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Election workers prepare ballots for scanning at the City of Philadelphia Election Warehouse in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Election 2025: Still have your Pa. or N.J. mail ballot? You can hand it in today

Approximately 21% of Pennsylvania mail voters had yet to return their ballots as of Tuesday morning.

6 months ago

Voters come and go at the Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Recreation Center in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Missing voter rolls and unfounded bomb threats: Voters in Chester County and New Jersey run into issues at the polls

One suburban voter described the experience as “disenfranchising.”

6 months ago

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill arrives to a campaign stop at a train station in Westfield, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Trump’s policies and inflation drive governor’s race in New Jersey, where GOP has been making gains

The outcome could gauge how the electorate is responding to Trump’s policies and whether some groups of core Democratic voters still have faith in the party’s leadership.

6 months ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty in their judicial robes
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania could keep its Democratic high court majority or get partisan deadlock on the bench

In an era of increasingly polarized judicial elections, Republicans mounted a late-emerging campaign to defeat the justices.

6 months ago

Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006.
Politics & Policy

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history, dies at 84

Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as VP under his son, George W. Bush.

6 months ago

A display of costumes Ruth Carter worked on
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design’ exhibit comes to the African American Museum in Philadelphia

Making its Philadelphia debut, the exhibit will display various aspects of Carter’s 40-year career as a designer.

6 months ago

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A ''Vote Here'' sign indicates a polling place at Rowan College in Mount Laurel, N.J., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2025 election results

See full results, including races for Philadelphia district attorney as well as judicial contests on Pa.'s Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme courts.

6 months ago

''I Voted'' stickers are displayed at the Philadelphia election warehouse in Philadelphia on Oct. 25, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia 2025 election results

See full results from Philly’s 2025 election, including the race between incumbent DA Larry Krasner and Republican challenger Pat Dugan.

6 months ago

Willingboro resident Hezekiah Sara shows off his viting sticker after casting his ballot at Stuart Elementary School.
Politics & Policy

Election Day 2025 is underway in Pa. and N.J. Here’s what to know

Voters will weigh in on consequential races for the Pa. Supreme Court, Philadelphia district attorney and New Jersey governor, among others.

6 months ago

An election volunteer offers voters an
Politics & Policy

New Jersey 2025 election results

See full results from New Jersey's 2025 election, including the races for governor and General Assembly seats.

6 months ago

Brendan Boyle and Mary Gay Scanlon speaking to Sabrina Tate
Politics & Policy

As SNAP benefits partially restart, Pennsylvania food pantries and residents continue to feel the squeeze

After federal court rulings, SNAP will issue November benefits to over 2 million Pennsylvanians — but at only half the usual amount.

6 months ago

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a sign for Upsal Garden Apartments
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Mt. Airy renters say their landlord illegally collected rent. Now they’re suing

The lawsuit proposes class-action status and seeks repairs and the return of rent payments.

6 months ago

Philadelphia 76ers' VJ Edgecombe, left, talks to Tyrese Maxey (0)
Community

The Philadelphia 76ers are 5-1. Here’s why you should pay attention to them this year

After an abysmal season last year, the Sixers have won five of their first six games. If you’re looking for another Philly team to follow, here’s what to know.

6 months ago

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Urban Planning

Government shutdown threatens to delay LIHEAP for millions of low-income families in Pa., other states

Millions of low-income families in states like Pennsylvania may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

6 months ago

People walk past a
Politics & Policy

AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years.

6 months ago

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