Politics & Policy
Poll finds Murphy’s approval rating hasn’t budged in N.J. for more than a year
A Monmouth University poll released Tuesday found that 38% of Garden State residents disapproved job the first-term Democrat has done.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers set election reform agenda: Five takeaways
Ahead of the fall session, Pennsylvania state Senate and House committees spent more than two hours Monday afternoon hashing out key election reform issues.
7 years ago
Activists protest Wolf administration’s decision to limit rally sizes in Capitol
The administration says it wants to make sure the rotunda is accessible to people with disabilities. Some disability advocates say the move is unnecessary.
7 years ago
“The Targeter:” tracking terrorism in Iraq after 9/11
Former CIA analyst Nada Bakos discusses her work tracking terrorism in Iraq, including ISIS founder Abu Masab al-Zarqawi, after 9/11.
Air Date: September 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Trenton mayor says council members quietly apologized for anti-Semitic remark
Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora says two members of the city council have apologized over use of the phrase “Jew her down.”
7 years ago
Pa.’s lawmakers return to Harrisburg this month. Here’s their plan.
Expect arguments on everything from energy to guns, from criminal justice to wages, and more.
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Gun control must include background checks, Dems tell Trump
Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-N.Y., said they made clear that any proposal lacking the House legislation "will not get the job done" by leaving dangerous loopholes.
7 years ago
Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment
The New York Times now reports that Kavanaugh faced a separate allegation from his time at Yale University and that the FBI did not investigate the claim.
7 years ago
Microsoft president: Democracy is at stake. Regulate big tech
Brad Smith says governments need to step in and set rules for the Internet giants. "Almost no technology has gone so entirely unregulated, for so long, as digital technology."
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What is the filibuster — and why do some Democrats want to end it?
The fate of the filibuster — a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the U.S. Senate — is again an issue of controversy among Democratic presidential candidates.
7 years ago
Greta Thunberg to U.S.: ‘You have a moral responsibility’ on climate change
The climate activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside: "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science."
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N.J. has used its new ‘red flag’ law more than once a day since it took effect
Law enforcement agencies can confiscate the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others after getting judicial approval.
7 years ago
Pa. business advocates celebrate Trump’s Clean Water rollback
Meanwhile, environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water.
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After Thursday night's Democratic primary debate, we discuss what the candidates said and how may play among voters.
Air Date: September 13, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Groundhog Day politics: Democratic idealism collides with realism
In the long-awaited sequel to "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray will wake up to see video clips of Democratic presidential candidates deluding themselves over and over again.
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