Skip to content
The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

BBC World Service

Listen Live

Listen Live

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
Next

Morning Edition

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Politics & Policy

Rowhouses in North Philadelphia.
Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Only a third of CARES Act housing relief went to Pa. residents. The rest went to the state budget

Of 75,000 people who applied to the PHFA program, fewer than 27,000 got assistance.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Income Inequality
National

Republicans block $2,000 virus checks despite Trump demand

The president's last-minute objections are setting up a defining showdown with his own Republican Party in his final days in office.

5 years ago

(Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Thousands of ballots will be audited as part of Pa.’s post-election review

The review provides a statistical assurance that there were no errors in the state's declaration of Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)
Economy
Government Accountability
Public Health

COVID relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to Trump

Republicans led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have resisted $2,000 checks as too costly. They have not said if they will block the vote.

5 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Politics

Republicans protest virtual start to Delaware General Assembly

Democrats in the majority in Dover plan to reconvene the state legislature via video conference next month. Republicans say that will stifle public input.

5 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

As he seeks to overturn Pa.’s election, Trump invites GOP senators to White House lunch

The invitation from the White House for Wednesday’s luncheon was sent to every Republican in the GOP-controlled chamber.

5 years ago

A U.S. Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference in 2012. (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

DOJ whistleblowers call for investigation into canceled diversity programs

They say that the illegal and abusive government directives waste money and chill "diversity-related speech across the entire federal workforce."

5 years ago

Cars and trucks line up at the entrance to the George Washington Bridge
Environment
New Jersey
Transportation
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey, other states pass on climate-change plan for transportation

The Transportation & Climate Initiative would cap emissions from cars, trucks and buses, but likely bump fuel prices by 5 cents a gallon.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House
History
National

Trump’s presidential legacy, by the numbers

Trump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the pandemic to the miles of his “big, beautiful wall."

5 years ago

A for sale sign hangs from a post outside of a vacant business building, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Belleville, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Housing
Income Inequality
New Jersey

N.J.’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund gets $19M boost after being starved for almost a decade

New Jersey is allocating more than $19 million to the creation of affordable housing and efforts to protect residents from eviction.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden announces former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Biden addresses COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for passing the coronavirus relief bill.

5 years ago

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security Matthew Masterson testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2019. He left his post on Friday. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

Former election security official says it will take ‘years’ to undo disinformation

Matthew Masterson served as a senior cybersecurity advisor at CISA, primarily responsible for elections.

5 years ago

Lycoming County Elections Director Forrest Lehman
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020 ‘nightmare’

Since the passage of the 2019 law that made sweeping changes to voting in Pennsylvania, at least 21 election officials have left or will soon leave their posts.

5 years ago

The U.S. Capitol at dawn in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Health Care
National

Congress acts to spare consumers from costly surprise medical bills

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.

5 years ago

A home is seen outside of a construction area for the Mariner East Pipeline
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Reform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement that it’s a problem

Lawmakers in both parties acknowledge the measure impedes government transparency and public safety, but powerful special interests stand in the way of any major changes.

5 years ago

Page 426 of 1,065« First«...424425426427428...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Mexican Independence Day Festival attracts thousands to Penn’s Landing to celebrate the ‘vibrant people’ of the region

    11 hours ago

  • Philly AIDS Thrift’s 20th anniversary block party draws a big crowd

    14 hours ago

  • Philly activists rally to protect President’s House history as Trump deadline to remove exhibits depicting slavery nears

    14 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Radio Times Rewind
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org