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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told reporters that a planned vote on the bipartisan border bill he helped write could be doomed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Republicans cast serious doubt on fate of bipartsian immigration deal

A bipartisan foreign military aid and immigration reform package is teetering ahead of a Wednesday vote in the face of Republican opposition.

1 year ago

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Philly sheriff’s campaign takes down bogus ‘news’ stories posted to site that were generated by AI

Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's campaign is acknowledging that a series of positive “news” stories posted to her campaign website were generated by ChatGPT.

1 year ago

A Streets Department mechanical broom truck drives down a Philadelphia street
Environment
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Parker splits job of Philly streets commissioner, with new role focused on sanitation

Parker also made two key appointments to her education team: Sharon Ward as deputy chief education officer and Debora Carrera as chief education officer.

1 year ago

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Raising taxes on the table as Pa. weighs how to pay for education court ruling

Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to give his budget address, kicking off a debate over how Pennsylvania should pay for additional investments in education required by a court ruling.

1 year ago

Workers repair damage in the Pa. Capitol
Economy
Government
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
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Gov. Shapiro to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit

Shapiro's first budget proposal disappointed many allies who felt it wasn't bold enough.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.
NPR
Elections
Politics
TV

Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Haley appeared in a comedy sketch set at a fake "CNN Town Hall."

1 year ago

President Biden walks offstage after speaking at South Carolina's First in the Nation dinner in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 27.
NPR
Elections
Government
National

Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary

The state comes first this year as Biden looks to energize a key part of his base; Black voters account for about 60% of the Democratic Party's electorate in South Carolina.

1 year ago

U.S. Central Command released this undated photo as part of its announcement of renewed airstrikes against Houthi targets on Saturday. (
NPR
International
Military

The U.S. targets Iranian proxies for a second day in a row

The new round of U.S. strikes is far more extensive and deadly than those that have been launched since October.

1 year ago

Nayib Bukele speaks at a podium
NPR
Elections
International
Politics

El Salvador is poised to reelect its popular but authoritarian president

El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is widely expected to be reelected in a landslide.

1 year ago

Mayor Patrick Rosenello stands next to a destroyed section of sand dune in North Wildwood
New Jersey
Outdoors

New Jersey denies bulkhead for North Wildwood beach with wrecked sand dunes

On several occasions, North Wildwood carried out emergency repairs, including construction of an earlier bulkhead without approval from the state. 

1 year ago

President Biden Attends National Prayer Breakfast On Capitol Hill
NPR
Government
International
Military

Biden issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians

President Biden's executive order, issued Thursday, names four people and will lay the groundwork for financial sanctions against Israeli settlers who carry out violent assaul

1 year ago

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he ''should have told the president about'' his cancer diagnosis.
NPR
Government Accountability
Military
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Defense Secretary Austin says he didn’t handle news of hospitalization ‘right’

The remarks cap a tumultuous few weeks for Austin after it emerged that he was hospitalized on New Year's Day and that no one knew for days that he had undergone surgery for p

1 year ago

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Kensington Caucus formed in Philadelphia City Council

The group of council members vows to help address issues like homelessness and drug abuse in the Kensington and Harrowgate areas.

1 year ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania automatic voter registration boosts sign-ups, but not a political party, data shows

If anything, the new automatic voter registration system — which is the subject of a lawsuit by Republican lawmakers — has favored the GOP.

1 year ago

Washington, D.C. significant buildings on Oct. 4, 2023.
NPR
Government
Kids
Taxes

House passes bipartisan tax bill to expand child tax credit

The bill includes $33 billion to expand the widely used child tax credit for three years — including the tax season currently underway, provided the bill quickly passes the Se

1 year ago

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