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Elections

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., from left, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., participate in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Democrats debate

After two nights of Democratic debates, we discuss the issues, the policies, the arguments, the memorable moments and what they say about the party and the upcoming primary,

Air Date: August 1, 2019 10:00 am

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Sen. Cory Booker directly challenged former Vice President Joe Biden on criminal justice records during the second night of the Democratic primary debates in Detroit.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden bears slings and arrows but battles through another Democratic debate

The second night of the Democratic debates in Detroit did not stray from its predicted script: It was open season on front-runner Joe Biden right from the start.

6 years ago

Sanders and Warren greet each other at the start of Tuesday night's debate.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Sanders and Warren stand together: Takeaways from Tuesday’s Democratic debate

Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Detroit was widely expected to pit the two leading progressives in the field against each other.

6 years ago

Steven Ball plays the console of the huge Boardwalk Hall organ in Atlantic City, N.J. The organ that is mostly behind the walls of Boardwalk Hall, is described by experts as the largest musical instrument on the planet. The massive organ at Boardwalk Hall hasn’t functioned at its full capacity since a hurricane in 1944. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 07/29/19

This week; how the city plans to cool down Philly's hottest neighborhoods, the fight over upgrading Pa.'s voting machines, and the world's biggest instrument in Atlantic City.

Air Date: July 29, 2019 10:00 am

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Kat Engleman presents to members of the Youth United for Change alumni chapter on North Front Street on June 21, 2019. (Photo by Mohammad Alkhalaf)
Community
Kensington Voice

Youth United for Change seeks to increase voter engagement with VOTA! project

The VOTA! project seeks to increase voter turnout for people of color so they can have their voices accounted for in political decisions directly impacting their communities.

6 years ago

Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., praised the work of state and local election officials in the past few years, but said,
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate Intel Committee unveils election security report in wake of Mueller hearings

The report appeared as the 2020 presidential race gets underway after the former special counsel said to expect continued Russian interference.

6 years ago

Centre County introduced new ES&S voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy

Election upgrades could come with hidden costs for Pa. taxpayers

Already facing $100M+ in upfront costs for machines, counties are struggling to pin vendors down on pricing for software updates.

6 years ago

In this photo taken Feb. 24, 2012, mail is deposited into an outdoor postal box (Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

N.J. county governments seek to invalidate ‘unfunded’ vote-by-mail law

County governments in N.J. want to overturn a controversial state vote-by-mail law critics say confuses voters and unnecessarily costs taxpayer dollars.

6 years ago

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in to testify to the House Judiciary Committee about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Robert Mueller performs in congressional Kabuki theater

His tendentious terminology, coupled with his stoic reticence, will not move the ball forward.

6 years ago

A sign announces a polling place in Spanish outside of the Harrison Community Center during New Jersey's primary election June 5. (Julio Cortez/AP)
Politics & Policy

Murphy signs law to make N.J. polling place information easier to find

N.J. will stop publishing a comprehensive list of polling places in newspapers. Here’s how it’ll work instead.

6 years ago

President Trump gestures to the crowd during a Keep America Great rally in Greenville, N.C. on Wednesday
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants ‘send her back’

Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.

6 years ago

Trump supporters sing the
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of Pa., N.J. women tout Trump’s presidency, vow to support him in 2020

Trump won Pennsylvania in '16 despite losing the five county Philly region. It’s again considered a crucial national battleground where suburban women could hold much sway.

6 years ago

From left, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Racist rhetoric from the White House

We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.

Air Date: July 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Comfort and Tabas embrace, to applause from the crowd. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

At election for Pa. GOP chair, candidates call a truce

In the days ahead of the state GOP leadership election, the party was braced for an ugly battle.

6 years ago

Councilmember Helen Gym takes the stage ahead of the Netroots Nation presidential candidate forum at the Convention Center in Philadelphia on July 13, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Helen Gym, local activists take the presidential stage at Netroots Nation convention

This year, the Netroots Nation conference got local, thanks to City Councilmember-at-large Helen Gym and local community leaders.

6 years ago

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