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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Pennsylvania

Primary day is first test of Pa.’s redrawn congressional map

Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for the first election under a new congressional map that’s expected to yield ...

8 years ago

An audience member holds a fake news sign during a President Donald Trump campaign rally in Washington Township, Mich., Saturday, April 28, 2018.
National Interest

Trump voters say they get no respect (gee, I wonder why)

Much time and effort is being devoted to "understanding" the typical Trump voter

8 years ago

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, before the start of a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels in 2017. (Olivier Hoslet/AP)
NPR
International

George Soros group leaves Hungary, citing ‘hate campaign’

Billionaire George Soros' pro-democracy Open Society Foundations will pull out of Hungary following growing pressure from the right-wing government there.

8 years ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles in January.
NPR
Immigration

Trump administration doubles worksite investigations to combat illegal immigration

Immigration officials say they have launched more than 3,500 worksite investigations, already doubling the number of cases compared to the previous fiscal year.

8 years ago

Cars and trucks parked in the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets force cyclists to take risky dodges into traffic.
Philadelphia

City Council moves to monitor dangerous Philly intersections

In 2017, 96 people suffered fatal injuries in traffic crashes. The toll included 40 pedestrians and three cyclists.

8 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (center) with Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa M. Deeley; Minister Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia NAACP; and Assistant District Attorney Peter Berson. They say the city is ready to respond to any Primary Election Day issues through the Election Fraud Task Force. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly mobilizing to deter fraud at polls during primaries

In preparation for Tuesday's primary election, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is mobilizing a special task force to keep an eye on the polls.

8 years ago

The flag of Israel is raised above City Hall in Philadelphia Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Israeli flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall

As the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem, Philadelphia officials raised Israel's flag at City Hall Monday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the nation.

8 years ago

First lady Melania Trump will remain in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the rest of the week after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Melania Trump hospitalized for kidney condition

The White House said Monday that Melania Trump was hospitalized after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition.

8 years ago

Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday evening, Nov. 27, 2017.
National Interest

Care to guess why the Trumpists hate John McCain?

When the news leaked on Thursday that a Trump aide had despicably dissed John McCain (he "doesn't matter, he's dying anyway"), it triggered a firestorm that's still burning.

8 years ago

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Speak Easy
Elections
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

A primer on the ‘weirdest elected position in Philadelphia’

Being a committee person is the easiest way to be part of the political system and to initiate some sort of change — in your division, your ward, or even more widely.

8 years ago

Palestinian demonstrators run from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem and ahead of the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City.
NPR

52 Palestinian protesters killed, Gaza officials say, as U.S. opens Jerusalem embassy

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are protesting the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, and Israeli army forces have killed 25 protesters

8 years ago

Madeleine Dean plants lawn sign in Cheltenham Township  (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics

Congressional hopefuls troll for votes on final weekend of campaign

Congressional hopefuls canvass, and we survey the races

8 years ago

The relationship between Governor Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack has never been a close one, and became especially strained after Wolf stripped Stack of his security detail and other staff following verbal abuse allegations. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

In ‘unprecedented’ Lt. Gov. race, Stack reckons with a crowded field

Of all the crowded races in Tuesday's primary election, perhaps none is odder than the one for lieutenant governor.

8 years ago

People cast their votes at a polling location in South Philadelphia.  (AP File Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

On primary day, Republicans and Democrats agree new congressional map may cause confusion

Both Republicans and Democrats expect some party members to show up to the polls on Tuesday and be surprised to learn that their congressional district has changed.

8 years ago

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Scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia attended a conference on Friday to discuss stability in Afghanistan. Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) shakes hands with Qibla Ayaz, chairman of Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology. (Dita Alangkara/AP)
NPR
International
Public Safety
Religion

70 Muslim clerics issue fatwa against violence and terrorism

It is not uncommon for Islamic clerics to issue such fatwas. In January, more than 1,800 clerics in Pakistan declared a directive that forbade suicide bombings.

8 years ago

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