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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

File photo: City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Kenyatta Johnson’s wife takes center stage as prosecutors wrap second week of bribery trial

Prosecutors say Dawn Chavous’ consulting firm was used to conceal payments to her husband. And that she did little work for the nonprofit.

4 years ago

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen here at the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2022. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Rep. Cawthorn’s sordid tales of life in Congress frustrate GOP leadership

The GOP freshman accused his colleagues of drug use and hosting orgies, without offering any evidence or specific details. It triggered a swifter response from party leaders.

4 years ago

The crew of the USS Delaware stand in front of a flag of the Presidental Seal while on their submarine during the dress rehearsal for the official commission ceremony for the new submarine.
Community

A rare look inside the USS Delaware, an attack submarine visiting Wilmington this week

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, sponsor of the ship, will speak Saturday at the commissioning ceremony delayed by the pandemic.

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa. (left) and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (Matt Rourke and Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Lamb revives gun incident to attack Fetterman in Pa. Senate race

The accusation marks a sharp escalation in tone between candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for a critical Senate seat in the May 17 primary.

4 years ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis displays the signed Parental Rights in Education, the so-called
NPR
Courts & Law

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over the so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

The challenge aims to block a new Florida law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

4 years ago

Migrants walk along a fence at a makeshift camp that is a temporary home for hundreds of migrants hoping to seek asylum in the United States at a pedestrian crossing on Nov. 8, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico.
Politics & Policy

COVID-19 asylum limits at U.S.-Mexico border to end May 23

The policy will end on paper April 1, but it will not take effect until May 23, to allow border officials time to prepare.

4 years ago

An illustration of a hand reaches out from a pile of papers.
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Education

Exclusive: How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers

Income-driven repayment plans were intended to help low-income borrowers. New documents paint a breathtaking picture of the program's failure.

4 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks in front of an American flag.
Health

Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

4 years ago

Jared Kushner is seen here talking with Israel's opposition leader and ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with his wife Ivanka Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 11, 2021. Kushner, a senior adviser to former President Trump, appeared before the House Jan. 6 select committee on March 31, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Jared Kushner provided ‘helpful’ details to the Jan. 6 committee, a panel member says

Donald Trump's son-in-law substantiated information and provided his own take on different reports on the Jan. 6 attack, Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria said.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about the bill to cap insulin prices during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House passes bill to cap insulin prices

The chamber voted on a bill that caps the price of insulin at $35 a month but fate for the legislation in the Senate is unclear.

4 years ago

Cole Ramsey, 39, of South Linden, Ohio, holds a Transgender Pride Flag in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to protest the passing of legislation against trans women playing sports in high school and college. (Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

On Transgender Day of Visibility, White House announces moves to expand trans rights

The administration's announcement comes as several Republican-led states have passed anti-trans legislation in the last few months, which the White House calls "un-American."

4 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

$5.6 billion Philly budget officially introduced in City Council

The mayor’s $5.6 billion spending plan looks like it will have fewer changes than usual this year in part because there are no tax increases proposed.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became a galvanizing moment in the civil rights era.

4 years ago

The State Capitol in Harrisburg is shown, with a blue sky in the background.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The public could gain easy access to info about how Pa. lawmakers spend taxpayer money on perks

The bill would require legislators and staff in both the state House and Senate to post their expenses online on a quarterly basis.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Tax the rich? A new bill in City Council would place a levy on stocks and bonds

The Philly Wealth Tax could bring in $150 to $400 million a year, backers say.

4 years ago

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