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In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 file photo, State Representatives stand at their desks during the Pledge of Allegiance in the Iowa House chambers, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Politics & Policy

No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test

Revelations that the president and first lady are now among those who have tested positive for the disease appeared to do little to change their thinking.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett will still begin Oct. 12.

6 years ago

Black Lives Matter protesters gathered on the steps of the Art Museum Saturday to hear from organizers of Black radical groups. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Demonstration at Art Museum honors Breonna Taylor

The gathering is among several to take place in the Philadelphia region since a grand jury failed to indict any of the Louisville police officers involved with Taylor’s death.

6 years ago

Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention
Politics & Policy

VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

The CDC's order covered the U.S. and Canada borders, but has mostly affected the thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Health

Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours ‘critical’

The White House said Trump’s expected stay of “a few days” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was precautionary and he would continue to work from there.

6 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city

By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.

6 years ago

Museum of the American Revolution's
Arts & Entertainment

‘When Women Lost the Vote’: Philly museum tells the forgotten stories of Revolutionary N.J.

The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibit, “When Women Lost the Vote,” explores when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote in New Jersey.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 951 in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Health

Biden ‘sending my prayers’ to the Trump family after COVID-19 diagnosis

Joe Biden took two COVID-19 tests today after news broke overnight that President Trump tested positive. Biden’s tests came back negative.

6 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wearing a mask that says 'EXIT 109' for his daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Pool photo by Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
Health
NBC10

N.J. Gov. Murphy holds roundtable to discuss COVID-19 surge in Ocean County

Murphy said that over the past few weeks, Ocean County has led the state in cases per capita, positivity rate and other key coronavirus metrics.

6 years ago

Norma McCorvey,
Courts & Law

N.J. moves to codify abortion rights into state law ahead of Supreme Court vote

With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.

6 years ago

Passerby walks between the camera and the Proud Boys as they pose for a photo. (Courtesy of Jason Peters)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Stand back, Proud Boys. Philadelphia is stronger than you.

Philadelphia sent its own powerful message of joyful unity and powerful protest to the far-right fascist group last month.

6 years ago

A rocket launching at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. (Wallops Flight Facility)
Down the Shore
Community

Rocket launch likely to be visible at the Jersey Shore

A rocket launch will likely dazzle sky-gazers throughout the New Jersey region early Friday evening.

6 years ago

Devin White was killed after being caught in crossfire, police said, when an off-campus party turned violent. (Instagram)
Community

Student’s ‘shocking’ shooting death at party spurs warning by Delaware State U. president

Devin Wright was a gregarious young man who police say was caught in the crossfire when a shootout erupted at a party organized by students.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a passerby walks past a business storefront with store closing signs in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Politics & Policy

US unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-election

With a month to go before Election Day, the Labor Department said employers added just 661,000 jobs in September amid the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago

The first voter at the Liacouras Center satellite election office, Priscilla Bennett, first requests a ballot, which will be printed at the office. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign sues over poll watchers in Philly satellite offices

The Trump campaign wanted to put poll watchers in Philadelphia’s satellite election offices, but the city said no. Now, the campaign threatens a lawsuit.

6 years ago

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