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Politics & Policy

Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Scott Wagner, participates in a debate at the National Constitution Center.
Gender
Pennsylvania

Pa. gubernatorial candidate Wagner supports abortion restriction

GOP contenders Paul Mango, Laura Ellsworth are also anti-abortion.

8 years ago

An eager crowd surrounds the statue of Octavius Catto after its unveilling on the Southwest apron of City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Speak Easy
Elections
History
Race & Ethnicity

Honor legacies of Catto, King by protecting voting rights — and exercising that right

Pennsylvania's May 15 primary election is an excellent opportunity to cast your ballot.

8 years ago

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
PBS

Why did major companies pay Trump’s personal lawyer through a shell company?

8 years ago

North Carolina Democratic Rep. Alma Adams is one of the 27 women who come away from Tuesday's primaries with a spot on the general election ballot.
NPR
Elections
Gender

Women find success in early primaries

There's already a record number of women running for House seats and governorships in 2018 — and women Senate candidates are on track to break records as well.

8 years ago

President Trump applauds as Kim Dong Chul (2nd R) gestures upon his return with Kim Hak Song (C) and Tony Kim (behind) after they were freed by North Korea, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
NPR
International

3 Americans held in North Korea return to U.S.

Three American men who had been held by North Korea touched U.S. soil once again early Thursday, where they were met by President Trump

8 years ago

This photo released on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows flames rising after an attack in an area known to have numerous Syrian army military bases, in Kisweh, south of Damascus, Syria. Syrian state-run media said Israel struck a military outpost near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, saying its air defenses intercepted and destroyed two of the incoming missiles. The reported attack came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, calling Tehran a main exporter of terrorism in the region. (SANA via AP)

Israel says Iranians in Syria fired missiles

Israel’s military says Iranian forces based in neighboring Syria fired about 20 projectiles at Israeli positions in the Golan Heigh ...

8 years ago

Left to right: Former President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.
NPR
Government Accountability

What you need to know about alleged Russian payments to Trump lawyer Cohen

An explosive document released Tuesday by an attorney suing President Trump and his personal lawyer could be the most important public evidence in the Russia imbroglio.

8 years ago

Supporters of a medical marijuana-growing facility speak at Philadelphia City Hall Wednesday. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Business
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

City councilman, Pa. lawmaker call for medical pot-growing facility in Philly

Pennsylvania's Department of Health is accepting applications until May 17 for the second phase of the medical marijuana program.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pa. hospitals voice concern over Wolf’s budget plan

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania is raising some alarm over a fee hike Governor Tom Wolf wants to include in next year's budget.

8 years ago

This 2009 handout photo released by a friend of Xiyue Wang shows Xiyue Wang at his apartment in Hong Kong, China. Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin, who advised Wang, a Chinese-American researcher sentenced to prison in Iran, defended his former student as innocent of all charges against him. Kotkin told The Associated Press by email that Xiyue Wang is a
International
New Jersey

Families wonder how Iran decision will impact U.S. detainees

Princeton grad student Xiyue Wang and at least five dual-citizens Americans or green-card holders have been imprisoned in Iran on espionage-related charges.

8 years ago

A worker on a Chrysler car lot passes lines of Jeeps in 2014. The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Gregory Bull/AP)
NPR
Business
Personal Finance
Race & Ethnicity

Congress rolls back anti-discrimination auto loan rule

The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending — a first test for a new GOP strategy in Congress to repeal of hundreds of regulations.

8 years ago

Pittsburgh lawyer and gubernatorial candidate Laura Ellsworth talks with a potential supporter at a Bryn Mawr farmers' market. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Elections
Pennsylvania

With primary approaching, GOP candidates for Pa. governor fight to distinguish themselves

The primary is on Tuesday, May 15.

8 years ago

Gina Haspel (PBS)
PBS

Watch: Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick for CIA director, to testify during confirmation hearing

8 years ago

Radio Times
Housing
Infrastructure

Puerto Rico: The recovery continues

Guests: Danica Coto, Catalina Jaramillo, Syra Ortiz-Blanes Seven months after Hurricane Maria, power is still not entirely restore ...

Air Date: May 9, 2018 10:00 am

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Robert Bryce, (right), walks with his wife, Marcia Bryce, as destruction from Superstorm Sandy is seen on Route 35 in Seaside Heights, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Senator Menendez blasts proposed $107M cut from Superstorm Sandy recovery aid

A proposed $107 million cut of Superstorm Sandy recovery aid from the Trump administration's rescission budget has a New Jersey senator fuming. 

8 years ago

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