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Community

Now is a good time to talk to kids about civics

Here's a quick primer from Life Kit on how to talk with your kids about politics — and, even get them thinking about civics.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. The president was returning from Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Politics & Policy

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles. A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Politics & Policy

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

The policy resulted in over 3,000 family separations during “zero tolerance” and caused lasting emotional damage to children who were taken from their parents at the border.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2020, file photo then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. Harrison, the failed South Carolina Senate candidate and longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden taps Jaime Harrison to serve as Democratic chairman

The 44-year-old comes to the job with strong support from state party chairs around the country and from House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. GOP lawmakers want voters to give them the power to end governor’s emergency orders

The proposed constitutional amendment is the result of long-festering resentment against Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf over his actions to control the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill
Politics & Policy
NBC10

N.J. Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Lawmakers held ‘reconnaissance’ tours day before pro-Trump rioters attacked

Rep. Mikie Sherrill said she intends to take action against members of congress who she saw taking groups through the Capitol on Jan. 5.

5 years ago

Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, left, seen at the protest outside of the Capitol by Rick Saccone, right.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mastriano campaign spent thousands on buses ahead of D.C. insurrection

The Pa. state senator is facing calls to resign after spreading misinformation about the 2020 election and orchestrating travel to D.C. on Jan 6.

5 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shown testifying at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill last October. Facebook and Twitter announced new actions to curb the spread of misinformation.
Michael Reynolds/AP
NPR
Community

Facebook removes ‘stop the steal’ content; Twitter suspends QAnon accounts

Both tech companies cited the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden as a reason for taking more stringent approaches to stamp out misinformation campaigns.

5 years ago

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss also vacated an order from the director of the Bureau of Prisons that had set Lisa Montgomery’s execution date for Jan. 12, 2021.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Courts & Law

Judge halts 1st U.S. execution of female inmate in 67 years

A judge has halted the first execution of a female federal inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman is mentally competent.

5 years ago

The American flag superimposed over a pile of American dollars banknotes
NPR
Politics & Policy

Tech giants join corporate reckoning over political spending

Facebook, Microsoft and Google have joined a growing list of big banks and other major companies that are pausing their political spending following last week's violent attack

5 years ago

PPD officers watch protesters during a demonstration decrying police violence. (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Know a City of Philadelphia employee who took part in the insurrection? Kenney asks for tips

The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

5 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Police move to increase security at Pennsylvania Capitol

Police who guard the Pennsylvania Capitol are working to be more visible and have been coordinating plans with other agencies to secure the building.

5 years ago

President Trump leaves the Diplomatic Room of the White House.
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Trump administration’s sweeping asylum rules

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement

Twitter banned President Donald Trump's account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.”

5 years ago

Lehigh University's campus in Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh U.)
NPR
Education

Lehigh University revokes President Trump’s honorary degree

The Pennsylvania school's board of trustees held a special vote this week, after Trump incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

5 years ago

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