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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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Politics & Policy

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington.
Elections
National
Politics

Harris could become first woman, second Black person to be president

Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

1 year ago

FILE - President Joe Biden, left, and first lady Jill Biden hold hands as they arrive at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Elections
National
Politics

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here’s how that might work

Democrats, who are set to hold their convention in Chicago in August, now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden listens during a visit to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections
Government
Politics

Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential election, endorses Harris

"I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down," Pres. Joe Biden wrote in a letter posted on social media.

1 year ago

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su
Business
Philadelphia
Politics

Why Philly’s sheet metal workers got a visit from the Biden-Harris administration

Businesses using tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act must use apprentices from registered programs — like one in Philly.

1 year ago

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People stand in the grass on the side of the road holding flags supporting Donald Trump for president
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Doylestown Republicans rally for Trump in the wake of assassination attempt

Dozens of Trump supporters rallied for the former president in Doylestown Saturday, July 20, 2024.

1 year ago

Pharmacist filling a prescription
Health Care
Medicine
Performing Arts

New Pennsylvania law aims to help local pharmacies

Since January, more than 140 pharmacies across the state have shut down.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks to community leaders at the Vote to Live Action Fund's 2024 Prosperity Summit co-hosted by CBC Chair Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., in North Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Biden’s ability to win back skeptical Democrats is tested at a perilous moment for his campaign

Rep. Mark Takano has added his name to the list of nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress who say it’s time for Biden to leave the presidential race.

1 year ago

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during Faith & Freedom Coalition's God & Country Breakfast, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Due Diligence: Can J.D. Vance’s “made in America” story help convince Pa. voters?

Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance is looking to use his background growing up in a lower-income family in Ohio to court Pennsylvania voters.

1 year ago

Peter Navarro
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump’s convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud

Trump still continues to claim that fraud cost him the 2020 election even though his own attorney general, recounts and investigations found no evidence of that.

1 year ago

Trump giving his acceptance speech at the RNC
Elections
Pennsylvania

Trump’s nomination, Biden’s path forward and Pa. musings: Where things stand in the presidential race

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn and WHYY News politics reporter Carmen Russell-Sluchansky look back on the RNC, and where the Biden-Trump race goes from here.

1 year ago

Listen 6:51
President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, July 16, 2024.
Elections
National

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

Obama has expressed concerns to allies and Pelosi has privately told Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step aside.

1 year ago

Balloons drop as the final day of the Republican National Convention ends.
Elections
National

The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know

With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.

1 year ago

Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija speaks in support of the Biden-Harris campaign as Montco Commissioner Jamila Winder and Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell look on
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘The contrast could not be more clear’: Suburban Philly Democrats respond to RNC speeches, affirm support for Biden

Biden won Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in the 2020 elections over former President Donald Trump.

1 year ago

polling place
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Republican challengers in New Jersey still face uphill congressional campaigns

Despite soaring party unity, Republicans challenging Democratic incumbents will still be hampered due to polarization and the voter registration edge.

1 year ago

Listen 1:21
Bull riders at a rodeo
Economy
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

This year’s budget overturns local bans on rodeos. No Pa. lawmaker will take credit

The provision was quietly included in a budget-enabling code bill and appears to target Pittsburgh.

1 year ago

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