
Bucks County Commissioners meeting gets heated as residents react to sheriff’s agreement with ICE
Many residents expressed concern over public safety and community relations. Others argued that the county could be impacted financially.
1 week ago
Listen 1:11Head Start escapes elimination in 2026 proposed budget from Trump administration
In 2024, the U.S. Head Start budget was $12.2 billion. “We recognize that we have no certainty,” said the executive director of the Pennsylvania Head Start Association.
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Philly theaters reel from sudden loss of NEA funding
Arts organizations in Philadelphia and elsewhere scramble to cope with an abrupt cancellation of promised federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
2 weeks ago
Listen 2:32Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order that paused approvals, permits and loans for all onshore and offshore wind energy projects.
2 weeks ago
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights
“I don’t know. I’m not, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know,” Trump said when pressed by NBC's Kristen Welker.
2 weeks ago
Trump files late night executive order calling for an end to funding for NPR, PBS
The order cutting funding for NPR and PBS is “significant,” and puts smaller public media stations at greater risk.
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Listen 1:07Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”
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Trump looks to target ‘sanctuary cities’ as Philadelphia gets ready for potential budget attacks
Philly boasts a long history as a “sanctuary city,” but its current status will be put to the test as leaders face being cut off from federal funding.
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Listen 0:59‘Fighting oligarchy’: Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Philly during national resistance tour
The Vermont senator has been touring the country attacking the president and his “rich” supporters while demanding that Democrats stand up to him.
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Listen 1:24Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.
2 weeks ago
Close to a dozen residents of the flood-prone neighborhood met with members of Congress Tuesday.
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Listen 1:10More than 350 grants worth over $800 million were ended midstream. New Jersey's attorney general said nearly $13 million in ongoing program funding to the state was canceled.
3 weeks ago
Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed
The U.S. Education Department wants Penn to strip swimmer Lia Thomas of awards and apologize to female swimmers. The school has said it followed NCAA and Ivy League policies.
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Philadelphia-area USPS workers fear a private takeover. Could it happen?
The Trump administration has flirted with the idea of selling the U.S. Postal Service to the highest bidder. Postal workers in the Philly region believe it's a bad idea.
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Listen 0:47Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here’s what he’s done and not done
As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear.
3 weeks ago