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File photo: Caucus goers sign in on February 3, 2020 in Carpenter, Iowa. Iowa is the first contest in the 2020 presidential nominating process with the candidates then moving on to New Hampshire. (Steve Pope/Getty Images via NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Democrats are considering big changes to the primary process ahead of 2024

The Democratic National Committee is weighing an overhaul of its presidential nominating process, which could give more diverse states an earlier role in the primary season.

4 years ago

Kathy Barnette, left, Mehmet Oz, and George Bochetto take part in a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. Elections: Political Roundtable

We're talking PA politics with WHYY's Katie Meyer, PennLive columnist John Baer, and Chris Borick, Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion.

Air Date: April 13, 2022 10:00 am

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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a house after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 11, 2022.
Community

Mariupol mayor says siege has killed more than 10K civilians

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city.

4 years ago

A young man pushes a wheelbarrow in front of a destroyed apartment building in the town of Borodyanka, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Several apartment buildings were destroyed during fighting between the Russian troops and the Ukrainian forces and the town is without electricity, water and heating.
Community

Russia says it hits Ukraine air defenses before eastern push

Russia claims that it destroyed several air defense systems in Ukraine over the weekend, in what appeared to be a renewed push ahead of a broad new offensive in the east.

4 years ago

A man lights a candle during a Sunday service in an Orthodox church in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 10, 2022.
Community

3 churches in Ukraine contemplate faith, hope and charity

It’s almost Easter in Ukraine, where a trio of churches on the far edges of the capital have faith, hope and charity to consider.

4 years ago

A man with a bicycle walks in front of a destroyed apartment building in the town of Borodyanka, Ukraine, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Russian troops occupied the town of Borodyanka for weeks. Several apartment buildings were destroyed during fighting between the Russian troops and the Ukrainian forces in the town around 40 miles northwest of Kyiv.
Community

Ukraine digs in to fight Russia’s looming eastern offensive

Experts say a full-scale Russian offensive could start within days and become a decisive period in the war.

4 years ago

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Politics & Policy

European leaders stream into Ukraine to show solidarity

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer have joined a stream of European leaders showing their support for Ukraine.

4 years ago

Fran Lebowitz at NYIT Auditorium on Broadway on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Satirist Fran Lebowitz and Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

Fran Lebowitz on bookstores, Putin, rats, NATO, being old and her friendship with Toni Morrison. And, two Penn law students reflect on Judge Jackson's confirmation.

Air Date: April 8, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gestures while standing behind a mic
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov. Murphy starts second term with improved ratings

Murphy’s ratings hit an all-time high back in April 2020, when more than 70% of registered voters approved of the job he was doing.

4 years ago

Signage for Betty's Eddies is seen looking into a 'marijuana kitchen'
Politics & Policy

Legal weed looked like a lost cause in Delaware after March vote, but new creative approach just might fly

The measure’s sponsor has split the bill into two parts. The simple majority needed to legalize possession of less than an ounce seems to be on board.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium
Courts & Law

Pa. court blocks Gov. Wolf’s carbon emissions plan

Commonwealth Court, in a one-line unsigned order, said Tuesday it won't allow the official publication of the regulation “pending further order.”

4 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson glances at members of the media during her meeting with Sen Mark Warner, D-Va., on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Courts & Law

Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirming the value of Black womanhood

Columnist Solomon Jones sees the Black women who nurtured him in the experience of Judge Jackson’s fight for confirmation.

4 years ago

Kenyatta Johnson at a podium.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Prosecution case winding down in federal bribery trial of Kenyatta Johnson

Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses during eight days of testimony. The defense could begin its case as early as Monday.

4 years ago

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
Politics & Policy

What do we know about Pennsylvania Senate candidates’ personal finances?

From the millionaires to the candidates just collecting a paycheck, a look at the earnings disclosures of Dems and Republicans running for U.S. Senate.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks to the press on April 4, 2022.
Community

Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings

President Joe Biden is calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and says he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.

4 years ago

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