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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Politics & Policy

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National

Trump stalks out of shutdown session with Dems — ‘Bye-bye’

Efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over the president's demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

8 years ago

(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)
Down the Shore
Military
New Jersey
Politics

Shore congressman introduces bill to fund Coast Guard during government shutdown

A freshman Shore congressman has introduced a bill that will fund the U.S. Coast Guard during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

8 years ago

In this March 1, 2018 photo, a customer leaves Dylamatos Market owned by Dianne Shenk in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. About a quarter of Shenk's customers pay with benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Food & Drink
Government Accountability

Shutdown fight raises questions about fate of food stamps after January

 An estimated 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians currently receive the benefits.

8 years ago

Federal Aviation Administration employee Michael Jessie, who is currently working without pay as an aviation safety inspector for New York international field office overseeing foreign air carriers, holds a sign while attending a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez called a news conference at the airport to address the partial government shutdown, which is keeping some airport employees working without pay. (Julio Cortez/AP)
Government Accountability

White House tries to hold jittery GOP in line on shutdown

There's growing concern about the toll the shutdown is taking on everyday Americans, including disruptions in payments to farmers and trouble for home buyers.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border security Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)
Radio Times
Immigration
Politics

Jamil Smith on Trump’s border address

Marty spoke to national affairs writer for  Rolling Stone, J ...

8 years ago

Listen 13:29
Darius Brown is sworn in as a Delaware state senator at Legislative Hall in Dover in January 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Delaware

Delaware General Assembly begins session with 17 new faces

Following a year where 15 of 62 Delaware state lawmakers didn’t seek re-election, 17 newly elected legislators were sworn in on the General Assembly’s first day in session.

8 years ago

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Austin Renforth (center) went with his Iraqi counterpart, Lt. Gen. Jalil Jabbar al-Rubaie (center left), for a tour of Baghdad's most crowded neighborhoods on Friday.
(Mootaz Sami/AP Images for NPR)
NPR
International
Military

A U.S. commander went for a rare stroll in Baghdad. Many Iraqis just shrugged

Sixteen years after the United States and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, most Iraqis still blame the U.S. for disbanding the Iraqi army and the civil war that followed.

8 years ago

President Trump delivers his first prime-time address from the Oval Office Tuesday.
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Seven takeaways from President Trump’s Oval Office address

There were a lot of questions going into the address, but there were at least as many afterward, especially, and most importantly, what now?

8 years ago

In this Jan. 3, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the 116th Congress begins. Senate Republicans’ first bill of the new Congress aims to insert the legislative branch into President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy — but also tries to drive a wedge between centrist and liberal Democrats over attitudes toward Israel. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
International
National

Dems block Senate bill on Israel boycotts, citing shutdown

Israel sees a growing threat from the BDS movement, which has led to increased boycotts of the Jewish state in support of the Palestinians.

8 years ago

In this file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks to Marine One, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Immigration
National
PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Trump’s prime-time immigration address, Democratic response

The address comes two days before Trump is scheduled to travel to the southern border to bolster his case for the border wall.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Katie Brennan, the chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, holds hands with her husband Travis Miles as she waits to testify before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
New Jersey

N.J. lawmakers grill Murphy staffers over lack of action regarding rape allegations

Tuesday was the third public hearing of a state legislative oversight committee that is looking into the hiring practices of Murphy’s campaign and administration.

8 years ago

Federal government employees rally to call for and end to the shutdown on Independence Mall Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics

Furloughed federal workers protest shutdown near Liberty Bell

Federal workers not getting paid during shutdown protested in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. Steps from Liberty Bell, they were supported by lawmakers and union officials.

8 years ago

The greenhouse gas reduction goals stem from the state’s draft Climate Action Plan, released in November by the Department of Environmental Protection. (Image by Frank Rumpenhorst /DPA)
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf sets greenhouse gas emission reduction target

Gov. Tom Wolf has set a new goal for the state to combat climate change: reduce greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025.

8 years ago

 House Homeland Security Committee member Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, for a joint hearing of the Senate-House Homeland Security subcommittees on the Secret Service. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Government Accountability
National
Pennsylvania

Congressman Scott Perry sees no clear end to shutdown

Midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry said however the shutdown ends, funding a border wall will likely continue to be a topic of debate.

8 years ago

Lawmakers will return to session next week. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Pennsylvania

Some top Pa. Senate committees see turnover after many years

Notably, the House caucus doesn't have any women senior enough for the chair positions.

8 years ago

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