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Politics & Policy

Brian Frayer, of Waldorf, Md., holds a
National Interest

Braving the boos: A conservative speaks truth to Trumpers

Put your hands together for Mona Charen, who was mad as hell and wasn’t gonna take it anymore. Charen, whose right-wing cred ...

8 years ago

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, leaves a committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. On Feb. 25, Schiff released a memo responding to a previous Republican memo about the investigation of President Trump's 2016 campaign.
NPR

What you need to know about Russia memo mania: Minority report edition

After nearly a month of pronouncements, melodrama, headlines and strife, Round One of memo mania is finally complete.

8 years ago

Salem Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the Blackbird Creek
Energy
New Jersey

Sixth time could be the charm for N.J. nuclear power subsidy bill

A bill to provide subsidies for nuclear plants and renewable power incentives is scheduled for a vote in the New Jersey Senate on Monday.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Government Accountability

New terms on city’s deal to buy Inquirer building for new Philly police HQ threaten to increase cost for taxpayers

8 years ago

In this March 7, 2012 file photo, Illinois gun owners and supporters file out National Rifle Association applications while participating in an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day convention before marching to the Illinois state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The troubled teen authorities say killed several people at a Florida high school on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo, file)
Business
National

US companies distance themselves from NRA as pressure mounts

U.S. companies are taking a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and its public face, the National Rifle Association.

8 years ago

A man walks into the Center for American Progress, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at their office in Washington. The major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all. Called “Medicare Extra for All,” the proposal to be released Feb. 22, 2018, by the Center for American Progress gives politically energized Democrats more options to achieve a long-sought goal. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Health Care
National

Leading liberal policy group unveils ‘coverage for all’ plan

Called "Medicare Extra for All," the proposal from CAP, gives politically energized Democrats more options to fulfill a long-sought goal.

8 years ago

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach has ended his congressional campaign more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and making sexually-suggestive jokes. (WHYY file photo)
Pennsylvania

Pa. State Sen. Daylin Leach officially ends bid for Congress

The Montgomery County Democrat announced his decision in a Facebook post, more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and sexual jokes.

8 years ago

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History
Law
Philadelphia

Philly restriction on collecting garbage to feed pigs may go the way of the buggy

Philadelphia City Council is working to eliminate outdated regulations.

8 years ago

(Nick Ut/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey

New Jersey may expand free breakfast program at schools

The measure would require schools where 70 percent or more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals to have a 'breakfast-after-the-bell' program.

8 years ago

Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions witnesses as chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., looks on during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill, on March 20, 2017.
NPR

Memo by House Intelligence Committee Democrats released as Nunes addresses CPAC

The memo was released Saturday evening just as Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the panel's chairman, addressed an annual gathering of conservatives.

8 years ago

A dozen representatives of For Our Future political action committee chant outside Sen. Pat Toomey's Philadelphia office in support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania

With ‘meaningless’ DACA deadline looming, immigrant groups in Pa. regroup

On Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced an end to DACA. He also issued an ultimatum to Congress: create a permanent law by March 5.

8 years ago

School students from Montgomery County, Md., in suburban Washington, rally in solidarity with those affected by the shooting at Parkland High School in Florida, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
National

Most in U.S. favor stronger background checks, longer waiting periods to buy guns

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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US soldiers stand attention during a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Resolute Support main headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)
National Interest
K-12
National
Public Safety

Trump’s reality check: A combat soldier says arming teachers is ‘asinine’

Trump is still abuzz about arming teachers. For the second straight day, he played the monkey to the NRA organ grinder. Let's rebut his blather with the help of a soldier.

8 years ago

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP piles on lawsuits in bid to avoid new congressional map

After lawmakers didn’t meet the court’s short deadline to fix it, justices redrew the map themselves. And analysts expect it will give Democrats stronger representation.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Changes in Pa. voting: new map and new machines

Guests: Lawrence Norton, Laura Olson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos There’s a fight over gerrymandering going on in P ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

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