Politics
Top Mueller prosecutor stepping down in latest clue Russia inquiry may be ending
Andrew Weissmann, the architect of the case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, will study and teach at NYU and work on a variety of public service projects.
7 years ago
Allegheny County Health Dept. revises order against U.S. Steel after it updates repair timeline
The Allegheny County Health Department revised an order against U.S. Steel that required it to significantly curb emissions from three of its Pittsburgh-area facilities.
7 years ago
Did a massage parlor owner sell access to Trump?
A massage parlor owner in Florida has allegedly sold access to the President to Chinese businessmen with ties to the Chinese communist party.
7 years ago
Listen 23:48Paul Manafort, after receiving 47 month sentence, to learn punishment in D.C. case
President Trump's onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort is due back in federal court on Wednesday for sentencing in his criminal case in Washington, D.C.
7 years ago
Senate backs Trump’s Philly-based appeals court nominee over home-state objections
The Senate voted 54-45 to approve Paul Matey to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, giving the court a majority of Republican appointees.
7 years ago
Al Alvarez, man at center of Murphy hiring scandal, denies knowing who hired him
The former Phil Murphy campaign official and former state employee denies the rape allegation and laments how it has affected his family, but does not discuss it at length.
7 years ago
GOP candidate Daphne Goggins is out of Philly mayor’s race
Goggins ended her short-lived campaign in a Facebook video Monday evening, saying Philadelphia’s Republican Party apparatus failed to support her.
7 years ago
I watched with interest as Democrats targeted freshman Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—a Muslim who came to America as a Somalian refugee—as the new face of anti-Semitism.
7 years ago
Chelsea Manning jailed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks
Chelsea Manning, the former Army private, is back in U.S. federal custody, jailed over her refusal to testify in a case involving WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
7 years ago
Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments and the reaction to them
Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments about U.S.-Israel relations have drawn accusations of antisemitism. Today we discuss her comments and reactions to them, in government and beyond.
Air Date: March 8, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Cohen sues Trump Organization, wants it to pay legal bills
Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million.
7 years ago
Ex-Trump campaign boss Manafort sentenced to 47 months
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians.
7 years ago
Kenney’s 2019 budget falls short on spending for libraries, housing, critics say
Mayor Jim Kenney’s annual budget address proved to be a quiet affair, with little in the way of cheering, jeering, or laughter.
7 years ago
Get caught up: Paul Manafort to be sentenced Thursday in bank and tax fraud case
A federal judge will tell the president's former campaign chairman how much time in prison he must serve and how much money he must pay following his conviction last year.
7 years ago
Support for legal marijuana defies party politics in Pa. — among residents, not lawmakers
With signals from the Wolf administration, momentum is building for legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, but top lawmakers have vowed to block the effort.
7 years ago
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