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After winning Kansas' 3rd District, Sharice Davids is projected to become one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ person to represent the state in the lawmaking body. (Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

‘Rainbow wave’: How did the record class of LGBTQ nominees fare?

7 years ago

Philadelphia's standing as a sanctuary city — and whether the U.S. government can penalize it by withholding a federal grant — is again the subject of a court hearing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Federal appeals judges hear arguments in Philly ‘sanctuary city’ case

Lawyers for the Trump administration Wednesday tried again to legally justify its attempt to punish "sanctuary cities" like Philadelphia.

7 years ago

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pelosi: Democrats ‘have a responsibility to seek common ground’

Democrats plan to act as a check on Trump and his administration, starting with votes on campaign finance reform and government oversight legislation.

7 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Politics & Policy

Jeff Sessions out as U.S. attorney general

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump applauds during a rally at Show Me Center, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

WATCH LIVE: President Trump to hold post-election news conference

Coverage begins at 11:30 a.m.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The 2018 midterms

Guests: Kevin Robillard, Jill Colvin, Marc Lamont Hill, Chris Potter The high-stakes midterm elections took place ...

Air Date: November 7, 2018 10:00 am

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Frankie Franceschini, Linda McCarthy, Bonnie Shuman, and Sandy McCarthy (left to right) react as results come in for the 2018 midterm elections November 6th 2018 in Swarthmore, PA. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Ladies Night

Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?

Air Date: November 7, 2018

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Splitting Amazon's second headquarters between two locations would dilute the company's original promise of a megadeal, but it could also relieve Amazon of being blamed for worsening traffic and increased housing prices. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
NPR
Urban Planning

Amazon plot twist: 2 cities will split the 2nd headquarters

The split of the second headquarters dilutes the company's original promise of a megadeal.

7 years ago

Politics & Policy

Democrats regain control of House, Republicans retain the Senate

Follow NPR's live coverage of the 2018 election right here.

7 years ago

Left: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)
Right: Scott Wallace (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Path to power: House races to watch on election night

The path to power in the House winds through a few dozen districts, many of them suburban, in Tuesday's election.

7 years ago

President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.  Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. is at right.  (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court won’t review decision that ok’d Obama-era net neutrality rules

The Supreme Court has rejected telecom companies' attempts to quash a lower court's decision that upheld the Obama administration's net neutrality rules.

7 years ago

This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)
Courts & Law

Trial starts over 2020 census citizenship question

A federal trial began Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government's decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

7 years ago

Capitol building
NPR
Politics & Policy

The world is more interested than usual in the U.S. midterm elections. Here’s why

Under normal circumstances, America's midterm elections tend to elicit shrugs outside the U.S.

7 years ago

Families arrive for Shabbat morning services at Beth Shalom Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Community

Jewish nurse: I treated mass shooting suspect out of love

A Jewish nurse who treated the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect says that he saw confusion but not evil in the man's eyes, and that his own actions stemmed from love.

8 years ago

Laura Reisman-Dennis holds up a sign during the Women's March in Philadelphia Saturday morning. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Many women ran for office, will they win in record numbers?

Like most midterm elections, the 2018 campaign is also a referendum on the incumbent president.

8 years ago

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