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Politics & Policy

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, right, speaks to visitors during a break from testimony from David Marcus, CEO of Facebook's Calibra digital wallet service, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Green has introduced a resolution in the House to impeach President Donald Trump. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National
PA Post

U.S. House shoots down impeachment effort; Pa. Dems divided

Four House members from Pennsylvania voted against beginning impeachment proceedings.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National Interest
National
National Interest

Will the overexposed ‘Squad’ take Democrats over the cliff?

Talk of a left-wing revolution, as envisioned by AOC and Sanders and others on the party's left flank, is a luxury we can't afford in this election cycle.

6 years ago

President Trump gestures to the crowd during a Keep America Great rally in Greenville, N.C. on Wednesday
NPR
Elections
Immigration
Race & Ethnicity

Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants ‘send her back’

Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.

6 years ago

New Jersey

New Jersey governor hints he’s open to marijuana decriminalzation

In collaboration with WBGO and WNYC, WHYY presents “Ask Governor Murphy,” a one-hour call-in show with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy hosted by Nancy Solomon.

6 years ago

A wall titled
NPR
National

Why progressives think Joe Biden is not ‘electable’

Progressives say this word "electability" is being used as a fear tactic to intimidate voters into choosing a moderate, centrist nominee.

6 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Law
Pennsylvania

Bipartisan pair looks to take Pa. Clean Slate a step further

Philadelphia Democrat Sharif Street and Beaver County Republican Camera Bartolotta think the new law should go a little further.

6 years ago

Ed Mahon, PA Post
Economy
Pennsylvania
PA Post

5 things that didn’t make it into Pennsylvania’s $34 billion budget package

Pennsylvania has a new spending plan worth nearly $34 billion. In this video, PA Post reporter Ed Mahon explains what didn’t make into the details — and why.

6 years ago

Trump supporters sing the
Elections
Pennsylvania

Hundreds of Pa., N.J. women tout Trump’s presidency, vow to support him in 2020

Trump won Pennsylvania in '16 despite losing the five county Philly region. It’s again considered a crucial national battleground where suburban women could hold much sway.

6 years ago

While New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, (left), speaks, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal looks on after a bill signing ceremony in Berkeley Heights, N.J., Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Murphy has signed a measure aimed at making so-called smart guns available in the state. He also signed three other measures aimed at reining in gun violence. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Law
New Jersey
Public Safety

Murphy signs latest batch of N.J. laws aimed at gun control

New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the U.S. On Tuesday, Gov. Murphy signed measures aimed at reducing gun suicides and restricting gun sales.

6 years ago

From left, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Elections
Gender
Immigration
Race & Ethnicity

Racist rhetoric from the White House

We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.

Air Date: July 17, 2019 10:00 am

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. Dems, some in GOP criticize Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets

Most Democratic House members from Pennsylvania were quick to publicly condemn President Donald Trump’s statements. Meanwhile, Republicans offered a variety of reactions.

6 years ago

In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, a protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Addiction
Law
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Signing three bills, Murphy adds weapons to war against addiction

The new measures boost awareness of opioid misuse, add warning labels on medicine bottles containing opiates, and write MAT into law in New Jersey.

6 years ago

From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their
The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment

Trump doesn’t realize criticizing America is a form of tough love

Trump's recent tweets reminded me of what racists would say to black folks when I was coming up: "Go back to Africa."

6 years ago

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New Jersey

N.J. can improve its redistricting process with a few changes, new report says

The report by a group of academics and analysts recommends a new focus for how New Jersey draws its legislative maps, and more public participation.

6 years ago

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., with Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan (from left), Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York during a press conference on Monday to address racist remarks made by President Trump. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Lawmakers respond to Trump’s racist comments: We are here to stay

President Trump, a day after using racist language in tweets directed at four minority members of Congress, dug in further Monday on Twitter and at a live event.

6 years ago

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