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Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

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Bags of trash are visible on the sidewalk.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

2 years ago

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Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House
Politics & Policy

Trump 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.”

2 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Listen 0:51
Donald Trump speaks to reporters
Politics & Policy

What 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.

2 years ago

Elon Musk receives a chainsaw
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Even in Philly, some support Trump’s mass firings

Republicans say inflation and national debt demand sharp federal cuts.

2 years ago

Sereyrath
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:10
Donald Trump claps next to Elon Musk
Studio 2
Courts & Law

DOGE’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 51:37
Phil Murphy speaks
Politics & Policy

N.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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:21
Kathy Jennings speaks
Politics & Policy

2,000 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.

2 years ago

Donald Trump claps next to Elon Musk
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Money

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.

2 years ago

President Donald Trump
Courts & Law

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.

2 years ago

The Gila monster is a venomous lizard found in the Southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico’s Sonora. (Bigstock/Jay Pierstorff)
The Pulse
Science

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.

2 years ago

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A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development
Politics & Policy

Trump 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.

2 years ago

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