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Government Accountability

Julianne Murray smiles
Courts & Law

Sen. Coons calls appointment of Delaware’s acting U.S. attorney ‘probably illegal’

Julianne Murray was state GOP chair when the Trump administration installed her without a presidential nomination that requires Senate approval.

4 months ago

Listen 1:49
2 masked officers shown from the view of a door camera
Courts & Law
6abc

Viral video of masked federal agents confronting Burlington Twp. resident draws criticism from N.J. Rep. Conway

The footage, recorded Nov. 8, shows agents on private property while the unidentified homeowner, who was out of town, pleads with them remotely.

4 months ago

Protesters standing behind a large coffin.
Community

Clergy join housing advocates in rally urging Wilmington officials to do more to address homelessness

Protesters gathered in front of Wilmington’s city hall as part of a movement to rally support for programs that help the poor.

4 months ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Nina Ahmad seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall
Community

Council members contend foster care support is lacking in Philadelphia

Council members want to know what happens when 43% of youth “age out” of the system and have to find a job and a home of their own.

4 months ago

Listen 4:51
Sky Roberts, brother of prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, speaks
Politics & Policy

What to know about the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files

Here’s a look at what’s expected to be made public, what isn’t, and a refresher on how we got to this point with the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

4 months ago

A member in the audience holds up a
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

MAGA turmoil amidst the Epstein files fallout

The Epstein files and white nationalist Nick Fuentes are causing rifts within the MAGA movement. Even Trump himself is reckoning with the fallout.

Air Date: November 18, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:40
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
Politics & Policy

What’s next now that Trump has signed bill releasing the Epstein files

The bill will most likely trigger a rarely seen baring of a sprawling federal investigation, also creating the potential for unintended consequences.

5 months ago

The Delaware County courthouse in Media.
Politics & Policy

How Delaware County plans to reduce spending in 2026 — and beyond

The Cost Containment Subcommittee of the Delaware County Budget Task Force presented a number of recommendations to the County Council.

5 months ago

A sign with SNAP EBT information is posted on a store window
Politics & Policy

States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the program, said that funds could be available “upon the government reopening, within 24 hours for most states.”

5 months ago

A close-up photo of Donald Trump speaking
Politics & Policy

What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

The president proposed the idea on his Truth Social media platform Sunday, five days after his Republican Party lost elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.

5 months ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim

In the newly released emails, Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking.

5 months ago

The U.S. Capitol Building
Politics & Policy

Philly-area U.S. House members express displeasure over Senate deal to reopen federal government

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Philadelphia, said he doesn’t understand why his Democratic Senate colleagues would break ranks on the continuing resolution.

5 months ago

Listen 0:56
This combination photo of eight senators who are facing criticism from the Democratic party for their deal to end the government shutdown shows Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., top row from left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and bottom row from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Politics & Policy

These 8 Democrats voted with Republicans on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

5 months ago

This combination photo of eight senators who are facing criticism from the Democratic party for their deal to end the government shutdown shows Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., top row from left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and bottom row from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. (AP Photo)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Senate nears deal to end shutdown

The U.S. Senate voted to pass a deal on Sunday night that signals the longest ever federal government shutdown is poised to end this week. Was the shutdown worth it?

Air Date: November 10, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:41
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the Share Food Program in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

‘Dollars are beginning to flow again’: Pennsylvanians owed SNAP payments this week should see money on cards by ‘midnight’

The food assistance payments had previously been frozen by the Trump administration amid the federal government shutdown.

5 months ago

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