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Thousands of Honduran migrants and families walk towards the southern Mexico border from Guatemala. Many say they are headed to the U.S. The White House said on Tuesday that a record number of migrant families have arrived at the Southwest border over the last year. (Oliver de Roos/AP)
NPR
Immigration
Law
National

U.S. apprehended record number of migrant families at southwest border

More than 161,000 migrant family members were apprehended or found inadmissible at the Southwest border in FY 2018, which ended last month.

7 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is shown in December 2016. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Elections
Pennsylvania

State House members look ahead to leadership elections

Two top Democrats and a top Republican are leaving the House — and that means their seats are fair game for representatives who want to take on more control.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Ben Bradlee Jr. on the Pa. county that elected Trump

Guest: Ben Bradlee Jr. In BEN BRADLEE Jr. ...

Air Date: October 24, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:46
Exterior of one of the suspicious packages. The FBI obscured the addresses to protect privacy. (FBI)
NPR

Apparent ‘pipe bombs’ mailed to Clinton, Obama and CNN

The package to Clinton was intercepted late on Tuesday, and the package to Obama was intercepted early Wednesday morning.

7 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Democrat Scott Wallace. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

High stakes brawl in Bucks congressional race

A look at the critical battle in the 1st congressional district

7 years ago

Listen 4:51
Outgoing state Rep. Helene Keeley will move right into a newly created $95,000 post as deputy director of the Delaware Lottery. (Steve Ruark/AP, file)
Delaware
Government Accountability

Delaware lawmaker Keeley gets newly created $95,000-a-year lottery post

Keeley has been appointed to oversee state-sponsored gambling operations.

7 years ago

Listen 1:21
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, (center), accompanied by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, (left), Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, (right), and President Donald Trump, (right), speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health Care
National
Pennsylvania

Wolf administration rejects Trump ACA option

2019 ACA insurance open enrollment begins in less than two weeks.

7 years ago

The United States Capitol in Washington D.C.  (Nick Jene/BigStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Democrats hold significant advantage in congressional campaign spending two weeks ahead of election

With midterm elections two weeks away, millions of dollars are pouring into Pennsylvania's congressional and senate races.

7 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to receive diplomatic credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 11. (Sergei Karpukhin/AP)
NPR
Elections
International
Technology

Here’s how Russia runs its disinformation effort against the 2018 midterms

The Justice Department has revealed more than ever about the inner workings of Russia's disinformation war against the United States and the West.

7 years ago

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. After their meeting, Bolton told reporters the U.S. still intends to withdraw from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. (Maxim Shipenkov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

Bolton affirms U.S. intent to pull out of arms treaty with Russia

Bolton confirmed the plan to end the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, better known as the INF Treaty.

7 years ago

Republican Rob Arlett (left) is challenging three-term U.S. Senator Tom Carper of Delaware. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware

‘Anything is fair game’ in Delaware U.S. Senate race

Republican challenger Rob Arlett raises spousal abuse issue in long-shot campaign against three-term U.S. Sen. Tom Carper.

7 years ago

Listen 4:35
Researchers on the study concluded one of the biggest factors in voting ease was same-day registration. Pennsylvania requires voters register at least 30 days in advance. (AP Photo, file)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Study ranks Pennsylvania 31st in ease of voting

Relative voting ease aside, Pennsylvania's registration rates appear to have risen ahead of this year's election.

7 years ago

Migrants bound for the U.S.-Mexico border wait on a bridge that stretches over the Suchiate River, connecting Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.  The gated entry into Mexico via the bridge has been closed.  The U.S. president has made it clear to Mexico that he is monitoring its response. On Thursday he threatened to close the U.S. border if Mexico didn't stop the caravan. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
National Interest

Be very afraid, the caravan is coming to getcha!

Donald Trump's current con job - spreading lies about the migrants who are walking through Mexico is just his latest attempt to weaponize fear for political gain.

7 years ago

NPR
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
International

Evidence shows Khashoggi was ‘brutally murdered,’ Turkish president Erdogan says

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "brutally murdered" as part of a meticulous operation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence delivers opening remarks during the National Space Council's first meeting, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pence, Eric Trump flying in to Northeast Pa. to help GOP House candidate

Pence's Wednesday visit to help Republican John Chrin includes a rally near the Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport.

7 years ago

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