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Politics & Policy

Abbie Hyde protests the practice of separating children from their families outside of the Center City offices of ICE in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration

Pa. politicians weigh in on ‘zero-tolerance’ policy that separates migrant families

Approach is 'straight from the pit of hell,' says U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

Demonstrators speak and play guitar at the last of six Poor People's Campaign rallies. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Social Justice

Poor People’s Campaign holds sixth and final rally in Harrisburg

After staging demonstrations for weeks, the Pennsylvania chapter of the national Poor People's Campaign has ended its extended residency in the state Capitol rotunda.

8 years ago

Critics of U.S. government policy that separates children from their parents when they cross the border illegally from Mexico protest in downtown LA on June 14. The former first ladies, and Melania Trump, have pushed back against the policy
NPR
Immigration

First Ladies unite against separating children at border

America's current and former First Ladies are pushing back against the Trump Administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the border

8 years ago

(U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP
Radio Times
Immigration
Politics

‘Zero tolerance’ and child detainees in the U.S.

Guests: Julián Aguilar, Laura Benshoff, Dana Sinopoli It’s estimated that in the last 6 weeks, 2,000 child ...

Air Date: June 19, 2018 10:00 am

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel
PBS NewsHour
Environment
Immigration

Angela Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments U.S. stance

8 years ago

Lucia Ajas, middle, talks about her and her children, Regina Vargas, 7, left, Akemi Vargas, 8, second from left, and Trinidad Vargas, 5, right, being separated from their father during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. District Court building, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Phoenix.
National Interest

Will Trump’s kid cruelty sink the GOP in November?

Is this finally the issue that will shock voters back to sanity?

8 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order

Pennsylvania might have its state budget—or at least part of it—done by the end of this week.

8 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
New Jersey

N.J. lawmaker resigns amid domestic violence charges

A Democratic party official says a New Jersey state lawmaker accused of domestic violence has resigned due to "health reasons."

8 years ago

South Korean marines march during a military exercise as a part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the U.S. in Pohang, South Korea, April 5, 2018.  REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC16612DBE90
PBS NewsHour
Immigration
Military

Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

8 years ago

The cost of residential construction is high in Philadelphia, the fourth most expensive building market in the U.S.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Taxes

As Philadelphia considers scrapping tax abatement, new report provides debate fodder for both sides

A new report from the real estate firm Houwzer aims to dissuade politicians from cutting the 10-year property-tax abatement on new construction.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves a meeting Monday in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
NPR
Economy
International

Trump threatens tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods

The move comes just three days after the president detailed an initial $50 billion in imports that would be taxed an additional 25 percent

8 years ago

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Immigration

‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation

The recording captures the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility.

8 years ago

Ashley Oleson, with the League of Women Voters of Maryland, carries signs of the state's districts, before oral arguments in the Supreme Court in March.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering

The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to make a defining decision on extreme partisan gerrymandering this t ...

8 years ago

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy says he intends to veto the budget plan that legislative leaders are advancing. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey lawmakers unhappy with the governor’s budget offer alternative

New Jersey legislative leaders are pressing ahead with their own state budget plan even after Gov. Phil Murphy said he’d veto it.

8 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, June 18, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump will be in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 23, 2018, to headline the Nevada Republican Party's annual convention and appear at a fundraiser with Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada officials confirmed Monday, June 18. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Immigration
Social Justice

Border policy fuels backlash against Trump

Amid the criticism, the president dug in Monday , again falsely blaming Democrats for the crisis. His administration put the practice in place and could easily end it.

8 years ago

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