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Politics & Policy

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Netroots Nation candidate forum.
(Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
Elections
National

Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Warren's campaign is moving to become the first in the Democratic presidential primary to hire field staff and open field offices in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Deb Beck (Courtesy Gene DiGirolamo)
Keystone Crossroads
Addiction
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

She’s the force behind Pa.’s efforts to treat drug addiction. Critics say ‘there is more to the story.’

Deb Beck is a formidable power player in Harrisburg, influencing the state’s response to a drug addiction epidemic. But critics say 'there is more to the story.’

6 years ago

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A U.S. soldier shouts at a cameraman at the scene of a suicide attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up killing at least 10 people, including three NATO service members, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way. A senior U.S. defense official has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were among three NATO forces killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Gul Buddin Elham)
Radio Times
History
Military

The Afghanistan Papers

Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post has dug deep into the lack of planning, mismanaged money, and cynical politics of the Afghan War, now in it's 18th year.

Air Date: December 12, 2019 10:00 am

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President Trump at a rally in Hershey on Dec. 11; DA Krasner in Philadelphia on Nov. 21 (Patrick Semansky and Matt Rourke/AP Photos)
Criminal Justice
National
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Trump slams Philly DA Krasner as ‘worst district attorney’

It’s not the first time the feds have come out against the city prosecutor.

6 years ago

From left, Megan Coyne and Pearl Gabel, who run the @NJGov Twitter account, with Edwin Torres. The trio work on Gov. Phil Murphy's digital team. (Courtesy of Governor's Office)
Media
New Jersey

Mom jokes, butt puns, Baby Yoda memes: N.J. gov’t goes full ‘Jersey Girl’ online

New Jersey’s official Twitter account has gotten noticeably sassier of late. It’s a way to make state government ‘digestible,’ its creators say.

6 years ago

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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Judiciary panel takes first steps toward impeachment vote

The articles charge the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and argue that he is a “threat to national security and the Constitution.”

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, right, speaks with Scott LaMar, host of WITF's Smart Talk, during a live broadcast at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg on Dec. 11, 2019. (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf says ‘absolute no’ to speculation about 2020 Democratic VP pick

He said it’s “an absolute no,” joking that it would essentially ruin his nearly 45-year marriage to his wife, Frances Wolf.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania counties must have voting machines featuring voter-verifiable, individually audit-able paper ballots in place no later than the presidential primary April 28, 2020, as per the settlement to a lawsuit over the state's election system filed after the 2016 election. (Map by Tom Downing/WITF, database by Emily Previti/PA Post)
Elections
PA Post

How Pa.’s election security settlement led to a challenge of the state’s top touchscreen voting machine

Experts say the agreement doesn't give plaintiffs or the public much chance to participate in its enforcement.

6 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Cardiff Airport while on the General Election campaign trail in Wales, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Britain goes to the polls on Dec. 12. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP)
Radio Times

UK elections

The British election is just two days away. With Brexit on the line, it’s said to be the most important election since WWII. Whichever ...

6 years ago

Listen 17:00
Robert Costa speaking with journalists on Washington Week.
Radio Times

Political journalist Robert Costa

We begin today’s show by listening to Marty’s conversation with Washington Post White House reporter and host of PBS’s “ ...

6 years ago

Listen 32:00
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
Higher Education

Betsy DeVos overruled Education Dept. findings on defrauded student borrowers

Documents obtained by NPR shed new light on a bitter fight between defrauded student borrowers and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a 2020 campaign rally Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Defiant in face of impeachment, Trump and Pence bring reelection campaign to central Pa.

Thousands show up for rally at Giant Center in Hershey

6 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Criminal Justice
Law
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. House adds mandatory minimums to high-profile justice reform bills

After months of negotiation, the state House has moved a package of criminal justice reform bills through committee.

6 years ago

Philadelphia skyine
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment

Kenney signs law requiring green tune-ups for Philly’s biggest buildings

The new regulation will mandate all non-residential buildings over 50,000 square foot get tune-ups to improve energy and water efficiency.

6 years ago

Former Pennsylvania state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell. ( AP PHOTO / JOSE F. MORENO / The Philadelphia Inquirer )
The Why
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa.’s ‘sad parade’ of corrupt politicians

Yet another Pennsylvania politician is staring down corruption charges. Why do our public officials keep cheating and what is being done to change the culture?

Air Date: December 10, 2019

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