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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Donald Trump speaks with reporters
Law
National
Politics

What to know about recent rulings in lawsuits over Trump’s policies on immigration, elections, DEI and transgender rights

The Trump administration was handed a series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday, but the legal disputes are far from over, and administration attorneys pushed back.

2 months ago

The headquarters for National Public Radio
Media
Pennsylvania
TV

‘Essential’ or ‘propaganda’: Pa. lawmakers differ on support for Trump’s call to eliminate funding of NPR and PBS

Pennsylvania Democrats said they would fight Republican efforts to defund NPR and PBS while most Republicans declined requests for comment.

2 months ago

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Sarah McBride speaks
Delaware
Government

Delaware elected leaders to hold in-person town hall as Trump approaches 100 days in office

The town hall includes Delaware’s congressional leaders as well as Gov. Matt Meyer and state Attorney General Kathy Jennings.

2 months ago

Listen 1:00
Three ICE agents outside a building
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Bucks County sheriff signs agreement with ICE

Sheriff Fred Harran said the agreement will “enhance public safety.” Immigrant rights advocates are pushing back.

2 months ago

Listen 1:41
Students rallying at University of Delaware
Delaware
Government
Protests

‘Caught up in this fascist web’: Amid visa revocations, students call on University of Delaware to resist Trump administration

Dennis Assanis, UD president, told the campus the terminations came without advance notice, and that officials know of no ICE presence at the Newark school.

2 months ago

Listen 2:47
Outreach worker Mariela Tentsoglides speaking to woman at laundromat about healthcare
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Health outreach workers bring services to Philly laundromats as Pa. leaders look to improve maternal outcomes

Fabric Health, a Washington-based company, helps residents, parents and families with Medicaid, food assistance and other social services.

2 months ago

Listen 1:36
People cross 31st Street in Kansas City, Mo.
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders

Philadelphia is among major cities that have seen fewer crashes thanks to road diets. Now President Donald Trump's administration is heading in another direction.

2 months ago

Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally
Higher Education
National
Politics

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after recently announcing it would defy the Trump administration’s demands.

2 months ago

Share Food Program building
Economy
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly area’s largest hunger relief organization loses about $8M in federal cuts

Share Food Program's leadership says the moves will affect the hungry, local farmers and others.

2 months ago

Woman observing clothing rack at B-Bop Vintage in Philadelphia
Business
National
Personal Finance
Taxes

Could sustainable shopping get a boost as tariffs panic fast fashion brands?

Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.

2 months ago

Listen 3:15
Protesters gather in Philadelphia for a “No Kings” 50501 rally against the Trump administration
Philadelphia
Politics
Protests

Philadelphia 50501 rally against Trump administration’s actions draws thousands

“We're not going to let him disappear people and make him feel like he's winning,” said one protester. “He's not.”

2 months ago

A brick walkway and stone building with a Temple logo flag flying.
Higher Education
Immigration
Politics

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students

The suit filed by several American Civil Liberties Union affiliates seeks to represent more than 100 students in New England and Puerto Rico.

2 months ago

Attendees are seen overhead at U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean's town hall in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Montco residents pack Rep. Madeleine Dean’s town hall, lambasting Trump and questioning Democrats’ agenda

Top of mind for many were the president’s efforts to reshape the federal government. Dean says Trump’s “lawless” actions are a “test of our democracy.”

2 months ago

Listen 1:11
A person walks on a flooded street
PlanPhilly
Housing
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners

A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.

2 months ago

Listen 1:21
Temple Campus
Higher Education
Immigration
Philadelphia

More Temple student visas have been revoked as the university says it’s feeling the effects of federal funding cuts

“News of these revocations is unsettling not just for the impacted individuals but for our entire community,” University President John Fry said.

2 months ago

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