Government
Pennsylvania residents will need REAL ID to board planes beginning May 7. Here’s what to know
Because of the pandemic, the enforcement date for REAL ID was postponed from 2021.
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Listen 0:47‘This has to stop’: Philadelphians push City Council for more illegal dumping prevention
Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.
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Listen 1:02Trump pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, who represents parts of Philly and is co-chair of the Congressional European Union Caucus, called the move "a direct threat to our national security.”
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Delaware Senate committee considers bill adding abortion rights to state constitution
Delaware legalized abortion access up until viability in 2017. Constitutional amendments must pass both chambers in two consecutive General Assemblies.
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Listen 0:51What to expect from Trump’s next first speech to Congress
When the president speaks to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, his words are bound to be different from when he addressed lawmakers at the beginning of his first term.
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Even in Philly, some support Trump’s mass firings
Republicans say inflation and national debt demand sharp federal cuts.
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City Council members call on ICE to release ‘lifelong Philadelphian’ in detention
Sereyrath Van was only 4 years old when he came to Philadelphia from a refugee camp in Thailand. Van is now waiting to be deported to a country he has never been to.
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Listen 1:10DOGE’s access to sensitive American data
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been seeking access to troves of Americans’ sensitive data. Could Musk use this info for personal profit?
Air Date: February 27, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:37N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy proposes a record $58.1B budget, but federal funding uncertainty is a concern
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed spending includes continued property tax relief and full funding for K–12 education. Concerns about federal funding remain.
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Listen 1:212,000 attend virtual Delaware town hall amid federal layoffs and immigration enforcement fears
Delaware’s congressional leaders tackled federal layoffs, data privacy concerns and immigration enforcement in the Trump administration.
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by Trump adviser Elon Musk, last week published an initial list of 1,125 contracts that it terminated in recent weeks.
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Gov. Shapiro says Trump administration has unfrozen billions in grants and loans
Pennsylvania's governor said Monday that more than $2 billion identified as either frozen or held up by an unspecified review was now accessible to state agencies.
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Trump administration due in court over AP lawsuit on White House access
The Associated Press is appearing in federal court in Washington over its emergency motion to undo the administration's move to shut its journalists out.
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How experiments with gila monster venom led to blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic
Elon Musk wants to cut funding for scientific research, but the weight loss drugs he promoted also came from government funded basic science.
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Listen 8:48Trump administration putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600
The move escalates a monthlong assault on the U.S. Agency for International Development that has closed its D.C. headquarters and shut down thousands of programs worldwide.
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