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Politics & Policy

In Moscow, Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes in the country's presidential election.
(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

From pride to protest: How Russians feel about their presidential election

More than 140 million people live in Russia, and their opinions on politics, politicians and policy run the gamut.

7 years ago

Row of cars (Big Stock photo)
Business
New Jersey

New Jersey may require used-car retailers to disclose recall information

Assemblyman Paul Moriarty's bill would require dealers gather information to check for any recalls and notify a potential purchaser before a sale is finalized.

7 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
Speak Easy
Elections
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Lamb win in Pa. suggests GOP’s historically bad tax overhaul can be repealed

It turns out trading people's Medicaid and Medicare coverage for tax cuts for the very richest is not a winning message.

7 years ago

In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica, a data-analysis firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, over allegations that it held onto improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had deleted the information. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
National
Technology

Trump-linked data analysis firm taps 50M Facebook profiles

Facebook said it suspended Cambridge Analytica over allegations that it kept the improperly obtained user data after telling Facebook it had been deleted.

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey

Murphy’s first budget shows how much can change, post-Christie

Republicans say the state can't afford the spending or the tax hikes and are predicting a retrospective rise in Christie's approval rating.

7 years ago

British ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, leaves after a meeting at the Russian foreign ministry building in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned Bristow for talks in a heightening dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)
International

Russia expels 23 UK envoys, blames others for spy poisoning

The poisoning has plunged Britain and Russia into a war of recrimination and blame.

7 years ago

In this June 7, 2017 file photo, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday, March 16, 2018, that he has fired former FBI Deputy Director McCabe, a longtime and frequent target of President Donald Trump's anger, just two days before his scheduled retirement date. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, File)
National

AP learns fired McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump

Andrew McCabe kept personal memos regarding Trump that are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey.

7 years ago

Students Walkout of their school to raise awareness about issues of school safety and the impact of gun violence.
Speak Easy
K-12
Public Safety

Thinking of my teachers and the absurdity of arming them

America’s teachers don’t need guns. What they need is a commitment to preserve schools as places where students and staff feel safe and nourished.

7 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney says the city will investigate whether Catholic Social Services and Bethany Christian Services violated city contracting laws by refusing to place foster kids with same-sex couples. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly halts foster placements with 2 faith-based agencies shutting out LGBT couples

Mayor Jim Kenney has promised an investigation into whether Catholic Social Services and Bethany Christian Services have violated city contracting laws.

7 years ago

State Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-Delaware (AP, file)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Toohil’s lawyers release report calling abuse allegations against Miccarelli ‘credible’

Pennsylvania House leaders have called on the state lawmaker from Delaware County to step down.

7 years ago

Steel coils sit on rail cars leaving the Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany
NewsWorks Tonight
Economy
International

Some area Democrats supporting Trump trade moves, while GOP lawmakers object

Trump's more isolationist view of the U.S. isn't winning over the GOP majority, says Congressman Ryan Costello, a Republican who represents an area west of Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announces the police-assisted diversion program Friday flanked by District Attorney Larry Krasner and Council President Darrell Clarke. (Tom MacDonald/ WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia going ‘outside the box’ with diversion program

The police-assisted diversion program is designed to redirect low-level offenders suspected of prostitution or drug possession to community-based services.

7 years ago

Republican Rick Saccone, left, and Democrat Connor Lamb before the taping of their first debate in the special election in the Pa., 18th Congressional District at the KDKA TV studios, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The debate was recorded in the afternoon and scheduled to be broadcast at 7 PM Monday.
Elections
Pennsylvania

False stories crop up on voter fraud after Pennsylvania race

A Pa. official said no "legitimate claims or complaints" of voter fraud have come up since Tuesday, countering several false stories that cited invalid votes.

7 years ago

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke looks on before speaking at the Western Conservation and Hunting Expo Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Zinke says he's taking steps to improve habitat and migration corridors in Western states for big-game animals such as elk, mule and deer.
PBS
Government Accountability
National

Trump wildlife protection board has many trophy hunters

The board is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk along the Colonnade to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.
National Interest

What a tangled web Trump weaves, when he practices to deceive

It's hard to envision an upside of ticking off the Canadians, of all people, unless his goal is to make us a detestable laughingstock worldwide.

7 years ago

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