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Politics

In this Sept. 13, 2017 file photo, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney departs after a television interview at the White House in Washington.  Senior Trump administration officials said Saturday, Nov. 25,  that they expect no trouble when President Donald Trump's pick for temporary director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows up for work, despite the clash on who should take over.   Trump announced he was picking Mulvaney within a few hours of Richard Cordray's announcement on Friday. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
Money

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

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks at the Federalist Society's 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Money

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

Religious leaders and activists from Church World Service hold up a door, closed to refugees, during a protest urging congress to pressure US President Donald Trump to allow more refugees to enter in front of the Capitol in September.
NPR
Community

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

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers the keynote address during the General Assembly of the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

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

Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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

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Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district covers the northeast to the south central regions of the state. (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Surveying 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

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On the front lines of Lycoming County’s opioid crisis, Judge Nancy Butts helps people struggling with addiction and recovery during drug court. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Overwhelmed 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 4:27
from top left to bottom right, Sen. Al Franken, Julian Assange, Rep. Paul Ryan, Roy Moore (Associated Press)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Political 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

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In this Nov. 14, 2017, photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. An FBI report on black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to a time when the agency notoriously spied on civil rights groups. An FBI report on black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to a time when the agency notoriously spied on civil rights groups. Sessions, a former Alabama senator whose career has been dogged by questions about race and his commitment to civil rights, did not ease lawmakers’ concerns when he was unable to answer questions about the report or its origins during the hearing. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

FBI 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

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NewsWorks Tonight
Community

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

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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez speaks to reporters in front of the courthouse in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The federal bribery trial of Menendez ended in a mistrial Thursday when the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on all charges against the New Jersey politician and a wealthy donor.
National Interest
Courts & Law

Republicans 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 Pennsylvania Gov. and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge speaks during a campaign event in Peterborough, N.H in this 2012 file photo. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

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

(Photo via ShutterStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

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

A woman at a podium
Politics & Policy

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

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