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 House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, during the committee's hearing on overhauling the nation's financial rules. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records

A House Republican chairman has told a dozen government agencies to exclude communications with his committee from requests made by news ...

9 years ago

 At a March 18 town hall, constituents disagree with a statement by Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Scott Perry. A crowd unhappy with his support of the American Health Care Act showed up at his office a day after its approval.(AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Opponents of Trump health plan protest Pa. congressman’s ‘yes’ vote

Congress voted this week to chip away at the Affordable Care Act with a plan that garnered no Democratic votes and will likely see signif ...

9 years ago

 Today is the deadline to file campaign finance papers at City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

George Soros drops $1.4 million into Philly DA’s race

 Spending by the wealthy now dominates the airwaves in Philadelphia’s race for District Attorney, campaign finance reports fil ...

9 years ago

 Employees and guards change shifts at the Camp Hill State Correctional Institution.  The prison has extra beds, some of which will go to Vermont inmates next month. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Pa. prisons are getting some new inmates, courtesy of Vermont

Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections is striking a deal to house inmates from Vermont in its Camp Hill Prison, which has about ...

9 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport in January.
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Scale of immigrants’ political, economic impact depends on who you ask

About 160,000 unauthorized immigrants live in the Philadelphia region. Deducing their impact depends on who you ask.

9 years ago

 Eight candidates for Philadelphia district attorney (clockwise from top left) Michael Untermeyer, Teresa Carr Deni, Rich Negron, Joe Khan, Beth Grossman

Who’s backing whom in the Philly DA’s race

As we approach Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election, the seven Democratic candidates for Philadelphia district attorney all appea ...

9 years ago

 A man walks past defaced election campaign posters for French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Thursday, May 4, 2017. France vote Sunday May 7 for the second round of the presidential election. (Bob Edme/AP Photo)

On ‘Radio Times:’ Why are countries electing authoritarians?

On Thursday’s Radio Times, host Marty Moss-Coane delved into the appeal and causes of authoritarianism, at home and abroad. Fran ...

9 years ago

Rodrigo Duterte and Vladimir Putin
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Why authoritarianism?

Guests: Manu Bhagavan, Howard Lavine The people of Turkey recently voted to give president Erdoğan more authorit ...

Air Date: May 4, 2017

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 U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has tucked language into a federal spending bill aimed at keeping drinking water near military bases safe. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

Fed budget bill may force officials to divulge more on polluted military sites in Montco, Bucks

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants the Department of Defense to do more to keep drinking water safe in communities with military b ...

9 years ago

 Candidates for Philadelphia district attorney are (clockwise from top left) Teresa Carr Deni, Larry Krasner, Jack O'Neill, Tariq El-Shabazz, Joe Khan, Michael Untermeyer, Beth Grossman, and Rich Negrin. (NewsWorks, file, and photos from candidates' social media)

On ‘Radio Times:’ Why does voting for district attorney matter?

On Radio Times Tuesday, host Marty Moss-Coane was joined by two reporters who have been following the race; WHYY’s Dave Davies and Phil ...

9 years ago

 In this April 1, 2017, tweet, President Donald Trump shares his opinion about the news media and what he calls 'fake news.'
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In the fight against ‘fake news,’ we are all responsible

Anyone who has been in any profession other than priestly confessors knows that telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but is more the exception than the rule.

9 years ago

 Philadelphia district attorney candidate Larry Krasner gets the endorsements of some high-powered women of color, including (from left) Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, Krasner, state Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald, and former city Councilwoman Marian Tasco. (Emma Lee/WHYY)(

Krasner gets a big endorsement in DA’s race

Civil rights attorney Larry Krasner picked up a big endorsement yesterday in his bid to become Philadelphia’s next District Attorne ...

9 years ago

 Demonstrators march across Central Park South during

Anti-Trump protests planned for International Workers’ Day

May 1 is International Workers’ Day, when unions traditionally stage protests and celebrations. This year, it’s taking ...

9 years ago

 South Jersey Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur  (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)

South Jersey’s Rep. Tom MacArthur brokers ‘repeal and replace’ deal, but will it pass?

South Jersey Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur is the author of the compromise that has breathed new life into the GOP’s effort to ...

9 years ago

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