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Politics & Policy

Activists block a street as police officers look on during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Immigration
New Jersey

N.J. finalizes $2.1M in aid for immigrants, Murphy says

New Jersey allocated more than $2 million to help immigrants facing deportation, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.

7 years ago

Firefighters rest on a fence outside the home where Wilmington firefighters were killed in September 2016. (John Jankowski/for NewsWorks)
Delaware
Public Safety

Federal report cites litany of errors in blaze that killed 3 Wilmington firefighters

The deaths of three Wilmington firefighters in a row home blaze more than two years ago is the subject of a federal lawsuit about city ma ...

7 years ago

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Door hangers are stacked after a rally with Jacky Rosen, a Democrat who later won her Senate race, at the Culinary Workers Union Hall Local 226 on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. Organizations like the Culinary Workers Union made a big push to engage Latinos in 2018 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Race & Ethnicity

Big Latino turnout in midterms raises stakes for 2020

This year's midterm results in Nevada, Arizona and other states suggest that Latino turnout is up dramatically which could reshape the electoral landscape for 2020.

7 years ago

Members of the migrant caravan walk to make requests for political asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border last week in Tijuana, Mexico (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National

Trump administration faces 2 legal challenges for asylum restrictions

President Trump's effort to limit the number of people seeking asylum in the United States will face legal challenges in two different federal courts on Monday.

7 years ago

Then-candidate Chrissy Houlahan during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Elections
Pennsylvania

Science, technology, math, engineering and now Congress

Chrissy Houlahan has done a lot with her industrial engineering degree over the last 30 years.

7 years ago

Nancy Pelosi,
National Interest

The ridiculous Democratic rebellion against Nancy Pelosi

There's an old saying, attributed to nobody in particular, that Democrats never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

7 years ago

Midterm voter turnout increased up statewide in Pennsylvania from 43 percent in 2014 to 58 percent this year. (Emily Previti)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Voter turnout up in every Pa. county compared to 2014 midterm

Pennsylvania's turnout jumped from 43 percent in 2014 to 58 percent in this year’s midterm.

7 years ago

Members of the freshman class of Congress pose for a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality

Deadline looms on U.S. bill that could affect thousands of low-income Pa. residents

Time is running out for Congress to pass a new farm bill before both chambers break for the year. In Pennsylvania – and around the coun ...

7 years ago

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could soon be facing criminal charges from the Department of Justice, according to language discovered in an unrelated court document by terrorism researcher Seamus Hughes. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
NPR
Technology

How a ‘court records nerd’ discovered the government may be charging Julian Assange

It remains unclear whether any charges against Assange have been filed.

7 years ago

A man holds a poster showing images of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman and of journalist writer Jamal Khashoggi, describing the prince as
International

Trump on Khashoggi death tape: ‘No reason for me to hear it’

''I know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it."

7 years ago

A Utah County election worker verifies signatures on mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on Nov. 6. (George Frey/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections

Sign here: Why elections officials struggle to match voters’ signatures

The art of the signature has become less important and less practiced, and that has meant less certainty for elections officials who are still counting midterm votes.

7 years ago

Demonstrators hold placards in London on Friday. (Alastair Grant/AP)
NPR
International

Here’s what you need to know about Brexit after a tumultuous week in the U.K.

The tentative deal triggered the resignation of two of May’s cabinet secretaries.

7 years ago

Migrant children who travel to the United States to be reunited with a parent often make the difficult journey alone. But reunification with a parent after years of separation rarely goes as smoothly as they expect. (Sara Wong for NPR)
NPR
Immigration
Public Health

Migrant kids survive hardship to reunite with parents. Then what?

Years of separation, a history of grief and trauma, and the stresses of suddenly having to adapt to a new culture often get in the way.

7 years ago

For the first time since women have been allowed to apply, a woman has passed the initial Special Forces Assessment and Selection process, placing her on the path to become the first female Green Beret. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
NPR
Military
National

Woman qualifies for Special Forces training, could be the first female Green Beret

For the first time since women have been allowed to apply, a female soldier is one step closer to becoming a member of the Green Berets.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney delivers Friday an update on the city's emergency plan to combat the opioid crisis. (Joel Wolfram/WHYY)
Addiction
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Placement of new shelter sparks confrontation at briefing on Kensington opioid crisis

Tensions flared Friday over Philadelphia's plans to build another shelter for people addicted to opioids in Kensington.

7 years ago

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