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President Trump speaks in the White House briefing room
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Here’s what GOP in Pa. are saying about Biden’s victory and Trump’s refusal to concede

Pennsylvania Republicans are defending President Donald Trump’s challenges of the state’s election results, while largely stopping short of fraud claims.

6 years ago

Anthony Smith during a Philadelphia protest in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge: Activist Anthony Smith to be freed pending trial

A federal judge has ordered the pretrial release to Anthony Smith, a Philadelphia social studies teacher and organizer with Philly for REAL Justice.

6 years ago

Supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.
Courts & Law

Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of ‘Obamacare’

Whether the Affordable Care Act stays, goes, or is significantly changed, will affect the way life is lived in the U.S.

6 years ago

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

All eyes on Pennsylvania: Photos and videos from election week 2020

The eyes of the world were on Philly last week as ballots were counted for the 2020 presidential election. Here’s what they saw.

6 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he arrives Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater
Politics & Policy

Biden: Wearing a mask ‘not a political statement, but good way start pulling the country together’

Biden issued his call to protect each other on the same day he announced his coronavirus advisory panel and Pfizer announced major progress on a vaccine.

6 years ago

Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID AlertPA, which notifies users when they’ve been in contact with the virus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Over 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the state

Pennsylvania continues to blow past previous coronavirus case counts, as deaths and hospitalizations mount.

6 years ago

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Washington.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Politics & Policy

Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat

Donald Trump has fired Defense Secretary Esper, replacing him with Christopher Miller, counterterrorism head.

6 years ago

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

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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

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