Politics & Policy
‘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.
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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.
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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.
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A 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.
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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 49:00‘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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Listen 2:50House Jan. 6 committee seeks to question Fox News’ Sean Hannity
In its request to speak with Hannity, the panel disclosed newly revealed texts he allegedly sent.
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Rep. Austin Davis will run for LG; joins Shapiro with a slew of endorsements
He would be Pennsylvania’s first Black lieutenant governor — and the highest-ranking Black public official in Pennsylvania history.
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Biden pushed to act as U.S. democracy concerns grow
Biden has only occasionally emphasized the gravity of the threat to democracy from the Jan. 6 insurrection and the repeated lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Wolf heads into last budget season with flush state coffers
Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief cash.
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How to weigh in on Pennsylvania’s next legislative maps
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission will hold four meetings the week of Jan. 3 to accept feedback on the maps, both in person and virtually.
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Efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Former election official Al Schmidt and author Mark Bowden on "The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It."
Air Date: January 4, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00One year and six arrests later, Bucks County still debating its part in Jan. 6 insurrection
Politically moderate, relatively affluent, Philadelphia-bordering Bucks County had more arrests than any other county in the state, putting it top 10 nationally.
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Listen 4:09Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill
In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” the rule changes by Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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