Government Accountability
Hundreds protest at Philly police HQ, call for action on intolerant Facebook posts
Hundreds showed up at Philadelphia Police headquarters on Friday for a protest calling for a response to the city officers allegedly linked to hateful Facebook posts.
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Sexual harassment probe puts Daylin Leach at odds with Democratic leaders
State Sen. Daylin Leach says he’s been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe of sexual harassment allegations. Party leadership maintains that he should resign.
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GOP redistricting strategist played role in push for census citizenship question
Thomas Hofeller concluded that adding the question would produce the data needed to redraw political maps that would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites."
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Mueller: Special counsel probe did not exonerate Trump
The statement came amid demands for Mueller to testify on Capitol Hill about his findings and tension with Barr.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on multiple counts of espionage, sparking many questions about the First Amendment, journalism, and national security.
Air Date: May 29, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Caseloads for Delaware child-abuse investigators are double the legal limit
Turnover among Delaware’s child-abuse investigators runs 40% a year. The state doesn’t have enough to meet its legal standard for caseloads.
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Listen 4:26FCC wants phone companies to start blocking robocalls by default
If the government's new plan works, the number of robocalls you receive may go down in the near future.
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Will gene-edited food be government regulated?
If you just take a snippet out of a gene without inserting anything new, the product falls into a gray area.
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Powell: Policies needed to address slowdown in income growth
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday the United States needs to find ways to address a decades-long slowdown in income growth and upward economic mobility.
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Pa.’s Dean and Scanlon join majority in voting to hold AG Barr in contempt
Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.
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William Barr besieged by allegations he’s protecting Trump
Barr has emerged as arguably the most divisive figure in Donald Trump's administration.
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Barr, after acrimonious day in Congress, says he’ll skip another one on Thursday
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Barr was risking contempt of Congress citation and that he would go ahead with his planned hearing.
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If Mueller Report Was ‘Tip Of The Iceberg,’ What More Is Lurking Unseen?
How much do American officials know about that they don't want to reveal? And how much might the Russians continue trying to do that the United States isn't following?
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Barr’s testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
The department has balked at the panel's plans to allow the committee's counsels from both sides to question Barr
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Ex-mayor of Reading gets 8 years in prison for corruption scheme
"I let ambition take over, and I'm truly sorry," a tearful Vaughn Spencer told a federal judge in Philadelphia. "I lost my compass and for that, I have to pay the price."
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