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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

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican, represents New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
National
New Jersey
Politics

As only N.J. Republican in Congress, Chris Smith ready to help Dems on regional issues

Smith said he’s prepared to help Democrats in the region when it comes to vital Northeast transportation projects.

7 years ago

Listen 1:20
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., addresses supporters during an election night victory gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The Why
New Jersey

Reading Booker: Will Cory Booker’s politics lean further left as he eyes a 2020 bid?

Why Cory Booker's rhetoric has changed as he tries to court the most progressive wing of the Democratic Party and position himself for a 2020 presidential bid.

Air Date: January 7, 2019

Listen 13:44
The former Mt. McKinley seen on a rare sunny day, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, in Denali National Park, Alaska. (Becky Bohrer/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
Public Spaces

Park Service to tap into entrance fees to keep operating

The National Park Service says it is taking the extraordinary step of dipping into entrance fees to pay for staffing at its highly visited parks.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump tells reporters on the South Lawn of the White House that the U.S. will not withdraw its troops from Syria until the Islamic State has been defeated. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
International
National

Trump, Bolton say U.S. withdrawal from Syria is conditional on defeat of ISIS

Bolton is expected to tell Israel's prime minister that troops will remain at a base in Syria to counter Iranian activity, according to a senior U.S. administration official.

7 years ago

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, addresses an overflow crowd outside an organizing event at McCoy's Bar Patio and Grill in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
National

Warren’s trip to Iowa tests themes for a likely 2020 run

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made her Iowa debut with all the look of a presidential candidate, bringing her brand of liberalism to the nation's premier caucus state.

7 years ago

Moscow's Lefortovo prison, where ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is in custody after being accused of espionage by the Russian government. (Sergey Ponomarev/AP)
NPR
International

As American sits in Moscow jail, Russia says U.S. has detained one of its citizens

Russia announced on Saturday that the U.S. is holding a Russian national, but a top Russian official quickly dismissed any talk of a detainee exchange.

7 years ago

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, (left), Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Vice President Mike Pence, talk as they walk down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
National

Weekend shutdown talks led by Pence to go into a second day

Trump confirmed to reporters that he privately told Democrats, in the Friday meeting with congressional leaders, that the shutdown could drag on for "months or even years."

7 years ago

Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., speaks during a news conference to unveil House Democrats' anti-corruption bill, known as H.R. 1, the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
National

House Dems introduce anti-corruption 'For the People Act'

The "For The People Act" is a 571-page compendium of existing problems and proposed solutions in four political hot zones: voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.

7 years ago

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, (right), talks with his Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni during a cabinet presentation ceremony at the presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
International
Military

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees threat in Russia, considers hosting U.S. base

Brazil is open to hosting a U.S. military base to counter Russian influence in the region, the South American country's new far-right president said.

7 years ago

Donald Trump accepts the 2016 GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Some party activists want to prevent a primary challenge to Trump in 2020. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National

RNC members want to block a primary challenge to Trump

Some members of the RNC are backing an effort to block potential primary challengers to Trump, even though insiders insist it's too late to change the rules for 2020.

7 years ago

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Miguel Martinez for WHYY, file)
National
Sports

Chris Christie to states: Fight U.S. control of sports bets

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants lawmakers across the country to resist a bill that would give the federal government control over regulating sports betting.

7 years ago

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, hours after being sworn in on the House floor, profanely called to impeach the president, prompting her own leaders to distance themselves from her comments. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
NPR
National

Profane impeachment call from Rep. Tlaib gets quick rebuke

Just hours after Dems took control of the House and Pelosi cautioned against moving toward impeaching Trump, freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely vowed to remove the him.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Pennsylvania

New Pa. government oversight committee raises eyebrows

As one of its first actions of a new legislative session, the Pa. House of Representatives has passed some updated rules governing internal procedures.

7 years ago

102 women serve in the House on the first day of Congress in 2019 (Sean McMinn/NPR)
NPR
Gender
History
National

What it looks like to have a record number of women in the House of Representatives

One hundred twenty-seven. That's how many women will be in Congress this year, up from 110 in the previous Congress. It's a jump that's simultaneously so big and so small.

7 years ago

Hacked information that was leaked via Twitter included private data from German Chancellor Angela Merkel — seen here speaking in Germany's Bundestag last month. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)
NPR
International
Technology

Hackers attack hundreds of high-profile German politicians, post private data online

Hackers have published cellphone numbers, credit card data and private communications belonging to members of nearly every German political party, in a sweeping breach last mo

7 years ago

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