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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

From left, Republican election attorney Ben Ginsberg, former U.S. Attorney for Georgia, Bjay Pak, and Al Schmidt, the only Republican on Philadelphia's 2020 elections board, are sworn in to testify before the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 hearing: Barr calls Trump’s election claims ‘detached from reality’; Al Schmidt testifies

Witnesses appeared before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as the panel focused on the “big lie,” Trump's false claims of voter fraud.

4 years ago

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Trump

Rep. Adam Schiff says the department should be investigating “any credible allegation of criminal activity" by Trump, which he and the committee think there are.

4 years ago

Residents of the Wood Norton apartment complex in Germantown, protested outside their local post office on Saturday morning. Until June 10, they had not received their mail in a month. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Community

‘Since when is getting your mail a privilege?’: Germantown residents rally for better mail service

Residents complained about weeks of missing mail deliveries, stolen checks, and long wait times.

4 years ago

Unsafe Philadelphia school buildings have been a concern recently among educators and others. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat Philadelphia)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Target areas for Philly’s latest round of COVID aid? Staffing, learning loss, and asbestos

The money could provide a crucial boost for the district at a very difficult time for city schools.

4 years ago

An image of Ivanka Trump is displayed on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022.  (Jabin Botsford//The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump

Panel members worked to lay out a devastating case as they tried to tell the story of how it happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again, for history.

4 years ago

Ryan Kelly, a Republican candidate for governor, attends a rally in support of First Amendment rights and to protest against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on May 15, 2021. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Michigan candidate for governor, Ryan Kelley, arrested by FBI for Jan. 6 involvement

He's one of a few remaining GOP candidates running for governor in Michigan who hasn't been accused of signature fraud.

4 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

What we know about Trump’s actions as insurrection unfolded

Much is already known about where Trump was, what he said, and how he reacted. But large gaps remain. Here's what we know.

4 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the U.S. Capitol
Politics & Policy

Capitol riot panel blames Trump for Jan. 6 ‘attempted coup’

The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is saying it put America's “constitutional democracy at risk.”

4 years ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin) speaks at the May 15, 2020, protest outside the state capitol
Politics & Policy
WITF

How Doug Mastriano promoted election lies between Election Day and Jan. 6

Mastriano, who is now the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate, spread disinformation through his social media pages over 100 times in this 64-day timeframe.

4 years ago

Zeneta Everhart, whose son, Zaire Goodman, 20, was shot during the Buffalo Tops supermarket mass shooting and survived, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Community

Parents of recent mass shooting victims urge Congress to act on gun control

Parents of children injured and killed during last month's mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, implored members of the House Oversight Committee to act quickly

4 years ago

Television crews and technicians prepare the Cannon Caucus Room for Thursday night's hearing by the House select committee investigating the attack of Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Capitol attack’s full story: Jan. 6 panel’s chilling details

The Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see.

4 years ago

About 100 people marched to the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, to press for action to curb crime and assist its victims. The event was sponsored by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice and urged lawmakers to take action. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Community

State Capitol rally urges action to fight crime, aid victims

A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday to call for changes, three days after a shooting in Philly killed three and wounded 11.

4 years ago

A cyclist rides past the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans face decision on constitutional changes package

The comparatively large number of proposals pending in the General Assembly address topics that range from voting rights to abortion and real estate taxes.

4 years ago

File photo: Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge is questioning Donald Trump's efforts to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Judge Tanya Chutkan was skeptical Thursday, Nov. 4, of attorneys for the former president who asked her to block the handover of documents to a House committee
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 insurrection hearings: How to watch and what to know

The series of hearings that will take place over the next several weeks begin with a prime-time session Thursday night. Here's what you need to know ahead of the hearing.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate Republicans revive election bill over 2020 complaints

The bill passed, 30-19, with every Republican and one Democrat backing it.

4 years ago

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