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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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Government Accountability

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, AG probe finds

The nearly five-month investigation, conducted by two outside lawyers who spoke to 179 people, found that the Cuomo administration was a “hostile work environment."

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Philly election commissioners deny ‘audit’ request for 2020 ballots and voting machines

Mastriano, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has repeatedly disseminated false information about the 2020 presidential election.

5 years ago

The moves by the Justice Department are part of the Biden administration's push to demonstrate it is on guard amid new voting restrictions that Republican-led states have proposed and enacted. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Justice Department puts states on notice about election audits and voting changes

The Justice Department is putting states on notice about their obligations under federal law as GOP-led efforts to conduct reviews of the 2020 election intensify.

5 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Image via AP)
Politics & Policy

Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh

The FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel's office.

5 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state Rep. Margo Davidson during a press conference in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Delco Rep. Margo Davidson resigns after being charged with stealing from state

Davidson’s alleged theft centers on one of the most maligned systems in Pennsylvania government: legislative per diems.

5 years ago

A sign reads,
Politics & Policy

Not an ‘infamous crime’: Delaware Supreme Court lets ex-cop convicted of official misconduct take council seat

The Superior Court’s chief judge agreed with the attorney general that the ex-chief’s actions amounted to an ‘infamous crime’ that barred him from office.

5 years ago

Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility
Politics & Policy

AG Shapiro back in court to ‘keep the pressure’ on DeJoy, USPS for mail delays

Shapiro spoke briefly before the press right before he was set to give oral arguments in support of his motion to block “illegal conduct” by the United States Postal Service.

5 years ago

Damon Tyner, the Atlantic County prosecutor, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints. (6ABC)
Courts & Law

Atlantic County prosecutor resigns amid ethics complaints

The Atlantic County prosecutor, Damon Tyner, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints.

5 years ago

An illustration features the Pennsylvania Capitol Building and a web of emergency contracts.
Politics & Policy

Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight

Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.

5 years ago

Rudy Giuliani points to a map as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election on Nov. 19, 2020. He and other Trump lawyers are now under scrutiny for their roles in promoting false claims of election fraud. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump lawyers who spread false election claims are now defending themselves in court

Some experts say the abuses over the past four years compel the legal profession to perform some deeper soul-searching.

5 years ago

Councilmember Bobby Henon and Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson face separate federal indictments. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Indicted Philly lawmakers collect legal defense cash gifts from parking magnates, strip club owners and lobbyists

Councilmembers Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson are raising money to fight federal indictments. Ethics watchdogs say the funds are problematic.

5 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Philly controller says Kenney administration not keeping careful watch on finances

The office tasked with keeping an eye on city finances isn’t sure the Kenney administration is doing a good job.

5 years ago

Protesters march outside Penn Museum, with one sign prominent that reads,
Community

Procedures at Philly Medical Examiner’s Office under scrutiny as city investigates MOVE remains

Farley said he was following standard procedure when he ordered a box of MOVE bombing victims’ bones destroyed without telling the family. Now that practice is under scrutiny.

5 years ago

Listen 4:46
This June 30, 2021, photo shows the halls of the Capitol outside the Senate in Washington. The U.S. Capitol is still closed to most public visitors. It's the longest stretch ever that the building has been off-limits in its 200-plus year history. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Capitol, symbol of democracy, off-limits on Independence Day

White nationalists and other far-right groups loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, and were among those trying to overturn Biden’s victory.

5 years ago

A Pa. congressional map
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA,

Redistricting reform in Pa. is dead for now, advocates say. So what’s next?

Anti-gerrymandering advocates are relying on promises from those in charge of drawing the state’s political maps to hold hearings and allow citizen input.

5 years ago

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