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Politics

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. gun owner among many nationwide fighting to overturn Trump-led ban on bump stocks

Federal officials are asking gun owners to immediately destroy or turn over bump stocks after a nationwide ban took effect this week.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is pictured in this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Health

After N.J. passes medical aid-in-dying bill, Murphy vows to sign it

The medical aid-in-dying bill was controversial, and it passed both the N.J. Assembly and Senate with the minimum number of votes.

7 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Mueller report summary; holding gun makers accountable

We discuss Attorney General William Barr's summary letter of Special Counsel Mueller's report. Then, a recent decision opening gun manufacturers to liable.

Air Date: March 26, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stephanie Clifford, speaks to reporters as he leaves the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Sept. 24, 2018, in Los Angeles. Avenatti has been arrested on federal bank fraud and wire fraud charges.
NPR
Courts & Law

Attorney Michael Avenatti, sometime scourge to Trump, now faces federal charges

Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who attained national prominence as a legal antagonist of President Trump, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and wire fraud charges.

7 years ago

Sandra Thompson (right) speaks alongside Sandra Harrison, both golfers and members of a group of local women known as Sisters in the Fairway. Last year, officials at the Grandview Golf Club in York called police on the group accusing them of playing too slowly and holding up others behind them. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Teeing off on bias: Why four of York’s ‘Grandview Five’ are running for office

Five African-American women were kicked off of Grandview Golf Course in York County, Pa. last spring. Now four of them are running for public office.

Air Date: March 25, 2019

Listen 13:13
Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Sunday morning, March 24, 2019. Barr is preparing a summary of the findings of the special counsel investigating Russian election interference.  The release of Barr's summary of the report's main conclusions is expected sometime Sunday. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Mueller report says Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016, makes no conclusion on obstruction

President Donald Trump is claiming vindication after the Attorney General released his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

7 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Democrats press for full release of Mueller’s report

Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.

7 years ago

Attendees engage with each other during a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with. The event was hosted by The Penn Project for Civic Engagement and held at the Liberty Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday  (Provided)
Community

‘Can We Talk?’ bridges gap between polarizing debates, constructive conversation

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on Saturday morning, March 23, 2019.  (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open

Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly spends as much on contractors as public employees, study says

More than half of all budgeted contracting in the city this year will go to two departments: Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services and Human Services.

7 years ago

Robert Mueller leaves a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

All the criminal charges to emerge from Robert Mueller’s investigation

The special counsel investigation has resulted in criminal counts against more than 30 people and three Russian entities.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr is being urged by both Democrats and Republicans to make special counsel Robert Mueller's final report public. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Attorney General Barr faces bipartisan pressure to make Mueller report public

Democrats have been pushing Barr to make Mueller's report public. Friday, as the investigation was finally done, some top Republicans echoed their Democratic colleagues.

7 years ago

The White House is reflected in a puddle, Friday March 22, 2019, in Washington, as news breaks that the special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Now what? Mueller ends the Russia investigation

We may not get all the juicy details uncovered over the past 22 months — at least not right away — but this story is far from over. Here's what to expect next.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr departs his home on Friday in McLean, Va. He has notified Congress that he has received special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

READ: Attorney General Barr’s letter on Mueller report

Barr sent a letter on Friday notifying Congress that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election had concluded. Read the text of the letter below.

7 years ago

President Trump speaks before signing an executive order Thursday requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants.
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Money

Trump and universities in fight over free speech, federal research funding

The president promised to do something about what he called a political climate on liberal college campuses that chills discourse.

7 years ago

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