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Politics

President Joe Biden returns a salute with a Marine Corp honor guard as he disembarks Marine One before boarding Air Force One
Politics & Policy

Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites

The White House says Biden will visit ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and the memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 was forced down.

5 years ago

A car is swamped at Park Towne Place apartments off 22nd Street near the Vine Street Expressway
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly lawmakers: PA should tap COVID relief funds to help flooded businesses

The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden is pictured
Politics & Policy

Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

5 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

TikTok activists are flooding a Texas abortion reporting site with spam

A new law in Texas makes it illegal to have an abortion after six weeks, as well as to help anyone have an abortion.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

The Texas abortion law and the future of reproductive rights

We discuss the restrictive Texas abortion law that the Supreme Court refused to block and the impact that it will have on women and reproductive rights.

Air Date: September 3, 2021 10:00 am

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In this March 4, 2020, file photo, abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Among abortion-rights activists, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Courts & Law

Delaware abortion rights advocates pledge to double down support after Texas passes restrictions

Delaware Democrats say they’ll fight harder to keep abortion legal in the First State after a new Texas law effectively bans the procedure after six weeks.

5 years ago

Roughly two dozen lawmakers called for the creation of an investigatory committee with subpoena power to conduct an immediate audit, saying they had fielded widespread doubts about the fairness of the Nov. 3 presidential election. (AMANDA BERG / FOR SPOTLIGHT PA)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 8/30/21

The PA GOP may carry out an audit of the 2020 election. Plus, efforts to restore beaches at the Jersey shore might not be enough to address rising sea levels.

Air Date: August 30, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Afghan refugees arrive at Philadelphia international terminal.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Scenes from the Philly airport welcoming center for Afghan evacuees

You can help by donating to local relief organizations.

5 years ago

Demonstrators demand action on voting rights.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington

Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

5 years ago

Delaware Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Murphy (Courtesy of Lee Murphy)
Politics & Policy

Nine months after defeat, Del. GOP candidate relaunches campaign for U.S. House

Republican Lee Murphy hopes the third time's the charm for his campaign for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

5 years ago

Heather Randazzo, a grow employee at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company's grow house, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 8/23/21

Legal marijuana: can NJ navigate a totally new industry? And, there's a 3rd party gaining traction in PA that plans to oust local establishment politicians.

Air Date: August 23, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
AFL-CIO officers (from left) Tefere Gebre, Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond stand in front of the federation's headquarters
Politics & Policy
WITF

AFL-CIO elects first woman, African American man to top leadership positions

New AFL-CIO officers have been named to replace Richard Trumka.

5 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Courts & Law

U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol
Politics & Policy
WITF

F&M poll shows a majority of conservative Pennsylvanians view 1/6 attack negatively

State and congressional Republicans have all but avoided talking about the attack, and Franklin and Marshall College poll results offer some insight on that.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2021, file photo, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington
Politics & Policy

Three senators test positive for COVID in breakthrough cases

Sens. Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado all said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

5 years ago

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