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Politics & Policy

Gina Haspel is sworn in to testify at her confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee in Washington on May 9. The full Senate on Thursday confirmed Haspel as CIA director, making her the first woman to hold the job. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
National

Senate confirms Gina Haspel as CIA Director

Haspel, 61, is widely respected in the intelligence community.

8 years ago

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., speaks at a news conference calling for the passage of the Dream Act in January, along with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Lujan Grisham is one of five Democratic lawmakers, along with nine Republicans, receiving praise over immigration, in the form of paid ads, by the Koch network. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National

Breaking with Trump’s GOP, Koch brothers praise democrats on immigration

The Koch brothers are going rogue.

8 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller
National Interest

Happy anniversary to the most crucial probe in American history

Donald Trump, eloquent as always, tweeted today: "Congratulations America, we are now into the second year of the greatest Witch Hunt in American History." You could almost sm

8 years ago

Radio Times
International

New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem ignites old conflict

Guests: Stephen Farrell, Michael Koplow, Elizabeth Dias Violence erupted in Gaza this week; nearly 60 Palestinian ...

Air Date: May 17, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Hua Qu, the wife of Chinese-American Xiyue Wang, poses with a portrait of her family in Princeton, N.J., on May 9. Families of Americans detained in Iran are hoping President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal will not make it harder to get their love ones freed. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
International

For relatives of U.S. prisoners in Iran, uncertainty grows after Iran deal pullout

Former diplomats warn that the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal will complicate efforts to free American citizens detained in Iran.

8 years ago

Young men gather for an afternoon basketball game at Vare Recreation Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Changing Communities
Kids
Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney announces first rec ‘rebuild’ as clash over union diversity heats up

The clash over Rebuild centers around an agreement between the mayor and building trades union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty outlining union hiring plans

8 years ago

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, arrives for his testimony Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
National

EPA’s Scott Pruitt, subject of many ethics probes, plays defense before Senate

The Environmental Protection Agency administrator fielded reproaches from both sides of the aisle during testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.

8 years ago

On the campaign trail, John Fetterman spoke to supporters at City Hall in Philadelphia. He has won the Democratic nomination to run for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor on a ticket with with Gov. Tom Wolf, who is seeking re-election. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Wolf, Fetterman make first appearance as Pa. running mates

John Fetterman is the first candidate to defeat a sitting lieutenant governor in a Pennsylvania primary.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on immigration policy in California, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci/AP(
NPR
Immigration
International

During roundtable, Trump calls some unauthorized immigrants ‘animals’

"We're taking people out of the country, you wouldn't believe how bad these people are. These aren't people. These are animals," the president said.

8 years ago

Former WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fiedler came away with a win in the 184th House District primary race. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Gender
Pennsylvania

Insurgents win two legislative seats in Pennsylvania’s House

Lizz Fiedler and Chris Rabb were able to beat Democratic organizations

8 years ago

Listen 6:21
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Kids
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

More funding sought for Pa. child welfare programs

A funding boost will be a hard sell in the spending-averse General Assembly, says state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

8 years ago

Christopher Wylie, former Cambridge Analytica employee, prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (Stringer/Reuters)
NPR
Elections
National
Technology

Whistleblower: Cambridge Analytica aimed to trigger paranoia, racial biases

"Cambridge Analytica sought to identify mental and emotional characteristics in certain subsets of the American population and worked to exploit them."

8 years ago

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Andy Wong/AP Photo, File)
National Interest
International

The profiteer-in-chief goes belly up for China’s big bucks

The U.S. Constitution has been reduced to a scrap of parchment, rendered irrelevant by the profiteer-in-chief. Check out TrumpR ...

8 years ago

The Senate Judiciary Committee released thousands of documents Wednesday related to its investigation about a Trump Tower meeting in 2016 between top Trump aides and a delegation of Russians who promised to help their campaign. (The Edge Digital Photography/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Senate Committee releases 2,500 pages about 2016 Trump Tower meeting

The June 9, 2016, meeting at Trump Tower is one of several known contacts between Trump campaign workers and people connected with the Russian government.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. primary election results and analysis

Guests: Dave Davies, Chris Borick, Chris Potter 2018 is a particularly fascinating year for primary elections for ...

Air Date: May 16, 2018 10:00 am

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