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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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ICE agents use their baton as they clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J.
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey
Policing

‘Modern-day concentration camp’: Escalating violence reported at Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey

Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was denied entry to the facility this week, said Health Department inspectors were not allowed to do a full inspection.

16 hours ago

Protesters and media are thrown on the road by ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions.
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey

Congress members say conditions dire at New Jersey detention center facing protests, reported hunger strike

One lawmaker said detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark are being given small portions of food that “very often” contain maggots.

1 day ago

Students walking on Penn's campus
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Religion

Penn does not have to turn over the names of Jewish staffers to the federal government as appeals process plays out, judge rules

The judge paused his own order, writing that while the university is unlikely to win its appeal, the delay will not harm a federal investigation.

1 month ago

Listen 0:57
side-by-side photos of Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV
Pennsylvania
Politics
Religion

Some Catholics in Bucks County who voted for Trump express buyer’s remorse amid conflict between the president and the pope

In 2024, the president flipped Bucks County, where more than 30% of residents are Catholic. It’s also represented by a vulnerable Catholic congressman.

1 month ago

Listen 1:21
Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Government Accountability
Immigration
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

ICE treatment of international travelers cited in boycott of Philly conference

More than 2,000 have signed a petition critical of July mathematics meet-up.

1 month ago

side-by-side photos of Matt Meyer and Judge Colm F. Connolly
Delaware
Employment
Immigration
Policing

‘They will be exposed’: Delaware must surrender wage records for 15 businesses targeted by ICE investigation, federal judge rules

Feds say they are conducting a criminal probe after receiving tips that the companies are illegally employing undocumented immigrants.

1 month ago

Listen 1:48
Students walking on Penn's campus
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Penn appeals a federal court ruling requiring the university to turn over information related to Jewish staff

The university requested a stay of the court order to release the records, arguing that doing so would cause "irreparable harm.”

1 month ago

Listen 1:10
the back of A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
Immigration
Philadelphia
Policing

Philadelphia ‘ICE Out’ legislation: Here’s what to know as City Council weighs bills

A majority of Philadelphia City Council supports the measures, which would restrict federal immigration enforcement activities in the city.

2 months ago

People walk past an informational panel at President's House Site Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia.
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Court blocks National Park Service plans to replace slavery exhibit at President’s House Site

Advocates for the site say the new renderings diminish references to slavery and whitewash American history. A federal court stopped any further changes.

2 months ago

Donald Trump speaking at a podium, with Pete Hegseth standing beside him.
Government Accountability
International
Military

Some Pa., Del., N.J. lawmakers call for invoking the 25th Amendment in response to Trump’s Iran threat and deadline

Some members of Congress from the Greater Philadelphia area are calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment to have President Donald Trump removed from office.

2 months ago

gas prices at a Philly gas station
Energy
International
Military

‘Ridiculous, absurd’: Philadelphia-area gas prices top $4 a gallon for the first time in 4 years

Stanford University researchers estimate rising gasoline prices will cost American families an extra $850 this year, zeroing out any expected tax refunds.

2 months ago

Listen 1:31
Students walking on Penn's campus
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Religion

Federal judge orders Penn to turn over information on Jewish staffers as part of discrimination investigation

Penn argued that complying with the request for information would put employees and students at risk.

2 months ago

Listen 0:59
Kelvin Lesene (left) and Kai Wright (right)
Community Events
Delaware
History

Delaware State University honors Tuskegee Airmen, inspiring the next generation of aviation leaders

Delaware State University's Tuskegee commemoration connects history with opportunity, introducing students to careers in aviation and STEM.

2 months ago

Listen 1:16
ICE agents standing and talking at the Philadelphia airport.
Philadelphia
Policing
Transportation

TSA union leaders, city officials call for ICE to depart from the Philadelphia airport

City Council will soon consider legislation that would further regulate ICE’s activities in Philadelphia, though Mayor Parker remains tight-lipped on the issue.

2 months ago

Allison Posner, an organizer for an upcoming
New Jersey
Politics
Protests

N.J. suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance before No Kings protests in Philadelphia, across U.S.

A growing faction of concerned citizens in the Philadelphia suburbs and across the U.S. are positioned on the front lines of the anti-Trump resistance.

2 months ago

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