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Politics & Policy

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, speaks with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of the panel, who criticized a security briefing on Iran Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top officials, saying it was
International

House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran

The war powers resolution is not binding on Trump and would not require his signature.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., poses for a selfie with an attendee after speaking at a campaign event at the home of Polk County Democratic Chair Sean Bagniewski, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign

Booker is among five senators seeking the Democratic nomination who face spending the lead-up to the first-in-the-nation caucus as jurors in President Donald Trump’s trial.

7 years ago

This Aug. 26, 2015 photo shows Resorts casino owner Morris Bailey speaking during an event at his casino in Atlantic City, N.J. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Move to oust corrupt ‘cartel’ from Atlantic City is rejected

The move is being led by the head of the city's main casino workers union, the owner of Resorts casino and a retired state senator.

7 years ago

This Jan. 17, 2017, file photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
Media
Technology

Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting

And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to meet with other House Democrats on the morning following Iranian attacks on bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
International
Military

Watch live: House to vote on restraining Trump’s actions against Iran

The Democratic war powers resolution seems certain to pass over solid Republican opposition.

7 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pa. Democrats push to shore up insurance coverage in case ACA is struck down

They want a GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold hearings on several of their bills backstopping ACA provisions. It’s not clear if they’ll get their wish.

7 years ago

New Jersey

Listen: Ask Governor Murphy

This month's edition of Ask Governor Murphy, a live call-in broadcast with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, ran at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Elections
Pennsylvania

House Democrats, Republicans clash over special election dates

GOP Speaker Mike Turzai scheduled the elections to be held less than a month before the primary. Democratic leaders think that’s needlessly confusing.

7 years ago

President Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office on Tuesday in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
International

Much of the world doesn’t trust President Trump, Pew survey finds

A clear majority of people living outside the U.S. do not trust President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, with fewer than one-third expressing confidence in him

7 years ago

Kristin Shaffer, 12, of Port Trevorton, Pa., cleans her brown Swiss dairy cow during the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. ( Matt Rourke / AP)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Some farmers are having trouble budgeting money from a new state grant

Pa.'s Agriculture Secretary says several grant recipients were taken by surprise that they had to pay contracted workers prevailing wages.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
International
Military

Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike

Speaking from the White House, Trump seemed intent on deescalating the crisis, indicating that he would not retaliate militarily for the strikes

7 years ago

Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday, in the city of Kerman, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened on Tuesday to
Radio Times
International
Military

The U.S. and Iran: 1953 to today

The U.S. and Iran have had fraught relations since the 1950s. Today we'll talk about the decades of conflict, including the recent killing of Qassem Soleimani.

Air Date: January 8, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Street cleaners organized by the Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia work on a North Philadelphia block. (Black Male Community Council of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

9 Philadelphians tell Mayor Kenney how to clean their neighborhoods

Philadelphians have a number of neighborhood-specific suggestions how Mayor Kenney can make the streets cleaner.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon and U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick. (WHYY file photos)
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

2020 could be a headache for Congress members from Philly region

After passing many large bills at the end of 2019, members of Congress from Pa., N.J. and Del. are hopeful 2020 won’t be full of gridlock.

7 years ago

Listen 5:26
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
International
Military

Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack

The president is promising to make a statement to the nation Wednesday morning about the increasingly precarious situation with Iran.

7 years ago

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