Politics & Policy
Keeping an open mine: Are President Trump’s policies reviving Pa.’s coal industry?
A new coal mine is opening soon in Pennsylvania. Are President Trump's energy policies to thank?
Air Date: December 27, 2018
Listen 12:45Bucks County congressman seeks allies in water contamination battle
Suburban Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick plans a national caucus to fight water contamination from nearby military bases.
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Trump and first lady make secret trip to Iraq to visit U.S. troops
It's the president's first such trip since taking office nearly two years ago.
5 years ago
8-year-old migrant boy dies in government custody in New Mexico hospital
The boy died shortly after midnight on Tuesday, at a hospital in Alamogordo, N.M. He is the second child this month to die in CBP custody after being apprehended by the agency
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Path of service that began at 18 leads Madeleine Dean to halls of Congress
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Congresswoman-elect Madeleine Dean about how she's getting ready for freshman year in Congress.
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Listen 6:32Heading into 2019, action on climate change divides GOP in Congress
U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick is a GOP voice for combating climate change, but he's losing Republican allies in the next Congress.
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Violence Against Women Act expires because of government shutdown
VAWA funds and administers numerous programs assisting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Trump assails Fed as the ‘only problem our economy has’
Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to reassure the public and financial markets.
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Is it possible? Are Republicans finally smelling the Trumpster fire?
Did my ears deceive me? Did I actually hear Pa. Republican senator Pat Toomey rebuke Donald Trump? In so many words, yes. And it's about time.
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Trump signs National Flood Insurance Program extension bill
Homeowners in flood-prone areas will continue to receive coverage after President Donald Trump signed the National Flood Insurance Program extension bill on Saturday.
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Trump says Jim Mattis will leave by Jan. 1, announces new acting defense secretary
A replacement for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will step in two months earlier than anticipated, President Trump announced Sunday.
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Government unlikely to get fully back to business for days
The federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a standoff over President Donald Trump's demand for funds to build a border wall.
5 years ago
Government shuts down ahead of holiday over stalemate on border wall funding
A partial shutdown of the federal government began just after midnight Saturday, after Congress and President Trump were unable to resolve an impasse over funding.
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Wilmington City Council’s method of replacing member causes furor
A City Council committee chose the outgoing member's brother to replace him. But the full council rejected him as well as the process the city uses.
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Listen 2:11Federal anti-lynching legislation clears historic hurdle
While this is the first time the Senate has passed anti-lynching legislation, Congress has been trying for over a century.
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