Politics
Scenes from the Philly airport welcoming center for Afghan evacuees
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3 years ago
Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington
Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
3 years ago
Nine months after defeat, Del. GOP candidate relaunches campaign for U.S. House
Republican Lee Murphy hopes the third time's the charm for his campaign for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.
3 years ago
Legal marijuana: can NJ navigate a totally new industry? And, there's a 3rd party gaining traction in PA that plans to oust local establishment politicians.
Air Date: August 23, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15AFL-CIO elects first woman, African American man to top leadership positions
New AFL-CIO officers have been named to replace Richard Trumka.
3 years ago
U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place.
3 years ago
F&M poll shows a majority of conservative Pennsylvanians view 1/6 attack negatively
State and congressional Republicans have all but avoided talking about the attack, and Franklin and Marshall College poll results offer some insight on that.
3 years ago
Three senators test positive for COVID in breakthrough cases
Sens. Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado all said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
3 years ago
Tioga County asks senator to stop seeking vote audit
The three Tioga County commissioners all urged state Sen. Doug Mastriano to reverse his demand that Tioga and two other counties turn over election records and equipment.
3 years ago
Environmental group asks court to order lawmakers pay back money meant for conservation
An environmental group is hoping to build on earlier court victories to get the state to return more than $1 billion to a conservation fund.
3 years ago
N.J. man among first Capitol rioters to plead guilty to assaulting police
The pleas come less than two weeks after a group of police officers testified at a congressional hearing about their harrowing confrontations with the mob of insurrectionists.
3 years ago
Former Camden Mayor Gwen Faison remembered as ‘the epitome of class’
The first woman to serve as Camden’s mayor was remembered as ‘a trailblazer’ and ‘a lady at all times’ who cared deeply about her adopted city.
3 years ago
Pa. Republicans are taking election ‘audits’ seriously. Here’s what to know about their plan
Behind-the-scenes talks are ongoing in Harrisburg to figure out how to proceed with Mastriano’s election fraud claims, GOP Senate sources confirmed to WHYY News.
3 years ago
A new survey of American religious identity found that the number of white evangelical Christians sharply declined. We talk about the 2020 census of American religion.
Air Date: July 15, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29White supremacists march in Philly and the critical race theory debate
We talk with an activist who documented a white supremacist march through Philadelphia and the violence that erupted. Then, why critical race theory has been politicized.
Air Date: July 9, 2021 10:00 am
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