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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. AG Grewal applauds Trump administration move to abandon offshore drilling plans

The Trump administration has halted its plans for offshore drilling all along East Coast, but New Jersey is proceeding with two suits against U.S. over the issue.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey takes notes during a discussion at Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice about the importance of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which expired 70 days ago. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Sen. Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in domestic abuse bill over NRA objections

Sen. Bob Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in lapsed law; the NRA fears it will be applied too broadly and could unfairly strip people of their right to own a firearm.

7 years ago

In this April 25, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
National

Trump tells NRA he’s withdrawing from arms trade treaty

President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden appears on The View on Friday, where he was asked about criticism from Anita Hill and accusations of unwanted touching. (Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via AP)
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National

Biden insists he didn’t treat Anita Hill ‘badly’ while pressed for apology on TV

Biden appeared on ABC's The View Friday morning and told the show's five female co-hosts: "I'm sorry for the way she got treated."

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a campaign stop on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Allen University in Columbia, S.C. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
Environment
Social Justice

Cory Booker offers plan to address environmental inequality

Booker says addressing environmental inequality is one of today's civil rights battles.

7 years ago

File phtoto: Harrisburg's Market Street Bridge is one of the roughly 3,000 classified as in need of repairs. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Pa. fuel tax meant for bridge repair went to state police instead

From 2011 to 2017, $4.2 billion that could have gone toward repairing hundreds of structurally deficient bridges around the state has gone to fund State Police operations.

7 years ago

Left: Capitol Building (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Right: The White House (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Law
Politics

Mueller report fallout

The Mueller Report itself didn't find criminal charges against Trump, but it did include information that raises questions about the constitutionality of Trump’s actions.

Air Date: April 26, 2019 10:00 am

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. She announced New Zealand and France will lead a global effort to end the use of social media as a tool to promote terrorism. (Phil Walter/Getty Images)
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International
Public Safety
Technology

Global effort begins to stop social media from spreading terrorism

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will lead a global effort to stop social media from promoting terrorism.

7 years ago

Madeleine Dean
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Rep. Dean will introduce PFAS bill, the 15th in Congress this year

Both the House and Senate have stepped up efforts to address the toxic chemicals, which affect communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties and nationwide.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. Republicans setting scene for another Trump win in ’20

Pennsylvania Republicans meet with President Donald Trump's advisers to work out a strategy to once again deliver the state's electoral votes to the president.

7 years ago

Candidates for Philadelphia City Council At-Large discussed their positions on the environment Wednesday evening at the Academy of Natural Sciences. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

Philly Council candidates talk plastic bag bans, zero-emissions public transit at forum

Six candidates for Philadelphia City Council at-large seats laid out their wide-ranging ideas for a greener city at an environmental forum Wednesday night.

7 years ago

Southeastern Pennsylvania U.S. representatives (from left) Madeleine Dean, Brendan Boyle, Mary Gay Scanlon, and Chrissy Houlahan, address some of the most important concerns of Indivisible Project members during a forum at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
National
Philadelphia

Health care, climate change solutions divide Philly-area Dems in Congress

Members of Congress from Philadelphia and the region endorse Medicare for All, while others are wary of ending private insurance.

7 years ago

Symone Sanders attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Elections

Biden hires strategist Symone Sanders, adds diversity to bid

Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign.

7 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Addiction
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

Christie campaign revamp to boost outreach, access to addiction treatment

Murphy administration invests in once-controversial Reach NJ program, but steers clear of Christie-like TV commercials.

7 years ago

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigeig, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke (AP)
Radio Times
Elections
Politics

Biden enters massive 2020 primary field

Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce his candidacy for President on Thursday, adding to an already-crowded field of candidates.

Air Date: April 25, 2019 10:00 am

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