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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Politics & Policy

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections

‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation

“If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy,” Biden said.

5 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Government Accountability

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.

5 years ago

A member of Iowa's Electoral College signs the Certificate of Vote of Electors for the State of Iowa, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Elections

Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes.

5 years ago

Elector Marla Blunt-Carter sits in front of a mic while wearing a mask
Delaware
Elections
Politics

Delaware electors beam with pride as they cast votes for Joe Biden

Even though the ballots signed Monday don’t play a deciding role in the outcome of the election, they are a point of pride for the three electors and voters in the state.

5 years ago

Jacqueline Strong waits in line to cast her vote at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta on the first day of early voting for the senate runoff Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.  (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
Elections

Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs

What could be the main event in Georgia's two U.S. Senate runoffs — early in-person voting — got underway Monday.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
National
Politics

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral college votes for Biden

Pennsylvania’s 20 electors have cast their votes for Joe Biden. This was expected — though some Republicans still want to circumvent the result.

5 years ago

The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument
NPR
International
National
Technology

Russia suspected in months-long cyber attack on federal agencies

Hackers invaded computer systems at the departments of Treasury and Commerce starting in the spring, according to reports.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden
NPR
Elections
National

Electors across the country vote for president: What you need to know

Typically, the Electoral College vote is broadly overlooked. But because of President Trump's efforts to overturn the election, every step is being closely watched.

5 years ago

Dusk settles over the White House
National
Public Health

In reversal, Trump says he’s nixing plan for early vaccine at White House

Trump made the announcement hours after his administration confirmed that senior U.S. officials, including White House aides who work in close proximity to Trump and Pence.

5 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a Covid-19 relief bill on Capitol Hill
NPR
Income Inequality
National

As year-end looms, lawmakers still seek deal on more coronavirus aid

With lawmakers facing a mounting year-end to-do list, a deal on a new coronavirus relief package continues to be elusive for Congress.

5 years ago

A New Jersey Transit train rides across a portal bridge
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Plan to replace 110-year-old N.J. bridge submitted to Congress

The new — and higher — Portal North bridge is a key component of the broader Gateway Project, which includes modernizing rail infrastructure between Newark and Penn Station.

5 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza,
Elections
National
Politics

Multiple people stabbed after pro-Trump demonstrations in D.C.

The gatherings of mostly unmasked Trump loyalists were intended as a show of force just two days before the Electoral College meets to formally elect Biden as president.

5 years ago

In this file photo from Dec. 19, 2016, elector Robert Gleason certifies the results during Pennsylvania's 58th Electoral College at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Electoral College vote a big step to move past election

The electors' ballots are sent to Congress, where they are to be read into the official record by Vice President Mike Pence during a joint session on Jan. 6.

5 years ago

'Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Fantasy Island Adult Books 2020' (wood, plaster, paint, metal, lights, lcd screen, media player, speakers, transformer) (Courtesy of Tracey Snelling)
Elections
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

A diorama of Four Seasons Total Landscaping will sell for $15,000 in Berlin

Artist Tracey Snelling, who has never been to Philadelphia, specializes in multimedia sculpture.

5 years ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen here alongside President Trump in Dallas in June, sued four states that Biden carried in the general election, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections

Supreme Court shuts door on Trump election prospects

"Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections," the Court wrote.

5 years ago

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