
“News of these revocations is unsettling not just for the impacted individuals but for our entire community,” University President John Fry said.
5 months ago
Listen 0:472 Philadelphia researchers concerned with losing federal dollars for gun violence prevention
President Donald Trump proposed cuts to gun violence research that some experts say could cost lives.
5 months ago
Listen 0:59The state's top federal prosecutor is investigating Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over an order to local law enforcement to not help federal agents with immigration policing.
5 months ago
Pennsylvania officials worry that President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are threatening global trade, local businesses, jobs and consumer affordability.
5 months ago
Listen 1:03Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's governor wants to make power plant owners pay for emissions, and New Jersey is considering charging polluting companies to fund toxic cleanups.
5 months ago
Philly metro loses hundreds of federal government jobs as more IRS layoffs loom
Labor data shows the federal workforce shrunk across the Greater Philadelphia area, and there could be more layoffs at the local Internal Revenue Service hub.
5 months ago
Listen 1:05Possible HIV funding cuts could ‘wipe out’ Delaware prevention program
Delaware groups that provide HIV prevention, testing and treatment fear their federal support could soon disappear.
5 months ago
Listen 1:23Trump pauses steeper tariffs for most countries, while hiking levies on China. What we know
With so many back-and-forth tariff actions and threats, it can be tough to keep track of where things stand. Here's a rundown of what you need to know.
5 months ago
Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.S. and most of the world to one between the U.S. and China.
5 months ago
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now.
5 months ago
Food banks in Delaware are trying to keep feeding needy residents after the Trump administration froze millions in food assistance to states.
5 months ago
Listen 1:483 Penn students have had their international visas revoked
The Ivy League university says the termination is unrelated to on-campus protests in 2024.
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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs
It is often unclear what the president is trying to accomplish with his reciprocal tariffs, which adds to the uncertainty surrounding his trade wars.
5 months ago
Hundreds of public health jobs at risk in Philly after city loses federal grants
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health lost three COVID-19 era federal grants in what leadership described as a “fluid situation,” internal emails show.
5 months ago
Listen 1:07‘Hands off’: Thousands rally in Philadelphia against Trump, Musk and federal cuts
Protesters marched from City Hall to Independence Hall voicing concerns about cuts to social services, immigration policies and human rights.
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