Politics & Policy
Republican congresswoman warns GOP leaders of gender ‘crisis’
Republican women in particular can face bigger obstacles than their Democratic counterparts in fundraising, infrastructure and the party's belief in electing women.
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Protest’s living legacy: Why activists are still protesting five decades after MLK
How has protesting in America — and Philadelphia — changed since Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights and how effective is it?
Air Date: January 21, 2019
Listen 12:34Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects
The budget standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats is rippling into some unexpected places.
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Trump says ‘things are going very well’ with North Korea
Trump said he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would entice the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
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Democrats reject Trump border wall proposal, calling it a ‘non-starter’
Trump offered to back temporary protections for some immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, many of whom are now adults.
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Pelosi dismisses Trump proposal, Senate to take up plan
Minutes before Trump was to unveil his plan at the White House, the California Democrat said early reports about the proposal indicated it was insufficient.
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President Trump travels to Delaware paying tribute to Americans killed in Syrian attack
Trump was paying tribute to the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week as he set off to Dover Air Force Base for the return of their remains.
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Trump expected to float 'Dreamers' for border money proposal
Trump is expected to announce that in exchange for funding the border wall he is open to trading protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children.
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Pittsburgh-area legislators want hearing on Clairton Coke Works
Officials want answers on Allegheny County’s response to pollution at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works after a Christmas Eve fire damaged air pollution controls at the plant.
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McConnell’s maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown
McConnell said the "solution to the problem" is for the president, who he reminds is the only one who can sign a bill into law, to reach an agreement with Democratic leaders.
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Mueller disputes report that Trump directed lawyer to lie
Mueller's office on Friday night said, "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements ... regarding Michael Cohen's congressional testimony are not accurate."
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Trump to address shutdown, Mexican border Saturday
President plans 'major announcement' from White House at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Murphy chief counsel says he followed rules in keeping rape allegation from governor
Matt Platkin told N.J. lawmakers he didn't inform Gov. Phil Murphy about the assault claim because he thought Equal Employment Opportunity rules required confidentiality.
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Trump unveils ambitious missile defense plans
Critics were quick to point out that meeting this goal would cost many billions of dollars.
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Congress to probe report Trump told lawyer Cohen to lie
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said in a statement Friday that "any suggestion — from any source — that the President counseled Michael Cohen to lie is categorically false."
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