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President-elect Joe Biden, right, on stage with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Biden and Harris take center stage, calling for the end of the era of demonization

President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris made their first appearance in Wilmington since going over the 270 electoral college vote mark.

6 years ago

Philadelphians took to the streets after Biden's win was announced. (Solomon Jones for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

To heal the country’s gaping racial wounds, Biden and Harris will need help from us all

Those who engage in that daunting mission must look like those now dancing in the streets: Black and white, young and old, gay and straight.

6 years ago

Courts & Law

COVID-19 outbreak inside Fort Dix prison is spreading

ACLU says its clients behind Fort Dix’s bars report substandard medical care.

6 years ago

Trump supporters  outside the Convention Center after Joe Biden is projected to be the winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘This isn’t over!’: Trump supporters refuse to accept defeat

Chanting “This isn’t over! and “Stop the steal,” supporters of President Donald Trump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday.

6 years ago

Dominique Wallace (center) leaves the funeral of her late husband, Walter Wallace Jr.
Community

‘He fought hard’: Walter Wallace Jr. eulogized at emotional funeral service

Friends and family described a version of Wallace that went beyond his mental illness. And politicians vowed reform.

6 years ago

Joe Biden gives a speech at The Queen Theater in Wilmington
Politics & Policy

Delawareans rejoice as odyssey of hometown ‘Joe’ leads to the presidency

For the first time in U.S. history, a Delawarean is bound for the White House. Residents of the first state join people around the nation celebrating Biden’s win.

6 years ago

Demonstrators march through Center City
Politics & Policy

Fireworks, car horns, cowbells: Celebrating the Biden-Harris win in Philly

Last time the city was like this? "When the Eagles won the Super Bowl,” one joyous Biden supporter says.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP

The 56-year-old California senator represents the multiculturalism that defines America but is largely absent from Washington's power centers.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden wins presidency with key victory in Pennsylvania

It’s a historic win for Biden, who was born in Pa. and lives in Delaware. After four years of Donald Trump, Democrats take back the White House.

6 years ago

Demonstrators demanding for officials to
Politics & Policy
WITF

More than 100,000 labor-intensive provisional ballots await Pa. election workers after mail ballot count

Fifty-seven counties have reported nearly 105,000 provisionals awaiting processing in response to WITF’s inquiry.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
Politics & Policy

Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory

The U.S. presidential race is hovering in suspended animation as the long, exacting work of counting votes brings Democrat Joe Biden closer to victory over President Trump.

6 years ago

The Día de los Muertos procession in 2019. (Photo by Justin Mayer/Fleisher Art Memorial)
PlanPhilly
Community

Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream

Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”

6 years ago

John Schlesinger holds a still life painting, broken and repaired, up to the light at the Cherry Street Pier. The work produces the desired effect when lit from behind. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Things should be a little messed up’: Cherry Street Pier taken over by installation of neon, demolition art

For his show “After the Fall,” installation artist John Schlesinger wrapped neon tubing around concrete debris and reclaimed chicken wire windows.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump smiles before addressing members of the military during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots rankle some military vets

In his dizzying effort to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote, Trump has been all over the map on mail-in voting.

6 years ago

At 12th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, protesters from both sides were separated by a line of police. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

As legal challenges fizzle, Pa. GOP reaffirms it will not seek to override popular vote

Trump’s attempts to use the Pa. courts to disrupt vote-counting appear increasingly inconsequential as Biden’s lead in the state grows.

6 years ago

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