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Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during his marathon, anti-Trump speech, the longest Senate speech in history.
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Listen 1:04Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.
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Listen 0:58The program, which informs police officers if a driver is autistic, was first implemented in the Garden State in Hunterdon County.
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Listen 1:05Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, faces separate federal and state murder charges.
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Who is Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey holding the Senate floor?
Booker played part in a 2018 bipartisan measure to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after some Black leaders forged an alliance with Trump.
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A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.
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Listen 1:03Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department.
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Pa. Senate passes bills to alert ICE of crimes, restrict bail options for some defendants
The measures now move to the Democratic-controlled House, where they can expect tough sledding.
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Pennsylvania mail ballots don’t need accurate envelope dates, federal judge rules
Citing constitutional violations, a federal judge ruled Pennsylvania election boards can't invalidate mail-in ballots over missing handwritten dates on return envelopes.
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NFL postpones a decision on the tush push but passes other rule changes
Team owners were set to vote on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that helped the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl, but the proposal was tabled until May.
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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.
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Pedestrian islands are coming to Chestnut Street in West Philly
Aimed to make crossing the street safer, pedestrian "refuge islands" are being built at more than a dozen intersections along Chestnut Street in West Philly.
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N.J. lawmakers want to stop pop-up parties and disruptive flash mobs down the shore
New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.
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Listen 1:22Trump’s 3rd Circuit: President has power to remake Philly region’s highest federal court
With two vacancies, the 3rd Circuit, a highly influential and powerful court, is evenly split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed judges.
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Listen 0:5420 Delco school employees charged in connection with child abuse case
Chester Township police were notified on January 14, 2025, of a suspected child abuse case at Chester Community Charter School.
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