Politics & Policy
China says U.S. has begun ‘largest trade war’ in history, retaliates with tariffs
The tariffs threatened against billions of dollars in Chinese goods took effect at midnight ET while many Americans were sleeping — but Beijing was ready with a wake-up call.
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Wagner embarks on town hall tour, Wolf deploys defense
GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner spent much of his first town hall Thursday night hammering Gov. Tom Wolf on his refusal, so far, to commit to debating him.
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Transgender people in N.J. can now alter birth certificates without doctor signing off
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law this week permitting transgender people to change the gender listed on the document by simply filling out a form.
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Protesters demand end of Philly’s contract with ICE
The city's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement grants the agency access to the Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System, a real-time arrest database.
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Listen 1:58Scott Pruitt’s resignation welcomed by lawmakers from both parties
Environmentalists and lawmakers from both parties welcomed the resignation Thursday of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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Lured by $40 million tax break, Teva moving U.S. headquarters from Pa. to North Jersey
Teva, which anticipates about $19 billion in revenues in the 2018 fiscal year, will be awarded the $40 million tax breaks over the next decade from New Jersey.
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Scott Pruitt will no longer lead the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump announced Thursday afternoon via Twitter.
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White House taps former Fox News executive for senior communications job
The White House has been without a communications director since longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks left in March.
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For Democrats, pragmatists are still trumping progressives where it counts
Despite all the special election wins and high voter turnout in primaries, the fact remains that Democrats are still stuck at their lowest level of power in nearly a century.
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Guest: Jonathan Rosen Today we’ll discuss the MS-13 gang, who is so often referred to by President Trump when calling for in ...
Air Date: July 5, 2018 10:40 am
Listen 16:58Who is Mexico’s new president?
Guest: Christy Thornton Mexico just elected a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, more commonly referre ...
Air Date: July 5, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 31:56Independent commission will probe Pennsylvania voting system
A commission formed by cybersecurity experts at the University of Pittsburgh will look at the state's voting system.
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N.J. approves $5 million for effort to boost local news
The money will go toward local news organizations, especially those serving diverse audiences and offering a range of perspectives.
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Listen 5:01Casey, Wolf press feds for details on immigrant children
Tom Wolf and Bob Casey pressed the Trump administration Tuesday for information about immigrant children being held in the state, separated from their families at the border.
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