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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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Josh Shapiro and Donald Trump photos side by side
Food & Drink
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
WESA

Pennsylvania joins legal fight over Trump Administration demand for food-stamp data

At issue is a demand by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for five years’ worth of data about Pennsylvanians who receive SNAP benefits.

1 year ago

outside the NJTV News studio
Media
New Jersey
TV

NJ PBS, New Jersey’s only dedicated public television channel, will cease operations in the Garden State next summer

After June 30, 2026, a NJ PBS nightly news program will only air on digital platforms, and on THIRTEEN, the public television channel in New York.

1 year ago

President Donald Trump
Government
National

What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization

Antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity.

1 year ago

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz
Medicine
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism

Some studies have raised the possibility that taking acetaminophen while pregnant might up autism risk, but many others haven’t found that concern, says a Penn autism expert.

1 year ago

SNAP
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania elected officials warn proposed federal cuts could be ‘devastating’ for social services

A spending bill Republicans passed in July also includes major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.

1 year ago

Ru Amagasu and Aaron Deede smile
Government Accountability
Health Care
Public Health

Pa. disability advocates and long-term care facilities are bracing for the ripple effects of impending Medicaid cuts

Health policy experts and long-term care operators predict that federal funding cuts will ultimately affect services for “most vulnerable” patients and residents.

1 year ago

Listen 4:42
Philadelphia tour guide Stephen Pierce
History
Philadelphia
Protests
Billy Penn

Philadelphians gather to oppose Trump administration’s plans to change President’s House site

Organizers from Avenging the Ancestors Coalition attempted to present Interior Secretary Doug Burgum with a letter asking the administration not to censor history.

1 year ago

Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán shaking hands while sitting next to each other
Government Accountability
Media
TV

Trump’s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations to his will.

1 year ago

Mahmoud Khalil debates with a pro-Israel demonstrator
Immigration
National
Policing

An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported. What happens now?

The Palestinian activist remains protected from detention or deportation under a separate judicial order in his civil rights case in New Jersey, which remains ongoing.

1 year ago

Side by side photos of Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump
Government Accountability
Media
TV

Kimmel’s suspension is the latest display of Trump’s growing power over the U.S. media landscape

Trump's reach has extended deep into the private sector, using the federal government apparatus to pressure companies to make changes that can reshape the public dialogue.

1 year ago

Immigrant advocates hold signs at a rally in Philadelphia
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Protests

‘A void of leadership’: Pa. immigrant advocates call on Gov. Josh Shapiro to end state collaboration with ICE

Organizers also urged the governor to support a law that would grant driver’s licenses to all residents.

1 year ago

Listen 0:47
Josh Shapiro and Donald Trump photos side by side
Food & Drink
Government Accountability
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
WESA

Trump admin. threatens to withhold $460M in food-stamp funding if Pa. doesn’t share personal data

A long-simmering battle between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the White House over the state’s food-stamp program is set to come to a head by the end of this week.

1 year ago

Danitra Sherman, deputy advocacy and policy director
Government Accountability
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Bucks County judge considers sheriff’s ICE agreement as immigration advocates rally outside the courthouse

A judge will determine whether Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran could make a deal with ICE on his own without the county commissioner’s approval.

1 year ago

Listen 1:17
National Guard members patroling
Government Accountability
Military
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly Democrats plan community meetings just in case the Trump administration orders National Guard into the city

Three town hall-style meetings called “Be the Light, Bring the Light” are planned to rally in opposition to federal intervention in Philadelphia.

1 year ago

Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island
Delaware
Energy
Environment

‘Politically motivated’: US Wind criticizes Trump administration’s move to kill Delmarva offshore wind farm

The offshore wind farm’s construction plan was approved last year. But the federal government is pulling back on renewable energy projects.

1 year ago

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