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President Joe Biden
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Philadelphia
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Philly-area officials react to Biden dropping out of presidential race

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is speculated as a possible vice presidential candidate to Kamala Harris.

2 years ago

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President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
Delaware
Elections
Government
Politics

Delaware reacts to Biden ending reelection bid: ‘Putting our nation before himself’

Congressional and Delaware officials react to President Biden stepping aside to endorse Kamala Harris.

2 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington.
Elections
National
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Harris could become first woman, second Black person to be president

Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

2 years ago

FILE - President Joe Biden, left, and first lady Jill Biden hold hands as they arrive at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Elections
National
Politics

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here’s how that might work

Democrats, who are set to hold their convention in Chicago in August, now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden listens during a visit to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections
Government
Politics

Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential election, endorses Harris

"I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down," Pres. Joe Biden wrote in a letter posted on social media.

2 years ago

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su
Business
Philadelphia
Politics

Why Philly’s sheet metal workers got a visit from the Biden-Harris administration

Businesses using tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act must use apprentices from registered programs — like one in Philly.

2 years ago

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People stand in the grass on the side of the road holding flags supporting Donald Trump for president
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Doylestown Republicans rally for Trump in the wake of assassination attempt

Dozens of Trump supporters rallied for the former president in Doylestown Saturday, July 20, 2024.

2 years ago

Pharmacist filling a prescription
Health Care
Medicine
Performing Arts

New Pennsylvania law aims to help local pharmacies

Since January, more than 140 pharmacies across the state have shut down.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks to community leaders at the Vote to Live Action Fund's 2024 Prosperity Summit co-hosted by CBC Chair Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., in North Las Vegas, Nev., Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Biden’s ability to win back skeptical Democrats is tested at a perilous moment for his campaign

Rep. Mark Takano has added his name to the list of nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress who say it’s time for Biden to leave the presidential race.

2 years ago

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during Faith & Freedom Coalition's God & Country Breakfast, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Due Diligence: Can J.D. Vance’s “made in America” story help convince Pa. voters?

Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance is looking to use his background growing up in a lower-income family in Ohio to court Pennsylvania voters.

2 years ago

Peter Navarro
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump’s convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud

Trump still continues to claim that fraud cost him the 2020 election even though his own attorney general, recounts and investigations found no evidence of that.

2 years ago

Trump giving his acceptance speech at the RNC
Elections
Pennsylvania

Trump’s nomination, Biden’s path forward and Pa. musings: Where things stand in the presidential race

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn and WHYY News politics reporter Carmen Russell-Sluchansky look back on the RNC, and where the Biden-Trump race goes from here.

2 years ago

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President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, July 16, 2024.
Elections
National

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

Obama has expressed concerns to allies and Pelosi has privately told Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step aside.

2 years ago

Balloons drop as the final day of the Republican National Convention ends.
Elections
National

The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know

With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.

2 years ago

Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija speaks in support of the Biden-Harris campaign as Montco Commissioner Jamila Winder and Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell look on
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘The contrast could not be more clear’: Suburban Philly Democrats respond to RNC speeches, affirm support for Biden

Biden won Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in the 2020 elections over former President Donald Trump.

2 years ago

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