
Politics
The government agency in a tug-of-war leadership fight
The U.S. consumer watchdog agency is now at the center of a tug-of-war over who will lead it.
8 years ago
Gorsuch establishes conservative cred in 1st year on court
The 50-year-old justice has been almost exactly what conservatives hoped for and liberals dreaded when he joined the court in April.
8 years ago
Judge blocks Pennsylvania’s demand for $200M from insurer
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner this week granted an injunction sought by the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association.
8 years ago
Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder
A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.
8 years ago
DOJ gives funding advantage to cities cooperating with immigration authorities
The news comes not long after a number of federal courts blocked the Trump administration from attempting to keep grant funding from sanctuary cities.
8 years ago
Why Harrisburg’s silence on demise of Philly’s School Reform Commission speaks volumes
This wasn’t just any governance shake up. It was a bet that state government could and should help fix struggling school districts.
8 years ago
Listen 4:38Surveying Pa.’s 11th congressional district, solidly Republican and regions apart
Voters in the northern end feel weirdly separated from their anchor cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
8 years ago
Listen 6:09Overwhelmed on the front lines of opioid crisis in Congressman Tom Marino’s backyard
Like many places in Pennsylvania and across the country, Lycoming County has been stung by the opioid epidemic. A watershed moment came over the summer.
8 years ago
Listen 4:27Political roundtable with Sabrina Siddiqui and Dick Polman
Guests: Sabrina Siddiqui, Dick Polman We have a lot of politics to discuss today. The GOP tax plan just passed th ...
Air Date: November 20, 2017
Listen 49:18FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears
An FBI report on black "extremists" is stirring fears of a return to a time when the bureau spied on civil rights groups.
8 years ago
America’s greatest concern? It’s not the economy
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 6:14Republicans lose again: The liberation of Bob Menendez
Amidst the rare glut of good news for Democrats, it’s easy to overlook the liberation of Bob Menendez.
8 years ago
Former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge recovering from heart attack
The wife of former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary and Pa. Governor Tom Ridge says he's in the early stages of recovery.
8 years ago
Push for Pa. graduation standard delayed once again
Supporters of the Keystone Exams are grappling with the prospect that mandated statewide graduation standards are not to be.
8 years ago
As term nears end, Philly DA launches efforts focused on hate crimes
District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner, who takes office in January, will review the initiative.
8 years ago