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Tulsi Gabbard testifying before congress
Government Accountability
Military

Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plans

Sensitive U.S. military attack plans were discussed and inadvertently leaked to a journalist via a Signal app group chat.

7 months ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Government
International
Technology

Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist

Trump told reporters he was not aware that the sensitive information had been shared, 2 1/2 hours after it was reported.

7 months ago

Juntos protests outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Philadelphia
Immigration
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

As some immigrants mull leaving country, Philly advocacy group says stay, but plan

Juntos and legal aid nonprofits are working to help community members develop family preparedness plans.

7 months ago

Shop windows on a busy commercial corridor.
PlanPhilly
Business
Economy
Philadelphia
Politics

Trump executive order may wipe out community financing in Philly and beyond

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was created to fill in the credit gap for low income entrepreneurs but without federal support the system could collapse.

7 months ago

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A University of Pennsylvania sign
Government
Higher Education
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Trump administration freezes $175M in funding to Penn over trans athlete policies

“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.

7 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil at a protest
Immigration
National
Protests
Race & Ethnicity

Federal judge transfers Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to New Jersey

Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

7 months ago

People protesting on the street about USAID
Government Accountability
International

Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

The lawsuit singled out Musk as a defendant covered by the preliminary injunction. Lawyers for USAID employees and contractors had requested the order.

7 months ago

President Donald Trump
Government Accountability
History
Immigration
Social Justice

The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The administration has not identified who was deported, provided any evidence they are gang members or that they committed any crimes in the United States.

7 months ago

John Jarboe smiles
Environment
Government
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

An ice-skating drag show was pilloried on national television. Philly’s Bearded Ladies Cabaret holds that as a badge of honor

“Beards on Ice,” about climate change, was mocked on Fox News in December. The cabaret group's artistic director hopes the negative attention heightens her message.

7 months ago

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People holding up signs that say 'SAVE MEDICAID'
Delaware
Government
Health Care
Politics

‘I could die’: Delaware patients, health care providers, members of Congress warn against federal cuts to Medicaid

The GOP budget plan, which received bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, directs a House committee to find $880 million in spending cuts.

7 months ago

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People who work in the Philadelphia culture sector marching with signs reading PHILLY ARTISTS UNITE!, MARCH FOR ART! and RESIST FASCISM FIGHT TRUTH DECAY
Philadelphia
Politics
Visual Arts

Philly arts organizations are navigating stormy federal funding guidelines

As the National Endowment for the Arts tries to comply with the shifting legal status of Trump’s executive orders, arts organizations are struggling to keep up.

7 months ago

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The Delaware City Refinery in New Castle, Del. A new report on air pollution from the Lung Association focuses on the four-state, 16-county Philadelphia-Reading-Camden-PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

EPA grants for air pollution monitoring, cooling kits and A/C units in Pa. and Del. terminated

In a termination letter, the EPA said it is ensuring its grants do not support programs promoting “DEI” or environmental justice initiatives.

7 months ago

Listen 1:02
ICE detaining a person
Immigration
National
Policing

Once-routine immigration check-ins become high-stakes calculations as some are detained

In Philadelphia, an Ecuadorian man released by ICE in January was detained at his appointment in February. His lawyer said all that changed was who occupied the Oval Office.

7 months ago

A young girl walking down the street holding onto a woman's hand
Government Accountability
Immigration
Social Justice

The Trump administration pushes again to restrict birthright citizenship. What does that mean?

Here is a look at birthright citizenship, what Trump has said about it and the prospects for ending it.

7 months ago

Donald Trump speaking
Government Accountability
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

7 months ago

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