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President Donald Trump
Immigration
National

Trump immigration ban halts green cards, not temporary visas

He said the executive order he plans to sign as soon as Wednesday would apply only to those seeking permanent residency and not temporary workers.

6 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined from left by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, speaks to reporters about progress in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Public Health

Senate approves $500B virus aid deal; sends to House

A Tuesday afternoon Senate session could provide an opportunity to quickly vote if the final deal comes together.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker tour the field hospital in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Office of the Attorney General/Tim Larsen)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Murphy gets high marks in poll; plasma therapy at Virtua

Gov. Murphy’s approval ratings rise much higher than President Trump’s do in N.J. Virtua Hospital says plasma therapy shows promise treating COVID-19.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Immigration

Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration,’ offers no details

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

A pizza shop on 12th Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Can Philly’s once-booming restaurant scene survive?

A conversation with Philly restaurateur Ellen Yin about the tough decisions she's had to make and what she thinks about the future of the city's once-booming food scene.

Air Date: April 20, 2020

Listen 12:45
Customers wearing face coverings to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, shop at a produce stand on South 9th Street in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. enacts new protections for essential workers conducting business face to face

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine signed an order Wednesday to protect workers and customers at companies that are still permitted to conduct business in person.

6 years ago

Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa. speaks to reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, file)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Toomey named to panel that will oversee federal bailout efforts

Pa Senator Pat Toomey has been named to a Congressional panel charged with overseeing a half-trillion-dollar effort to shore up the American economy amid the coronavirus.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

See the 6 keys to reopening Pennsylvania under Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan

Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced the broad outline of his plan for reopening Pennsylvania as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves as she attends an event for Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in December 2019. Obama and actress Julia Roberts attended the inaugural Gathering of Rising Leaders in the Asia Pacific organized by the Obama Foundation. (Vincent Thian/AP Photo)
NPR
National

Michelle Obama may stay ‘above the fray’ as she returns to political life

Her husband has now endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden. But former first lady Michelle Obama is making a return to politics in 2020 on her own terms.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf
Kids
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Do more to ‘keep young people safe’ during the pandemic, foster alumni tell Gov. Wolf

Some other states have rolled out new funding or relaxed requirements.

6 years ago

Andy Meehan is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District against incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick. In February, he found the Trump Store to be a great location to collect signatures for the ballot. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

The pandemic campaign: An unexpected challenge, and a mixed blessing for Pa. political underdogs

People running for office during the pandemic are facing an unprecedented set of challenges. But underdogs in Pennsylvania note, the extra time to campaign is a boon.

6 years ago

(Dan Gleiter/The Patriot News)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf will veto bill to reopen more Pa. businesses, as top health official warns legislation puts ‘more lives at risk’

Republicans say they can safely reopen parts of the economy, while Democrats say the effort is premature.

6 years ago

FILE- In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shake hands on stage before the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Warren has endorsed Joe Biden, becoming the last of the former vice president’s major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Elections

Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday and became the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Radio Times
Politics
Public Health

The White House coronavirus briefing dilemma

We discuss the dilemma posed by the daily White House coronavirus briefings that often feature misleading information. Then, Trump's missed opportunities to stop coronavirus.

Air Date: April 15, 2020 10:00 am

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President Trump addresses reporters in the White House Rose Garden during the daily coronavirus task force briefing on April 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability

Trump falsely claimed ‘total’ authority over states — now he’s backpedaling

President Trump's authority to unilaterally reopen states' economies was flatly rejected among experts this week

6 years ago

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