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Politics & Policy

Former national security adviser Susan Rice, seen here at a 2019 Women in the World Summit in New York City, is Joe Biden's pick to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council. (Johannes Eisele /AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National

Biden picks Susan Rice for top domestic policy position

Rice's selection to serve in a domestic role is somewhat unexpected given her extensive credentials in foreign policy. The position does not require Senate confirmation.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym.
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Health

Philly City Council passes bill to ensure jobs for laid-off hospitality workers

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday giving laid-off hospitality workers first dibs on returning to jobs they lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla
Philadelphia
Public Health

Squilla becomes first Philly councilmember to test positive for COVID-19

Councilmember Mark Squilla has tested positive for COVID-19. He says he has mild symptoms, and doesn’t know where he got the virus.

6 years ago

New Jersey GOP chairman Doug Steinhardt speaks to an audience
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. GOP chairman Steinhardt running for governor in 2021: Report

Steinhardt has been a vocal critic of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, especially over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

David Xol of Guatemala hugs his son Byron
Radio Times
Immigration
Politics

Trump’s hardline immigration legacy and the efforts to reverse it

First we speak with the lawyer suing Trump on behalf of separated families. Then; immigration Trump's final push to reduce immigration. Also, Biden's immigration plan.

Air Date: December 10, 2020

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The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Some Pa. Dems want maskless House GOP lawmakers sworn in last

At least nine state representatives and three state senators have contracted COVID-19 this year, two Democrats, nine Republicans and state Sen. John Yudichak, an independent.

6 years ago

The United States Capitol building.
NPR
National

House approves temporary government funding bill as larger deal remains elusive

House lawmakers passed a one-week spending measure to thwart a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. It now heads to the Senate, with hopes lawmakers reach a deal.

6 years ago

T.S. Smith & Sons farm in Bridgeville, Delaware is one of nearly 1,000 farms preserved from development throughout the state. (Courtesy of the Delaware Department of Agriculture)
Delaware
Outdoors
Preservation

Funding questions remain amid new effort to preserve open space in northern Delaware

Increasing development has long been an issue in Delaware’s most populous county. Now New Castle County leaders have new guidance on how to better preserve open space.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Policing

City officials, counselors, discuss police response to mental health crises, people with disabilities

Following the death of Walter Wallace Jr. in October, Philadelphia city councilmembers heard testimony on best practices for police response and crisis intervention.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 file photo the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, attends a meeting of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N. human rights chief is hailing “some extremely encouraging pledges” from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, citing his call for efforts to address issues like systemic racism, women’s rights, torture and climate change. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
International
Social Justice

UN rights chief expects U.S. will be ‘much better’ under Biden

Bachelet cited concerns about the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism like that highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Pa. Gov. Wolf quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19

The governor said in a statement that he tested positive during a routine test Tuesday, adding that he has no symptoms and is feeling well.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Government Accountability
Military

Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

6 years ago

Vanessa Keegan, 41, lives in Gibbstown with her boyfriend and 3-year-old son one block from the railroad tracks that will carry liquid natural gas to an export facility on the Delaware River. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment

Fears for safety and climate surround LNG export terminal planned on the Delaware

The Delaware River Basin Commission has greenlighted the dock, dredging and some infrastructure for the controversial Gibbstown terminal.

6 years ago

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Obed Arango is originally from Mexico and has lived in Montgomery County for 15 years. He is the founder and executive director of the Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación, which serves the large and growing Spanish-speaking community in Norristown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden

Two big reasons stand out: Republicans lost many of their moderate voters here as the GOP crept rightward, and suburbs have further diversified.

6 years ago

(Kent M. Wilhelm for Spotlight PA)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Firm ran Pa. senator’s campaign and worked with super PAC to attack opponent, but denies coordination

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

6 years ago

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