Politics
A Pennsylvania case that got to the Supreme Court in 1992 could have spelled the end for Roe vs. Wade.
Air Date: October 29, 2018
Listen 14:19Trump, Republicans continue remaking the federal courts — even as Senate on recess
President Trump and Senate Republicans are remaking the federal courts in their own image.
5 years ago
Biden on mail bombs: ‘This division, this hatred, this ugliness — it has to end’
Biden quoting Yeats, "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
5 years ago
Pa., N.J., and Del. upgrading voting machines — not in time for midterms
The three states use electronic voting machines that can be hacked, and don’t have a paper trail to facilitate vote audits.
6 years ago
Two packages addressed to Biden intercepted in Delaware
None of the bombs have detonated and no one has been hurt.
6 years ago
Menendez, Hugin clash in N.J. Senate race’s only debate
Sparks flew as New Jersey Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican rival Bob Hugin clashed in their first and only debate.
6 years ago
Trump’s development tax break presents ‘unusual’ opportunity for Philly, Drexel fellow says
The Treasury Department this month issued proposed guidelines for the program, which includes 82 zones in Philadelphia, 300 in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries
All the confirmed bombs appeared to come from the same person or persons.
6 years ago
Former Allentown mayor gets 15 years in prison on corruption charges
Pawlowski was denied bail. After sentencing, he was handcuffed and taken from the courtroom.
6 years ago
The ACA and the politics of health care
Air Date: October 23, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Pa. moves to loosen requirements for court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment
The state is one of the last to move away from a 1970s standard that said someone had to be a “clear and present danger.” But the shift is controversial.
6 years ago
Lehigh Valley congressional race in play for control of the House
Three candidates, Democrat Susan Wild, Republican Marty Nothstein, and Libertarian Tim Silfies are contending for the open seat.
6 years ago
Listen 4:52Sooner or later, someone was going to respond to Donald Trump’s uncouth behavior with the same level of rudeness that the president has often exhibited.
6 years ago
Air Date: October 19, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00EPA boasts of reduced greenhouse gases, even as Trump questions climate science
The Trump administration is celebrating a drop in the nation's greenhouse gas emissions last year while the president remains skeptical of climate science.
6 years ago