NewsWorks Tonight, May 18, 2018

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In Tuesday’s primary, a record number of women won nominations to represent Pennsylvania in Congress. The Gallup Poll’s Frank Newport looks at how political party affiliation is a potent predictor of public response on a variety of issues. An Iraq War veteran who had been told he might never walk again after being injured in an explosion, will take part in this weekend’s Grand Prix bike race in Wilmington. The quirky history and sites championed by the local chapter of Atlas Obscura will come alive in a series of events. The Orbiter 3 theatre collective launches its seventh and final production, all according to plan.

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