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Politics & Policy

A mother migrating from Honduras holds her 1-year-old child as she surrenders to a U.S. Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing the border, near McAllen, Texas, in late June.
NPR
Immigration
Social Justice

Lawsuit says migrants were subjected to dirty detention facilities, bad food and water

The group is demanding that the government meet minimum standard condition

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Elections
Government Accountability

State auditor broadens review of Pa.’s voter system

Eugene DePasquale says his decision comes after learning that a Russian oligarch is a primary investor in the company that manages Maryland's system.

8 years ago

Vaughn prison in Smyrna, Delaware. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Delaware prisons make strides, but staffing remains significant problem

Prison officials say they’ve made measureable progress implementing recommendations outlined in an independent review following a prison riot in 2017.

8 years ago

Listen 5:41
President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has
NPR
National

Trump walks back controversial comments on Russian election interference

A day after his much-criticized news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump attempted some damage control Tuesday.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump, (left), greets Pa. Rep. Lou Barletta, R.Pa., before a speech at H&K Equipment Co. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 in Coraopolis, Pa. Barletta is running for the U.S. Senate. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania

Barletta treads softly on Trump’s encounter with Putin

Senate candidate Lou Barletta easier on Trump than most Republicans after Putin presser.

8 years ago

The governor has twice renewed the 90-day
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Transforming Health

Wolf administration touts opioid help hotline, other initiatives

Initiatives to prevent addiction and help those who need treatment show signs of working, Wolf Administration officials said at a press briefing.

8 years ago

Currently, the federal government has jurisdiction over attachments to telephone poles in Pennsylvania. A proposal from the state Utility Commission would change that. (AP Photo/John Flavell)
Technology

PUC considering taking over FCC duties to speed broadband installation

The state Public Utility Commission is considering taking over jurisdiction of some utilities from the federal government to bring high-speed broadband to rural areas.

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, makes a statement as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks on at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Radio Times
Elections
International

On the Putin/Trump summit

Guests: David Rothkopf, Rudra Sil President Trump met behind closed doors with Russian president Vladimir Putin o ...

Air Date: July 17, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Government Accountability
Public Health

How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

New analyses show it's likely more people than previously reported have been exposed to PFAs

8 years ago

Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Convention at the on May 20, 2016, in Louisville, Ky.
NPR

New charges confirm that ‘infiltration’ was an aspect of Russian 2016 attack

The government charges that she was acting as a foreign agent without registering.

8 years ago

During a 2013 trip to South Africa, then-President Obama looks out the window from the cell where Nelson Mandela was once jailed on Robben Island. Obama is giving a major speech Tuesday. Wednesday would have been Mandela's 100th birthday. (Jim Watson/ AFP/Getty Images)
NPR

‘We’ve been through darker times’: Barack Obama speaks in South Africa

Barack Obama celebrates the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg Tuesday, marking the centennial of the South African leader's birth.

8 years ago

NPR

‘Disgraceful,’ ‘pushover,’ ‘deeply troubled’: Reaction to the Trump-Putin summit

Many Republicans harshly criticized President Trump's performance Monday at a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

8 years ago

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Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

Money race for Congress: Can suburban Republicans compete?

A look at June 30 campaign finance reports for local Congressional candidates.

8 years ago

Listen 4:01
Phil Murphy speaks to supporters at the Asbury Park Convention Hall
New Jersey

Ask Gov. Murphy tackles expungement, budget and power plant

Monday's “Ask Governor Murphy” program is the statewide, live call-in show, produced by public radio stations WBGO, WHYY and WNYC.

8 years ago

Ever Reyes Mejia, of Honduras, carries his son to a vehicle after being reunited and released by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Paul Sancya/AP)
NPR
Immigration

Judge halts family deportations for now

A federal judge in California has temporarily halted the deportation of immigrant families that have been reunited after being separated by the Trump administration.

8 years ago

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