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Politics

Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as U.S. attorney general after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation. Groups throughout the country planned demonstrations to protest the ouster. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The firing of AG Sessions

President Trump fired embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday. We’ll discuss Sessions’ tenure, his stormy relationship wit ...

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Science

Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing

Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...

Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am

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Headquarters for N.J. Rep. Tom MacArthur on election night 2018. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

MacArthur leads Kim in N.J., but it’s too close to call

After Democrats flipped three GOP seats from New Jersey, they'll have to wait to find out if they unseated U.S. Rep Tom MacArthur.

7 years ago

Frankie Franceschini, Linda McCarthy, Bonnie Shuman, and Sandy McCarthy (left to right) react as results come in for the 2018 midterm elections November 6th 2018 in Swarthmore, PA. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Ladies Night

Pennsylvania will send a record-setting four women to Congress next year, up from the current total of zero. Is the "Year of the Woman" here again?

Air Date: November 7, 2018

Listen 12:08
The sweetened beverage industry has spent millions to combat soda taxes and support medical groups that avoid blaming sugary drinks for health problems. (Melissa Lomax Speelman/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Big soda and the ballot: Soda industry takes cues from tobacco to combat taxes

7 years ago

President Donald Trump waves to the cheering crowd as he arrives for a rally, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa..
The Why
Politics & Policy

For Whom the Bellwether Tolls

Two years ago, voters in Luzerne County, Pa. flipped from blue to red for the first time in decades. What do they think now and what does this mean for the rest of America?

Air Date: November 6, 2018

Listen 12:07
President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.  Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. is at right.  (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court won’t review decision that ok’d Obama-era net neutrality rules

The Supreme Court has rejected telecom companies' attempts to quash a lower court's decision that upheld the Obama administration's net neutrality rules.

7 years ago

Sara Ariel Wong for NPR
NPR
Education

Legacy admissions offer an advantage — and not just at schools like Harvard

For years, Harvard University's admissions office has given a "tip" to legacy students, or students with at least one parent who graduated from Harvard.

7 years ago

Democrat Andy Kim speaks to campaign volunteers at a home in Brick, New Jersey on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

MacArthur, Kim make final pitches to South Jersey voters

The battle in N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District, which stretches across Burlington and Ocean counties, has been a close race with national implications.

7 years ago

Listen 1:52
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.  (Ben Margot/AP Photo, File)
Community

Social media’s misinformation battle: No winners, so far

Caught embarrassingly off-guard, technology giants have thrown millions of dollars, tens of thousands of people into fighting fake news, propaganda and hate.

7 years ago

Two young people speak at a rally Monday in Seattle. The Supreme Court said it would not stop the lawsuit that inspired this rally, along with others in Portland and Eugene, Ore.
(Elaine Thompson/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Young activists can sue government over climate change, Supreme Court says

The trial could start as early as mid-November.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Judge could force SEPTA to end ban on political ads

A fed. judge may force SEPTA to scale back its effort to keep politically charged advertisements off its bus shelters and vehicles when he issues a decision later this month

7 years ago

People protesting against President Trump gather near the Tree of Life Congregation on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Poll: Nearly 4-in-5 voters concerned incivility will lead to violence

42 percent say the president is the most to blame, while about a quarter to a third say the media is the most to blame.

7 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Menendez took a business-as-usual approach Monday when he returned to Congress for the first time since his April 1 indictment on federal corruption charges.
The Why
Politics & Policy

Battle of the Bobs

Despite running for reelection in a historically blue state, New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is struggling to maintain a lead over Republican challenger Bob Hugin.

Air Date: November 1, 2018

Listen 14:30
State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown D-Philadelphia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania House lawmaker convicted of taking cash bribes

A Harrisburg jury found Philadelphia Democratic Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown guilty of bribery.

7 years ago

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