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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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Irina Gitman, who immigrated from the Ukraine, launched a Russian language weekly newspaper from her Northeast Philadelphia home in 1994. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly’s Russian-speaking community on Trump-Russia scandal: Let’s not talk about it

Turn on the TV or radio, and odds are, you’ll hear someone rambling on about ...

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President Donald Trump shows the signed executive order surrounded by cabinet members and supporters in Miami, Friday, June 16, 2017. Trump announced a revised Cuba policy aimed at halting the flow of U.S. cash to the country's military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations. From left are, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the president, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Cary Roque, a Cuban political dissident, and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump restores some Cuba penalties, rejecting ‘oppressors’

President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Oba ...

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Watch live: Jeff Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today at 2:30 p.m. Watch here as he testifies a ...

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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Watch Live: Former FBI Director James Comey testifies

Watch former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He is answering questi ...

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n this July 19, 2011 photo, a large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier, at the fringe of the vast Greenland ice sheet. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

AP: White House source says Trump expected to withdraw from climate agreement

President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said We ...

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FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels. Trump hasn’t done a lot of public speaking during his big trip abroad. But the president’s body language and that of those around him has spoken volumes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

On ‘Radio Times’: The Trump-Macron Handshake-off

Amidst the big stories that arose from President Trump’s European visit – his chastisement of NATO allies, his firm language regardin ...

8 years ago

The White House can be seen through a fence

White House communications director resigns amid tensions

A top White House communications staffer has resigned as President Donald Trump considers a major staff overhaul. The departure of ...

8 years ago

U.S. Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Advocates for poor: Trump budget plan will make dire situation even worse

Life could soon become harder for tens of thousands of low-income residents in the Delaware Valley. President Donald Trump’s ...

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Trump fires FBI director James Comey

President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday, saying it was necessary to restore “public trust and confid ...

8 years ago

Demonstrators march across Central Park South during

Anti-Trump protests planned for International Workers’ Day

May 1 is International Workers’ Day, when unions traditionally stage protests and celebrations. This year, it’s taking ...

8 years ago

In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 photo, Carolyn Williamson waves a placard in support of Planned Parenthood as she joins other protesters against the failed Republican health care act in a demonstration outside the office of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Castle Rock, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Trump lets states block some Planned Parenthood money

Further chipping away at his predecessor’s legacy, President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday that lets states deny federal ...

8 years ago

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, April 7, 2017. The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

On ‘Radio Times’: Foreign policy challenges facing President Trump

The air strikes ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian military base last week have raised questions about U.S. policy i ...

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Neil Gorsuch takes first of 2 oaths, prepares to joint court

Surrounded by family and his soon-to-be Supreme Court colleagues, Neil Gorsuch took the first of two oaths on Monday as he prepared to ta ...

8 years ago

Watch Live: Senate hearing on Russia, Trump campaign

The top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee is butting heads with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In opening ...

8 years ago

Demonstrators who support President Donald Trump and those protesting his policies converge in Philadelphia Saturday. (Bas Slabbers for NewsWorks)

Intersecting demonstrations in Philly attest to polarizing views, potential for violence

Philadelphia Chief Inspector Melvin Singleton had to act fast. On Saturday, roughly halfway between the Philadelphia Museum of Art ...

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