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Voters wait in line at Brookhaven Municipal Center in Delaware Country, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Referendum on Trump shatters turnout records

The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest turnout in more than 50 years.

6 years ago

A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
Health

Murphy imposes new bar, restaurant restrictions amid COVID-19 resurgence

The governor's announcement comes as the coronavirus rate of infection and the number of cases climbs higher in New Jersey and across the country.

6 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
Health

Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective

The shots made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world.

6 years ago

Voters celebrate Biden's election outside City Hall on Saturday.
Politics & Policy

How energy and environment will change under Biden

While issues like the pandemic, racial justice and health care may have dominated voter’s decisions, many Biden voters say they want him to restore environmental protections.

6 years ago

Listen 5:00
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden leaves after speaking at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Warm Springs, Ga
Politics & Policy

Biden turns to COVID response, names Penn doctor to advisory board

The U.S. is now averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections a day, frequently breaking records for daily cases.

6 years ago

Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday, Oct. 27 in West Philadelphia.
Courts & Law

Justice system reform is impotent unless you eliminate racist practices

We need justice system leaders to more carefully consider who they’re bringing into the system, and why, writes the chief public defender for Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Rachel Garcia and Ariel Harmon-lede
Politics & Policy

‘Someone who is fighting for me’: Delaware’s LGBTQ community reacts to new political representation

Delaware’s LGBTQ community celebrates the election of the first transgender person, first openly gay man, and its second lesbian woman, in the General Assembly.

6 years ago

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Players on the sidelines also wore their masks and kept some distance from each other. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Delaware’s high school athletes back on the field after roller coaster ride

The fall seasons were initially off, but vocal parents led authorities to relent and allow schools to play during the pandemic — with masks and other precautions.

6 years ago

Listen 5:43
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Message of Election 2020: Trump lost, but Trumpism did not

The election did little to suggest that the country was suddenly less polarized. Trump wrung out votes from areas where he already had a core of support.

6 years ago

Supporters listen as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Black leaders greet Biden win, pledge to push for equality

Biden now must shift toward action with the looming uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic’s disparate impact on Black Americans and people of color.

6 years ago

A Trump supporter stands outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Politics & Policy

Unmarked texts urging vote protests in Philly tied to group run by top Trump aide

The messages directed Trump fans to converge at a downtown intersection where hundreds of protesters from the opposing candidates’ camps faced off Thursday afternoon.

6 years ago

Dana Williams, 44, in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

‘Black Voters Matter’: Motorcade celebrates Biden-Harris win in Philly

Black voters who phone banked and door knocked to get out the vote for the Biden ticket are ready to hold him to the promises he made in his Wilmington victory speech.

6 years ago

Alex Trebek, host of
Arts & Entertainment

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

Trebek died at home early Sunday with family and friends surrounding him, “Jeopardy!” studio Sony said in a statement.

6 years ago

A worker processes mail-in ballots at the Cumberland County Bureau of Elections on Nov. 4, 2020.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Even with election called for Joe Biden, Pennsylvania’s presidential vote count goes on

Biden was up nearly 37,000 votes – a fraction of the number of ballots left to be processed – Saturday night.

6 years ago

An angry supporter of President Donald Trump shouts at crowds of celebrating demonstrators after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fight

People close to Trump don't expect him to ever formally concede but do believe he will grudgingly vacate the White House at the end of his term.

6 years ago

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