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A man watches a TV screen showing what the North Korean government calls the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, in November.
NPR
International
Military

North Korea reportedly building more ICBMs

Satellite imagery gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies indicates that North Korea is building new ballistic missiles at a factory just outside its capital,

8 years ago

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction in Lancaster County. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf administration criticizes federal pipeline approval process

Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions.

8 years ago

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Economy
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania looking for ways to reduce pension liability

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Joe Torsella has estimated that in the last 10 years, the state has wasted roughly $5.5 billion on payments to investment managers

8 years ago

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb, is shown at his study in Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J. He was accused of having communist sympathies. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

For President Trump, national security is all about … him

The president and his allies have denounced his critics for criticizing Donald J. Trump.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 30, 2018, in Washington.
Immigration
International

Watch: President Trump holds press conference with Italian prime minister

Updated 2:57 p.m. — President Donald Trump said Monday he would have “no problem” shutting d ...

8 years ago

'The Death of Truth' by Michiko Kakutani (courtesy of Penguin Random House)
National Interest

It’s mourning in America: Donald Trump and ‘The death of truth’

Consider this my summer book recommendation.

8 years ago

Then- Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, shown at a campaign rally in Springfield, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, file)
Health Care
National
Taxes

Libertarian policy center study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion

Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.

8 years ago

(Bob Casey for Senate/YouTube)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

Casey ad aims at moderates; Barletta embraces Trump

In Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, Casey ad features bipartisan couple while Barletta plans rally with Trump

8 years ago

Extreme risk protection laws give families an avenue to temporarily seize guns from a person in crisis. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Law
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pa. GOP lawmaker cajoling colleagues to join ‘red flag’ bill

Five states have similar laws in effect, and around thirty more are considering them.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Friday, June 22, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Immigration

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

8 years ago

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is hoping to complete several criminal justice-related bills in the legislature's waning session days. (WITF/istockphoto)
Pennsylvania

Pa. ACLU lays out legislative priorities for final session days

In Pa., the ACLU will be pushing a measure aimed at repealing automatic driver's license suspensions for people with unrelated drug convictions.

8 years ago

Cyberattackers, traced back to the Vladimir Putin-backed GRU Russian intelligence agency, attempted to hack into the emails of Sen. Claire McCaskill last year. (Alexei Nikolsky/Alexei Nikolsky/TASS)
NPR
Elections
International
Technology

Russian hackers targeted the most vulnerable part of U.S. elections. Again.

Russian hackers took aim at maybe the most vulnerable sector of U.S. elections: campaigns.

8 years ago

The American Civil Liberties Union says that Amazon Rekognition, facial recognition software sold online, inaccurately identified lawmakers and poses threats to civil rights — charges that Amazon denies. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Technology

Facial recognition software wrongly identifies 28 lawmakers as crime suspects

Amazon Rekognition has been marketed as a tool that provides extremely accurate facial analysis through photos and video.

8 years ago

In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. embassy in Beijing. As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other country guilty of cyberespionage. The Chinese government, meanwhile, has denied involvement in the cyber-attacks tracked by Mandiant. Instead, the Foreign Ministry said that China, too, is a victim of hacking, some of it traced to the U.S. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei cited a report by an agency under the Ministry of Information Technology and Industry that said in 2012 alone that foreign hackers used viruses and other malicious software to seize control of 1,400 computers in China and 38,000 websites. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
International
Technology

Report: China, Russia and Iran ramp up economic spying on US

"China, Russia and Iran stand out as three of the most capable and active cyber actors tied to economic espionage and the potential theft of U.S. trade secrets."

8 years ago

Corn grows in front of a barn carrying a large Trump sign in rural Ashland, Neb., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump's escalating trade disputes with China and other countries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics
Taxes

Trump’s trade moves

Guests: Mark Zandi, Mary Lovely If you look at the US economy one way there are lots of positive signs. There is ...

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