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Politics

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates are facing more charges from Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Mueller brings more charges against Manafort, Gates

Manafort and Gates already faced money laundering and other charges in federal court in Washington, D.C. They have pleaded not guilty.

8 years ago

Cease Fire PA Executive Director Shira Goodman is running for a Congressional seat representing Montgomery County.
Community

Gun-control activist launches run for Congress from new Montco district

Two Pennsylvania state lawmakers are also setting their sights on new 4th District seat in U.S. House.

8 years ago

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski walks from the federal courthouse in Philadelphia after a pretrial hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Indicted Allentown Mayor Pawlowski takes stand to ‘bare his soul’

Now serving his fourth term, Pawlowski is charged with 54 counts of corruption, including bribery, conspiracy, fraud, extortion, and lying to the FBI. He's pleaded not guilty.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In boost for Democrats, Pa. Supreme Court dramatically overhauls state’s congressional map [updated]

Analysts think the court-drawn map will give Democrats a shot at winning at least half of Pennsylvania’s 18 districts.

8 years ago

 Packages move down a conveyer belt at Amazon's Fulfillment center in New Castle, Del. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly councilman wants to give thieving ‘porch pirates’ the heave-ho

“Some of it is just ‘Merry Christmas to me! I'm going to follow a truck until I find a gift that I like,’ " says councilman of thieves who grab packages from porches.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Radio Times President’s Day Special

Guests: David Axelrod, Jon Meacham, Robert Dallek For this President’s Day, we’re going to bring you three co ...

Air Date: February 19, 2018

Listen 49:31
In this file photo taken on April 19, 2015, a women enters the four-story building known as the
NPR
Courts & Law

The Russia Investigations: Mueller indicts the ‘Internet Research Agency’

Much of what Mueller's office charges was already public. But the 37-page indictment also includes a number of fascinating new insights.

8 years ago

The Rev. Eugene Bettinger celebrates Mass at the Chapel on the Mall on Ash Wednesday last year in Paramus. New Jersey has the second-highest concentration of Catholics in the country.  (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

New Jersey 2nd in U.S. for Catholic and Jewish identification, Gallup poll finds

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 6:13
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks to the media with an announcement that the office of special counsel Robert Mueller says a grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and several Russian entities, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington. The defendants are accused of violating U.S. criminal laws to interfere with American elections and the political process. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Russians charged with election meddling, Trump claims vindication

The indictment, brought by the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, represents the most direct allegation to date of illegal Russian meddling during the election.

8 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Court will now decide fate of Pa. congressional map — as Wolf, Republicans can’t find compromise

The Pa. Supreme Court will now decide the shape of the state’s 18 congressional districts, as Democratic ...

8 years ago

(From right) Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, Philadelphia Department of Health commissioner Dr. Tom Farley, AIM’s Carol Rostucher, and 7th District City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia DA drops 50 marijuana-possession cases

Most people caught in the city with small amounts of marijuana receive citations, but some are still being charged with misdemeanors.

8 years ago

U.S. Attorney Lou Lappen says Philadelphia's idea of establishing a facility for those struggling with opioid addiction to use drugs under medical supervision sounds like a “self-suicide site.” (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly plan for safe-injection site ‘oxymoronic,’ U.S. attorney says

Federal prosecutor opposes opening a facility for illegal drug use in Philadelphia. City officials say it's part of an effort to get users into treatment — and save lives.

8 years ago

Listen 2:22
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

David Cay Johnston on Trump’s conflicts of interest

Guests: David Cay Johnston Investigative journalist DAVID CAY JOH ...

Air Date: February 15, 2018

Listen 49:29
David B. Thornburgh, president and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, says the ultimate goal of the project is to reinvigorate how Pennsylvanians think about representative democracy. (Image courtesy of University City Science Center)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

New group asks: Can Pa. citizens play their way to better district maps?

Draw the Lines is making professional digital mapping tools available to the public and creating a competition for mapmakers.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, February 14, 2018

As Pennsylvania struggles under court order to redraw its Congressional map, a group of middle schoolers in suburban Philadelphia give i ...

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Listen 10:12
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