Politics
American Muslims in public life say they face outsized scrutiny
At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.
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Philly candidates for mayor spar on crime, poverty in only televised debate
As Kenney faced off against state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz, the race showed its first signs of a pulse.
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Listen 1:47Measures focused on gun safety stall in Delaware
Two hours of testimony concerning tightened regulations on firearms convinced Delaware Senate leaders to hold the proposals for further modification.
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Mothers bring life to a world where death too often holds sway. They bring authenticity to a world where relationships are often fake.
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Proposed rule could evict 55,000 children from subsidized housing
Tens of thousands of poor children — all of them American citizens or legal residents — could lose their housing under a new rule proposed Friday by the Trump administration.
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Judicial merit selection supporters trying to woo votes in Pa.
The state House is torn over how to update the system Pennsylvania uses to get judges onto its three highest courts.
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Facts aren’t enough: The psychology of false beliefs
This week on Hidden Brain, we look at how we rely on people we trust to shape our beliefs, and why emotion can be more powerful than facts.
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Hundreds rally outside Philly Planned Parenthood, call for Sims’ resignation
State Rep. Brian Sims self-recorded two videos as he harassed anti-abortion demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Center City. Backlash has been swift.
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Pa. House settles on rural-friendly path for updating judicial elections
Pa. state House members appear to have decided on a way to overhaul judicial elections. For a few weeks, they have been debating competing bills.
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U.S. charges former intelligence analyst with leaking classified data to reporter
The Justice Department says Daniel Everette Hale, of Nashville, Tenn., used his top-secret computer to print out dozens of documents related to counterterrorism operations.
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Newspaper: Trump lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994
The New York Times says Trump reported business losses of $46.1 million in 1985, and a total of $1.17 billion in losses for the 10-year period.
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Racial resentment and white extremism in America
The FBI recently warned that white extremist violence is a "persistent and pervasive threat" in America.
Air Date: May 7, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:42Education head DeVos: Polarizing but enduring Cabinet member
While the White House focuses on issues such as immigration and the economy, DeVos has been free to continue her push for school choice.
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Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms
For months, President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean.
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U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says
The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.
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