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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Politics & Policy

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during closing arguments in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Watch/Listen: Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial heads toward a historic conclusion this week

7 years ago

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn as they depart from the White House for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Friday. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Impeachment trial heads toward finish line after witness vote fails

The key question of Trump's impeachment trial was answered: There will be no new witness testimony, including from former national security adviser John Bolton.

7 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson and his wife, Dawn Chavous, exiting federal court
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Who is Dawn Chavous? The powerful woman at the center of the feds’ latest Philly indictment

The 40-year-old political consultant is married to Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who is a co-defendant.

7 years ago

A Range Resources well site in Washington County in 2018. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

In Pa., poll finds registered voters split on whether to ban fracking

Support for a ban on fracking is strong in cities and suburbs, but weak in rural southwestern Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Environment

U.S. trustee lodges objection to refinery owner’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan

Andrew R. Vara, charged with administrative oversight of the bankruptcy, says the plan has issues with discharge claims, release provisions, statutory fees.

7 years ago

 FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017 file photo, people carry posters during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Immigration
International

Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards

7 years ago

An anti-Brexit demonstrator holds British and European Union flags during a protest in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)
NPR
International

Brexit Day: What to know when the U.K. leaves the EU

On Friday night, Britain will end its more than 40-year membership in the European Union. Here are some of the ways Brexit is expected to play out.

7 years ago

Timell Sherard dress as the plastic bad monster to convince people to cut back on plastic bag use. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. legislators quickly reintroduce single-use plastic, paper bag ban bill

Legislators are acting quickly a few weeks after the New Jersey Assembly failed to act on the comprehensive ban on single-use plastic and paper bags.

7 years ago

In this image from video, Alan Dershowitz, an attorney for President Donald Trump, speaks during the impeachment trial against Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
Radio Times
Law
Politics

Impeachment winds down

We talk about the arguments and legal tactics used by Trump's defense team in the Senate impeachment hearings, as well as the effects of the John Bolton leaks.

Air Date: January 31, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
For two decades, Pennsylvania State Police have dealt with spotty coverage on the radios they use to communicate. (Dan Gleiter / PennLive)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Auditor says after decades of frustration, Pa.’s statewide radio system may soon work properly

The old system was expensive, and its coverage was so spotty that police and other first responders couldn’t rely on it for communication.

7 years ago

In this image from video, presiding officer Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts listens during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30 2020. (Senate Television via AP)

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses

A vote on witnesses, expected Friday, could lead to an abrupt end and assured acquittal in only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Why Philly can’t quit the tradition at the center of FBI’s Kenyatta Johnson case

Council continues to support councilmanic prerogative despite federal prosecutors’ explicit mention of the unofficial policy in the case against the South Philly councilman

7 years ago

Listen 1:30
(alexeys/BigStock)
Business
New Jersey

N.J. becomes the latest state to consider ‘fair work week’ legislation

Women who work jobs with unpredictable schedules struggle to find child care, make it to doctor’s appointments and complete their education.

7 years ago

(Sig Sauer)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Public Safety
Spotlight PA

The Pa. agency that looks for wasteful spending wasted $160,000 on guns and ammo it can’t use

The watchdog office spent nearly $160,000 on pistols and ammunition that its investigators are not legally allowed to carry. The weapons have been in storage for two years.

7 years ago

Wolf, Democratic lawmakers and state secretaries gather to call for toxin abatement funding. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Infrastructure
K-12

Wolf wants to set aside a billion dollars to fix toxic schools

The governor says he’s planning to include the pitch in next week’s budget address, along with several other lead and asbestos-remediation plans.

7 years ago

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