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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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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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A masked federal employee protesting
Courts & Law

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and D.C.

New Jersey, 18 other states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's mass dismissals at more than a dozen agencies across the country.

2 months ago

Elon Musk speaks
Politics & Policy

Musk could be leaving D.C. after turbulent times at the president’s DOGE

Trump and Musk have both hinted that DOGE's work will end soon. But that was before Tuesday, when Wisconsin voters rejected Musk's pick for a state Supreme Court candidate.

2 months ago

Group of Los Angeles students
Education

Studies show links between arts programs and positive academic outcomes, skills

Anecdotal evidence has shown arts-related classes lead to better grades.

2 months ago

Listen 1:57
Luigi Mangione
Courts & Law

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Penn graduate Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, faces separate federal and state murder charges.

2 months ago

Trump speaking to the press
Studio 2
Money

Trump’s tariffs: Will they help or harm Americans?

A slew of tariffs from the Trump administration take effect Wednesday. Many economists warn these tariffs will drag down the economy, while Trump argues they’ll help the US.

Air Date: April 1, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 45:09
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, speaks during a confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.

2 months ago

Donald Trump looks on
Courts & Law

Trump’s 3rd Circuit: President has power to remake Philly region’s highest federal court

With two vacancies, the 3rd Circuit, a highly influential and powerful court, is evenly split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed judges.

2 months ago

Listen 0:54
People protest a Tesla car dealership in Chester County
Politics & Policy

Chester County protesters join global demonstration against Tesla CEO Elon Musk

The growing movement targeting Musk’s company comes amid a rise in vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

2 months ago

Elon Musk departs the White House
Politics & Policy

Wisconsin judge won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters. Attorney general appeals

The election has set a record for spending in a judicial election and has become a litmus test for the opening months of Donald Trump’s presidency.

2 months ago

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Studio 2 Extra: Pa. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan calls Signal chat leak “a violation of security protocol,” urges investigation

The Representative is sounding the alarm over a leaked chats involving senior Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and VP J.D. Vance.

Air Date: March 28, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 14:03
measles under a microscope
Health

Bucks County health officials report new measles case, warn local residents of possible exposure

A local Bucks County adult tested positive for measles after returning from a trip to Texas, health officials said.

2 months ago

Listen 1:06
Camille Bell and Johnny Velazquez smile
Community

Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era

“Target would have been a great boost to our business’s growth ... We’ll just find it elsewhere,” said a Philly makeup company's co-founder about the retailer's DEI rollback.

2 months ago

A sign at a polling place indicating where to vote and where to register
Politics & Policy

Trump signs sweeping action overhauling U.S. elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

Trump says the U.S. has failed “to enforce basic and necessary election protections” and calls on states to work with federal agencies to share voter lists.

2 months ago

A woman holds a sign in a crowd reading
Politics & Policy

Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting ‘environmental justice’

President Donald Trump has targeted environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that were a Biden administration priority.

2 months ago

Donald Trump speaks
Courts & Law

Another U.S. judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members

On Monday, a federal judge in New Jersey issued a temporary ban on the removal of two transgender men from the Air Force. The ruling follows a similar one last week.

2 months ago

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