Skip to content
Go behind the headlines: From the economy and healthcare to politics and the environment - and so much more - On Point talks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR for NPR.

On Point

Listen Live

Listen Live

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
Next

Morning Edition

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Politics & Policy

Victor Galvan uses a bullhorn to lead chants during an immigration rally and protest in Civic Center Park Saturday, June 30, 2018, in downtown Denver. The protest was one of hundreds staged nationwide that has brought liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters--motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border--to press President Donald Trump to reunite families quickly. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Radio Times
Politics
Race & Ethnicity

What makes an activist?

Guests: Lauren Duncan, Mary Frances Berry What makes an activist? What fuels their passion and drives them to cha ...

Air Date: July 16, 2018 12:00 am

Listen 48:55
The capitol building in Harrisburg
Gender
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Will local LGBTQ protections be collateral damage in bid to undo Philly paid sick leave?

A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that intends to reverse Philadelphia's sick leave ordinance may also affect LGBTQ employment protections.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on Monday. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR

Trump press conference with Putin sparks bipartisan ire

President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, just days after an American grand jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers.

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the airport in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, July 15, 2018 on the eve of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
International

Trump names EU a global foe, raps media before Putin summit

Trump rattled allies by lumping in the EU with Russia and China after barnstorming across Europe, causing chaos at the recent NATO summit

8 years ago

A protester holds up a sign targeting Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.
(Laura Sydell/NPR)
NPR
Business
Immigration

Tech workers demand CEOs stop doing business with ICE, other U.S. agencies

Tech workers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon and Google have been putting pressure on their CEOs to cut ties and end contracts with ICE.

8 years ago

People in Edinburgh, Scotland, march in protest against President Trump during his first official visit to the U.K. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Thousands turn out to protest against President Trump in Scotland

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow on Saturday to protest against President Trump, who is spending the weekend in Scotland.

8 years ago

In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam. The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia’s steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody’s guess. With no set agenda, the summit could veer between spectacle and substance. As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin head into their meeting, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, here’s a look at what each president may be hoping to achieve(Jorge . Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)
International

Trump sets expectations low for Helsinki summit with Putin

 The outcome of the first summit between the unpredictable first-term American president and Russia's steely-eyed longtime leader is anybody's guess.

8 years ago

In this June 13, 2018 file photo, Nicole Hernandez, of the Mexican state of Guerrero, holds on to her mother as they wait with other families to request political asylum in the United States, across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. he separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border caught the attention of the world and prompted mass outrage, but it only tells a small part of the story surrounding the Trump administration’s immigration policy. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo, file)
Immigration

Border measures part of Trump’s bigger immigration crackdown

The separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border only tells a small part of the story surrounding the Trump administration's immigration policy.

8 years ago

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Elections
National

During meeting of U.S. election officials, Nielsen downplays 2018 Russia threat

The annual gathering has typically been a low-key affair.

8 years ago

Smokestacks loom over Bull Island, northeast of Dublin, in 2008. (Dave Walsh/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

Ireland expected to become world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels

Lawmakers in the Dail advanced a bill requiring the Irish government's more than $10 billion national investment fund to sell off stakes in coal, oil, gas and peat.

8 years ago

Protesters rally at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office at 8th and Cherry streets after a rally in Philadelphia on June 30. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration
National

Push by liberal Democrats’ to abolish ICE delights GOP

Liberal Democrats have unveiled doomed legislation aimed at abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their eyes focused on galvanizing voters for the midterm elections.

8 years ago

Protestors hold banners during a march opposed to the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump in London, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Protests, diplomatic backflips mark Trump’s visit to England

President Donald Trump closed out a turbulent 30-hour visit to England on Friday that featured massive protests, moments of pageantry and ...

8 years ago

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
NewsWorks Tonight
National

Where local lawmakers stand on fight over SCOTUS pick

The lines are drawn in the fight over President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court and the conflict is adding drama to Congressional races in our region this fall.

8 years ago

Listen 5:35
U.S. Army soldiers pass out water, provided by FEMA, to residents in a neighborhood without grid electricity or running water in San Isidro, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 17, 2017. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

FEMA report acknowledges failures in Puerto Rico disaster response

The report found Puerto Rico's emergency-supply warehouses were nearly empty when Hurricane Maria hit in October, without things like cots or tarps.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf and Treasurer Joe Torsella announced Thursday that the state can afford to put money into its Rainy Day fund for the first time in a decade. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Economy

After a lean decade, PA’s putting money in its rainy day fund

The $22 million dollar transfer is modest as far as Rainy Day funds go. The administration estimates it would only keep the state going for about a quarter of a day.

8 years ago

Page 765 of 1,090« First«...763764765766767...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video

    4 hours ago

  • Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for U.S. climate change policy

    5 hours ago

  • ‘I don’t need my history erased’: Rally for return of President’s House slavery exhibit draws hundreds to Independence Mall

    5 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org