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Elections
New Jersey

How a congressman’s challenge to New Jersey’s first lady is shaking up a key Senate race

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim's wins in three state county committee votes so far have fueled sudden momentum for the mild-mannered three-term congressman.

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File photo: Chester County, Pa. election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester on Nov. 4, 2020.
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest

The task force’s mission is to design plans to share information and coordinate in the fight against threats to the election process, voter intimidation and misinformation.

1 year ago

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Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, objected to a request for a vote by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.

1 year ago

Chuck Schumer
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Congressional leaders reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown

Congress will need to pass a short-term continuing resolution to extend the funding deadlines in order for Congress to execute the deal.

1 year ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at a podium.
Business
Economy
Government
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker calls for return to in-person work at Philadelphia offices: ‘Unlock economic opportunity’

Parker is requiring top city officials to work in the office five days a week, but wants all city government and private sector employees to work in person full-time.

1 year ago

A sign that reads House of Representatives inside the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Elections
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: The state House races to watch as Democrats try to keep the majority

Democrats flipped the Pennsylvania House in 2022. These are the seats the party is hoping to defend and win this year, as Republicans try to take back the majority.

1 year ago

Mitch McConnell
Government
National

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job

McConnell’s critics insist he could have done more, including voting to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial.

1 year ago

Hunter Biden, left, son of President Joe Biden, arrives with attorney Abbe Lowell at the O'Neill House Office Building for a closed-door deposition in a Republican-led investigation into the Biden family, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Lawmakers from the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the House Judiciary Committee are conducting the inquiry. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Delaware
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Government Accountability
National

Hunter Biden in defiant deposition tells House GOP he did not involve his father in his business

The 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family has centered on Hunter Biden and his overseas work for clients in Ukraine, China, Romania and other countries.

1 year ago

(Left) President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

Trump beats Nikki Haley, Joe Biden wins amid protest votes in Michigan primaries

The contests weren't expected to be competitive, though the state will be key in the general election. Biden won despite protests over his handling of Israel's war in Gaza.

1 year ago

Phil Murphy speaking at a podium
Economy
Government
New Jersey

N.J. governor outlines budget with billions in property tax breaks and proposes partial reinstatement of corporate business tax

While announcing the largest budget in the state's history, Gov. Murphy proposed reviving a tax on Jersey’s most profitable corporations.

1 year ago

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Isaiah Thomas speaking at a podium
Elections
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘Shape the way we live’: Philly’s 2024 ‘Black Men Vote’ campaign focuses on voter education, increased registration

The campaign will dispatch door-to-door canvassers, schedule educational seminars and set up in schools to help people register to vote.

1 year ago

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President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House
Economy
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National

Biden implores Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send urgent aid to Ukraine and Israel

Biden hosted Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the two minority leaders.

1 year ago

Pennsylvania voting machines
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: Everything you need to know about Pa.’s voting machines, how the state keeps them safe and more

Ahead of the 2024 election, Spotlight PA and Votebeat spoke with state officials about the status of the state's voting machines and how counties select them.

1 year ago

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International
Military

Biden hopes cease-fire, hostage deal to pause Israel-Hamas war can take effect by next Monday

Biden commented in New York after taping an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”

1 year ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
Elections
Government
Law

Del. Dems vow to protect voting rights after state’s high court strikes down permanent absentee law: ‘We’re not stopping now’

The ruling also found permanent absentee voting unconstitutional; The court said lawmakers can’t change voting rules by statute.

1 year ago

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