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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

President Trump speaks on a deal to end the partial government shutdown last month. While Trump is expected to maintain his demand for border wall funding in his State of the Union speech, he is also expected to mention issues that carry bipartisan support
NPR
Politics & Policy

In the shadow of the wall, Trump will deliver the State of the Union

The fight at the heart of the shutdown — the fight over the president's border wall — remains unresolved with the clock ticking to make a deal.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump  (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump’s inaugural committee

The investigation is the latest in a series of criminal inquiries into Trump's campaign and presidency.

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf puts on a Philadelphia Eagles hat to celebrate their Super Bowl win before he gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
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PA Post

In budget address, how ambitious will Gov. Tom Wolf be?

What to know and what to watch for on Tuesday

7 years ago

Prisoners call out to protesters and family members gathers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison where prisoners have been without heat, hot water, electricity and proper sanitation due to an electrical failure since earlier in the week, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Protesters pushed back at NYC federal jail where power out

Protesters have gathered outside the facility in recent days following news reports that those housed there have largely been without heat or power for the past week.

7 years ago

Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (Steve Helber/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign

On Sunday, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe told CNN's "State of the Union" that Northam — who served as McAuliffe's lieutenant governor — would eventually resign.

7 years ago

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier delivers the mail in Shelbyville, Ky. A White House task force recommended ending the mailbox monopoly held by USPS. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Your mailbox could be opened up to private carriers

By law, only you and the U.S. Postal Service are allowed to put things in your mailbox. But what if companies like FedEx and UPS could do it too?

7 years ago

Environmental activists Liz Brandt (from left), with her daughters, Natalia, 3, and Valencia Bednar, 5; Martha Roberts; and Molly Rauch pose for a photograph while welcoming Environmental Protection Agency employees back to work on Jan. 28 in Washington, D.C. Furloughed employees returned to work following the end of the longest-ever partial federal government shutdown. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

The shutdown is over. Now the federal workforce faces ‘untold morale problems’

While the financial costs for workers were high, the shutdown also took a heavy toll on employee morale.

7 years ago

(From left) Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild, all Pennsylvania women who won their congressional bids during the 2018-midterm elections (Emily Cohen for WHYY; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems would have made gains even under old congressional map, analysis suggests

Pa.'s old congressional map was called a "voter proof" partisan gerrymander. But our analysis suggests the wave of Democratic success this year could have overcome it.

7 years ago

Union boss John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty outside of his home in South Philadelphia during an FBI raid in 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Johnny Doc’s biggest fight: Why Pa.’s most powerful union boss is under indictment

The brash union boss has been the powerbroker behind a slew of Pa. politicians for years. But have Johnny Doc's "in-your-face" politics caught up with him?

Air Date: January 31, 2019

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John Dougherty, the politically powerful boss of Local 98, now faces federal corruption charges. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

‘Johnny Doc’ charged: The political fallout

Philadelphia’s most powerful union leader is charged with theft, raising questions about the political impact.

7 years ago

Listen 4:02
Local 98 used its power to shut down work unlawfully at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (phillytrax, EOTS Flickr Group)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

‘Red-striped’: How Johnny Doc played Philly’s building inspectors

It pays to know a guy when you want to build in Philly. Especially if that guy is a sitting council member with the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspection on speed-dial.

7 years ago

Labor leader John Dougherty embraces a union member during the Labor Day parade in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. political powerbroker ‘Johnny Doc’ indicted on corruption charges

John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

7 years ago

Union boss John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty outside of his home in South Philadelphia during an FBI raid in 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Feds set to charge Pa. political kingpin ‘Johnny Doc’ after years-long corruption probe

Dougherty's mighty labor union in Philadelphia is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

7 years ago

In this Jan. 16, 2019, photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., right, laugh as they wait for other freshman Congressmen to deliver a letter calling to an end to the government shutdown to deliver to the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's known as
Politics & Policy

5 House freshmen get seats on panel probing Trump’s White House

It's known as "the theater committee" for its high profile, high-drama role investigating President Donald Trump's White House.

7 years ago

Attorney General nominee William Barr departs after a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

Trump AG pick says he’s discussed Mueller probe with Pence

President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr, says VP Mike Pence is among the officials with whom he's discussed the special counsel's Russia investigation

7 years ago

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