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Politics

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

Listen 49:18
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

President trump
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

Listen 6:14
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

At the June 15 School Reform Commission meeting, demonstrators carried signs calling for the SRC to vote itself out of existence and return the school district to city control. (David Hornbeck/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Education

A history lesson on landmark day for School Reform Commission

Former superintendent says SRC's birth was linked to student walkout, racism.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Mistrial in Menendez corruption case

Department of Justice prosecutors had accused the New Jersey Democrat and wealthy Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen of engaging in a bribery scheme.

8 years ago

Listen 2:38
Some legislation under consideration in Congress focuses on the safe disposal of prescription opioids. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Health

The roots of the opioid epidemic

Guests: Keith Wailoo, Lenny Bernstein Pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors, doctors, drug stores and illeg ...

Air Date: November 16, 2017

Listen 49:15
Bradock Mayor John Fetterman meets with reporters to talk about his run for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor at the Down Home Diner at Reading Terminal Market
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Fetterman in race for Pa. lieutenant governor

Fetterman, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate last year, is now gunning for the post of lieutenant governor in 2018.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Sexual assault in politics

This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men getting their comeuppance for sexual indiscretion. Today on the sho ...

8 years ago

Listen 30:24
Pennsylvania's congressional map as drawn in 2011. In 2018, it was deemed an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander by the Pa. Supreme Court (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Two fast-tracked court cases could change the political face of Pennsylvania

With drastic changes to Pennsylvania's political landscape hanging in the balance, two lawsuits challenging the state's congressional map are moving forward at rapid speed.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny.  (Matt Rourke/AP)
Politics & Policy

Turzai announces run for Pa. governor

The Pittsburgh-area lawmaker is now the fourth GOP challenger to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who’s seeking a second term in 2018.

8 years ago

The term 'gerrymandering' was coined by the Boston Gazette in 1812 for Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry who signed off on a bill that distorted the state's congressional district into twisted and disjointed shapes.
WITF
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Listen to Smart Talk discuss ‘Over The Line?’ series

We discuss how Pennsylvania's congressional districts came to look like a Rorschach test, the effect on elections and policy and the impact on the citizenry.

8 years ago

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