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Syria’s continuing crisis

Guests: Liz Sly, Mona Yacoubian, Andrew Tabler Although ISIS has been largely defeated in Syria, the seven ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

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Keystone Crossroads
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New congressional districts in Philly suburbs could help Democrats win in D.C.

Pennsylvania’s new court-ordered congressional map has thrust the commonwealth into the national spotli ...

8 years ago

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New Jersey joins three other states in ‘gun safety’ coalition

A task force will trace and intercept illegal guns and focus on sharing information about individuals who might pose a threat.

8 years ago

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As Washington gears up to tackle foreign influence, how effective can it be?

Sessions announced a "Cyber-Digital Task Force" within the DOJ to combat the "malicious use of technology," which he said "poses an unprecedented threat against our nation."

8 years ago

The Trump International Hotel is seen, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington.

Book Trump? Interest groups press case at his properties

These groups can now hold an event at a property owned by the president, paying for event space, rooms and food with money that heads into the president's pockets.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump hosts a listening session with high school students, teachers, and others
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The very stable genius wants schools to lock and load

So Trump wants to arm the teachers, to militarize the schools. Naturally, he plucked that beaut straight from the NRA playbook.

8 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson (middle), and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny (right), at a press conference in 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to halt new congressional maps

This is the third time in recent months they’ve made such an appeal in a gerrymandering case.

8 years ago

An aerial view of the site of an early morning train crash Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 between an Amtrak train, bottom right, and a CSX freight train, top left, in Cayce, SC. The Amtrak passenger train slammed into a freight train in the early morning darkness Sunday, killing at least two Amtrak crew members and injuring more than 110 people, authorities said.  (Jeff Blake/AP Photo)
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Philly area lawmakers oppose Trump plan to cut Amtrak funding

The budget plan proposes cutting in half the federal subsidy for Amtrak, including slicing grants to the Northeast Corridor by $128 million.

8 years ago

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K-12
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Trauma bags and armed guards: Securing schools without creating a fortress

Since the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, schools across the country have been hardening their defenses.

8 years ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek to moderate Pa. governor’s debate

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will face off in November against the winner of May's Republican primary.

8 years ago

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Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Toomey rails against Pa. redistricting, calls for conversation on impeaching justices

“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has engaged in a really amazing, highly partisan, unconstitutional power grab,” he told reporters in the Capitol rotunda.

8 years ago

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Elections
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Fact Check: Why didn’t Obama stop Russia’s election interference in 2016?

This story is complex and goes beyond a simple "True" or "False" grade.

8 years ago

Phil Murphy speaks to supporters at the Asbury Park Convention Hall
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New Jersey

Murphy reverses Christie, approves $7.5M for women’s health in N.J.

It's the first bill that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law since succeeding Republican Chris Christie last month.

8 years ago

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other students from Broward County, Fla.
National Interest

Four sick ways to smear the Florida high school survivors

This is America, where so many bottom feeders dwell beneath the bottom of the barrel.

8 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy and members of his administration discuss steps New Jersey will take in response to the mass killing in Florida. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
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N.J. making school safety a top priority, governor says

Gov. Phil Murphy says he’ll work with legislative leaders to enact more gun-safety statutes.

8 years ago

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