real JD Vance? And 4 other takeaways from the vice-presidential debate
Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.
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Coveted Bucks County hosts dueling partisan watch parties for VP debate
With Bucks County evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters, local watch parties mirror the fierce divide.
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Listen 1:00Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate
Tim Walz and JD Vance criticized each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles.
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JD Vance’s time on the trail has often been overshadowed by self-made controversy
Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance is prolific on the campaign trail with speeches and talking to reporters, but his messaging has at times been overshadowed by controversy.
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Vance and Walz are both veterans. Here’s what it means to have a vet VP
For the first time since 1996, both major parties have picked a veteran for vice president.
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Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think
Twenty years after the state's first shale gas well was drilled, jobs comprise less than 1% of the workforce, residents fear health impacts and environmental damage continues.
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Listen 3:13To combat misinformation, start with connection, not correction
People trust information more when it comes from sources or contexts they’re familiar with. Here's how to help counter misinformation in your community.
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Harris campaign issues report detailing how repealing ACA would effect Pennsylvanians
Democrats are seeing opportunity in Trump and Vance’s refusal to directly answer whether they would repeal Obamacare and what they would replace it with.
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