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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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 President Donald Trump reacts while speaking at a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

On ‘Radio Times’: Similarities between Trump and Nixon

Many journalists and former government officials have drawn comparisons between the Nixon and Trump administrations’ way of dealing ...

8 years ago

 But Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle and other Democrats say that, even if

Area U.S. lawmakers weigh in on Trump ‘sanctuary city’ sanctions

One of President Donald Trump’s first official acts was signing an executive order to block funding to cities and counties that are ...

8 years ago

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 Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

On ‘Radio Times’: Analysts call Gorsuch ‘the new kid on the block’

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. This seat remained empty for a year after ...

8 years ago

 South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

On ‘Radio Times’: Why China’s rebuke of N. Korea puts pressure on Trump

North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, have been engaging in military provocations to test America’s new President, and assess its pl ...

8 years ago

 Ameenah Muhammad Diggins (Left) poses with her 10-year-old daughter, Amaya, at their home in Burlington County. Amaya has started a company that creates hijabs for little girls. (Ameenah Muhammad Diggins)

Being black and Muslim in the age of Trump

Muhammad Ali Jr., the Philadelphia-born son of the late legendary fighter, was detained in a Florida airport and allegedly questioned abo ...

8 years ago

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 Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In past land cases, Gorsuch has limited environmentalists

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has shown a willingness to limit the participation of environmental groups in lawsuits involving publi ...

8 years ago

 A young girl helps hold a U.S. flag as a group marches toward the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest last month in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Unauthorized immigrants contribute nearly $12 billion in state and local taxes, report finds

The Trump administration’s intent to clamp down on unauthorized immigrants living in the United States could have broad economic im ...

8 years ago

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 Several hundred people gathered Thursday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to protest recent attacks on Jewish sites nationwide.(Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

Hundreds gather on Independence Mall to condemn attacks on Jewish institutions

Hundreds of people showed up for a “Stand Against Hate” rally Thursday at Independence Mall, hoping to unite residents and fa ...

8 years ago

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 President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Trump wins praise from one critic, but most reaction splits on party lines

While many Democrats in the Philadelphia region did not embrace President Donald Trump’s call to drastically increase military spen ...

8 years ago

 President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, for his address to a joint session of Congress. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

Fact check: President Trump’s 2017 speech to Congress

President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of ...

8 years ago

 Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Washington, after the Department of Education and the Justice Department announce plans to overturn the school guidance on protecting transgender students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump administration drops federal transgender bathroom guidelines

The Trump administration has dropped federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms a ...

8 years ago

 President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Melbourne, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)

Examining the rise of populism on the right and the left on ‘Radio Times’

Journalist and author John Judis explains the populist appeal of both 2016 presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump a ...

8 years ago

Lawyers opposed to Trump’s policies stage rally in Philadelphia

Around 60 attorneys, law students and other legal workers demonstrated Friday on the north side of Philadelphia City ...

8 years ago

 People head to assigned cars to board the annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s 'Walk to Washington' train at the Trenton train station Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. The Amtrak train gets its name from the idea that state lawmakers, lobbyists and business leaders walk up and down the train isles, networking, all the way from Newark to the nation's capital in a train chartered by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

NJ chamber’s 80th ‘Walk to Washington’

New Jersey notables will gather tomorrow in the nation’s capital for the 80th New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Walk to Washington and ...

8 years ago

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the east Room of the White House in Washington (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following rep ...

8 years ago

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