
Politics & Policy
Dems set for House approval of Ukraine aid, drop COVID funds
The money covers the U.S. costs of sending troops and weapons to Eastern Europe and equipping allied forces there in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
3 years ago
Venezuela releases 2 Americans after visit from U.S. officials
A high-level delegation traveled to the South American country last weekend to in part discuss the health of detained U.S. citizens.
3 years ago
Russian oil, energy dependence and the U.S. ban
President Biden banned Russian oil and gas imports. We discuss the impact on the U.S. and the global economy and on Putin's war with Ukraine.
Air Date: March 9, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Dems formally launch early, aggressive national campaign effort in Pennsylvania
With Pa. the “epicenter of the political world” in 2022, Dems are trying to counter their disadvantages with aggressive gov. and U.S. Sen. campaigns.
3 years ago
In his first in-person budget address in two years, Murphy touted a growing economy and announced a new property tax relief program.
3 years ago
New legislation would reauthorize funding strategy for Delaware River Basin
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper wants to reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, and provide more funding for groups working to improve the watershed.
3 years ago
Plan to end Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor store monopoly gets some opposition in Philadelphia
An effort to eliminate Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor monopoly through a constitutional amendment is already running into opposition.
3 years ago
U.S. banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs’
The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission of massive sanctions.
3 years ago
Russia’s invasion puts a new light on Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign
With Russia's brutal invasion and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being hailed as a hero, Trump's infamous 2019 call to Zelenskyy is put into a very different light.
3 years ago
After more than a century of trying, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill
Passage of the legislation to make lynching a federal crime is a major milestone after more than 200 attempts to pass such legislation failed over the course of a century.
3 years ago
Chester receiver takes city officials to court for interfering with financial recovery efforts
Receiver Michael Doweary has petitioned the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for an order compelling city officials to cooperate with his orders.
3 years ago
EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
The proposal would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90% per truck over current standards by 2031.
3 years ago
It’s a cliché to call an election-year Congress do-nothing. The history doesn’t match
There's no law against making laws in an election year. There are special challenges, to be sure, but the hurdles may loom larger in lore than in reality.
3 years ago
Cindy Parlow Cone wins 4-year term as U.S. Soccer president, beats Cordeiro
Cone, a former national team player, received 52.3% of the weighted vote on the first ballot during the USSF National Council meeting.
3 years ago
Zelenskyy’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with some 300 members of Congress and their staffs in an hourlong private video call on Saturday.
3 years ago