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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

Kathy Jennings speaks
Delaware
Government

2,000 attend virtual Delaware town hall amid federal layoffs and immigration enforcement fears

Delaware’s congressional leaders tackled federal layoffs, data privacy concerns and immigration enforcement in the Trump administration.

1 year ago

Donald Trump claps next to Elon Musk
Business
Government

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings

The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump adviser Elon Musk, last week published an initial list of 1,125 contracts that it terminated in recent weeks.

1 year ago

Donald Trump speaks
Gender
Law
Sports

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's board voted last week to remove a policy that had deferred to school principals to determine an athlete’s “gender."

1 year ago

A Tesla Cybertruck parked at a dealership
Government Accountability
Transportation

A new document undercuts Trump admin’s denials about $400 million Tesla deal

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. Documents obtained by NPR show the Biden plan was smaller.

1 year ago

European leaders standing in a row outdoors in Kyiv showing solidarity with Ukraine
International
Military

Western leaders visit Kyiv and pledge military support against Russia on the war’s 3rd anniversary

World security is at stake in talks over how the war ends, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned.

1 year ago

A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development
Employment
Government
National

Trump administration putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600

The move escalates a monthlong assault on the U.S. Agency for International Development that has closed its D.C. headquarters and shut down thousands of programs worldwide.

1 year ago

Elon Musk sitting and speaking
Employment
Government
National

Elon Musk said all federal workers must explain last week’s work. Key federal agencies are refusing to comply

Trump's cost-cutting chief said Saturday that failure to respond to the demand would be taken as a resignation. Agencies like the FBI and Pentagon told workers not to comply.

1 year ago

President Trump returns to the White House
Government
International
National

From Ukraine to DOGE: Here’s everything that happened with Trump this week

NPR rounds up what happened this week, the fourth week of President Trump's administration, and takes a look at some developments that have been overlooked.

1 year ago

Madeleine Dean
Government

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean speaks on value in federal funding for community projects

The politician representing parts of Montgomery and Berks counties spoke about the harm of a stalled budget at the Resilience Resource Center in Huntingdon Valley.

1 year ago

Listen 1:01
A sign for the Internal Revenue Service
Government
National
Philadelphia
Taxes

IRS plans to lay off 7,000 probationary workers beginning Thursday, AP source says

The IRS has around 90,000 employees across the U.S. It's unclear how the layoffs, which largely affect employees in compliance departments, may affect tax collection services.

1 year ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
6abc

Trump appoints Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to Council of Governors

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1 year ago

Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks
Studio 2
Economy
Government
Infrastructure
Law
Politics

What the DOGE cuts mean to Philly

The latest on DOGE and the Trump administration's cuts to federal jobs and aid. Budget freezes are impacting NIH funding, education programs and thousands of local workers.

Air Date: February 20, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:43
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
National
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order

The Trump administration has issued a deadline to schools and universities to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money.

1 year ago

a nurse's hands adjusting gloves
Health Care
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. lawmakers want to address the growing shortage of nurses and other health care workers

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill to let out-of-state nurses and other health care professionals work without final license approval for a year.

1 year ago

President Donald Trump speaks
Health Care
Home & Family

Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here’s what you should know about the procedure

The executive order instructed the assistant to the president for domestic policy to give Trump a list of policy recommendations on protecting IVF access.

1 year ago

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