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Philadelphia

Candidate for Philly D.A. Beth Grossman; Trump emoluments case

Guests: Beth Grossman, Dahlia Lithwick Republican candidate for District Attorney for Philadelphia, ...

Air Date: October 23, 2017

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Speak Easy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Don’t let the U.S. House Climate Solutions Caucus get your hopes up

Pennsylvania Republicans serving on the House Climate Solutions Caucus have voted against legislation that would fight climate change.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania

Part 4: Trump supporters frustrated by Congress, the media, but still optimistic about the president

Part four in an occasional series where Keystone Crossroads checks in with Trump voters from across Pennsylvania throughout his presidency.

8 years ago

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Technology

Top Democrat: White House won't ID employees who used private email

The White House counsel's office is refusing to tell a committee on Capitol Hill which of President Donald Trump's aides used private email accounts for public business.

8 years ago

International

Chinese power over North Korea? It's more myth than reality

The reality, however, is that the complicated, often exasperating, relationship is less about friendship or political bonds than a deep and mutually uneasy dependency.

8 years ago

The capitol is seen against a darkened blue sky
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Q&A on the GOP effort to overhaul the nation's tax system

But can they deliver? What are the next steps for Congress? How would the changes affect the average taxpayer? Some questions and answers:

8 years ago

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe sits in a chair, sunglasses and a smile, wearing a colorful yellow, red, and green jacket
Aging
International

Shock as Zimbabwe's Mugabe named WHO 'goodwill ambassador'

The 93-year-old Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, has long been criticized at home for going overseas for medical treatment as Zimbabwe's economy falls apart.

8 years ago

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Social Justice

NAACP names new leader for more active future

The NAACP has decided to hire its interim leader, Derrick Johnson, as its 19th president and CEO.

8 years ago

Black and white photo of Mr. and Mrs. JFK in the limousine, moments before the assassination
History

Trump has no plan to block scheduled release of JFK records

The documents include more than 3,000 that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been previously released, but with redactions.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Football, marijuana, and President Trump — Americans weigh in for this week's Gallup poll

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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NewsWorks Tonight
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Taxes

N.J., Pa. GOP push tax overhaul, with one key reservation — property tax deductions

The effort to overhaul the nation's tax code is testing the GOP's ability to govern, and right now the region's lawmakers are highlighting the difficulty facing party leaders.

8 years ago

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National Interest
National

Trump turns George W. Bush into Cicero

George W. Bush stayed mum for eight years, refusing to publicly criticize Barack Obama. But yesterday he publicly eviscerated Donald Trump.

8 years ago

Candidates for Philadelphia district attorney, Republican Beth Grossman (right) and Democrat Larry Krasner, debate at La Salle University. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly DA candidates debate civil forfeiture program at LaSalle

Weeks away from the general election, Democrat Larry Krasner and Republican Beth Grossman debated at LaSalle University.

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)
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Pennsylvania
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Voter advocates urge Pa. Senate leader to reform redistricting process

Fair Districts PA delivered postcards collected from constituents to State Senator Jake Corman’s office, urging reform in redistricting.

8 years ago

In file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Marino, President Donald Trump's former nominee to be the nation's drug czar, is defending his role in writing a law that critics say weakened the government's authority to stop companies from distributing opioids.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Officials working on opioid crisis in Pa. weigh in on Lycoming County’s Marino, who dropped bid to be Trump’s drug czar

“This was a failure of government," said Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

8 years ago

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