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Politics & Policy

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Pennsylvania
Politics

Congressman who worked on Trump’s Pa. campaign is resigning

Tom Marino, a five-term Republican congressman who helped steer Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, said Thursday that he is resigning.

8 years ago

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Elections
Immigration

Court blocks Trump administration’s effort to add citizenship question to the census

Guest: Ari Berman “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” That’s the ...

8 years ago

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Hemp displayed at the 2019 Pennsylvania Farm Show (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Pennsylvania

Industrial hemp could become common sight in Pa. once again

A new federal farm bill passed late last year removed hemp from the list of controlled substances, which means the crop could once again become a familiar sight.

8 years ago

Delaware legislators spoke in support of the Equal Rights Amendment during a rally in Dover. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Delaware

Delaware equal rights amendment gets final approval

A proposed amendment to Delaware's constitution guaranteeing equal rights based on sex has won final legislative approval.

8 years ago

 A cashier scans purchases at a ShopRite grocery story in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

February food stamp benefits going out early due to U.S. shutdown

The government shutdown is forcing states to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits more than a month early.

8 years ago

The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability

Federal watchdog finds government ignored emoluments clause with Trump hotel

Agency lawyers allegedly decided to ignore the constitutional issues when they reviewed the lease after Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

8 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a debate before a no-confidence vote on Theresa May raised by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. (Mark Duffy/AP)
NPR
International

Amid Brexit chaos, Theresa May’s government survives confidence vote

In the vote, 325 lawmakers said they had confidence in May's government, while 306 voted that they did not.

8 years ago

Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems (Benedek Alpar/BigStock)
Speak Easy
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Youth in Pa. residential institutions unsafe, disconnected, denied quality education

Lack of adequate oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has resulted in children being put in harm’s way.

8 years ago

Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into Guatemala. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
International

Honduran caravan crosses Guatemala, traveling toward U.S.

The group that reached Guatemala on Tuesday is the first wave of a caravan that could consist of thousands.

8 years ago

An explosion damaged a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, shown in a screengrab from the Kurdish Hawar News agency, or ANHA. (ANHA/AP)
NPR
International
Military

U.S. troops killed by blast in Syria; Islamic State claims responsibility

American troops were killed in an explosion in northern Syria, the spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State says.

8 years ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest his annual State of the Union message to Congress be delayed until the partial government shutdown ends. (Wayne Partlow/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Pelosi calls for postponement of State of the Union address due to shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting a postponement until after the shutdown is over.

8 years ago

Attorney General nominee William Barr (left) testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. In this Sept. 2, 1970 file photo, Sen. William B. Saxbe, R-Ohio, serving his first term in the Congress, poses at Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo and AP Photo, file)
National Interest

Can William Barr live up to the standards of William Saxbe?

The big question now is whether William Barr can meet the standard set by William Saxbe. The preliminary verdict appears to be, "Meh."

8 years ago

A Jersey Shore community is undertaking an innovation solution to a problem that has long plagued beaches: cigarette butts. (Big Stock photo)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Butt out: N.J. beach, park smoking ban goes into effect

The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.

8 years ago

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the site, but with inadequate gear.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
International

As Japan tries out immigration, migrant workers complain of exploitation

The Japanese government intends to bring in 345,000 more foreign workers in the next five years, to staff sectors including restaurants, construction, agriculture and nursing.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf gestures after he was sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Four more years of Wolf

At his inauguration, the governor called for politicians to find common ground, for Pennsylvanians to hold them accountable, and for the state to keep reinventing itself.

8 years ago

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