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David McCormick
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania’s Senate race, McCormick elevates the Israel-Hamas war in a bid for Jewish voters

McCormick says the Biden administration hasn't backed Israel strongly enough since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during a caucus night party, Jan. 15, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Elections
Government
National

Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump

He now turns to completing his second and final term as Florida governor, ending in 2027.

1 year ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

What’s next for the Jan. 6th ethics complaint against Doug Mastriano

Mastriano is the subject of a new ethics complaint that alleges he helped incite the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

1 year ago

The gate outside the New Jersey Training School
Incarceration
New Jersey

N.J. governor renews vows to close detention center where 50 men say they were sexually abused as boys

U.S. Justice Department reports alleged high rates of sexual abuse at the facility, and the state determined the facility should close in 2018.

1 year ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney, speaks at an Amtrak facility in Bear, Del., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
Delaware
Government
Health Care
Public Health

Gov. Carney calls out sick for State of the State as Delaware sees an uptick in flu and COVID

It’s not clear what the governor has, but lots of Delawareans are sick too with COVID and flu cases rising.

1 year ago

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The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded until early March. The House is set to vote on the measure later today.
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Congress passes stopgap spending measure to dodge Friday shutdown threat

The Senate has approved a stopgap funding measure to keep the full federal government funded until early March. The House is expected to vote later today.

1 year ago

A transformer station.
Energy
Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Utility shut-off protections in Pa. would be expanded to summer months under bill

The legislature must reauthorize a law that shields people from winter utility shut-offs before the end of the year.

1 year ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol
Government
Gun Violence
Law
Pennsylvania

Gun control measures advance out of Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House committee

Even if the measures clear the House floor, however, they will likely face a cold reception in the state Senate, as did other gun control measures passed last year.

1 year ago

VOTE HERE sign at a polling place
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: What is the date of Pennsylvania’s presidential primary election?

Pennsylvania will hold its 2024 presidential primary election on April 23, one of the latest primary dates in the U.S.

1 year ago

Brewery
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey
6abc

New Jersey governor eases restrictions on breweries in the state

Breweries, distilleries, and other companies can now also manufacture up to 300,000 barrels a year.

1 year ago

File photo: A customer makes a transaction at an automatic teller machine in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023.
Business
Law
National
Personal Finance

Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announceme

1 year ago

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (right) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) pointing at each other during the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
NPR
Elections
Government
National

ABC News cancels its Republican primary debate due to not having enough participants

ABC News said candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley did not confirm their participation by the deadline.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley gestures to the audience as she concludes a speech at a caucus night party at the Marriott Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
Elections
Government
National

Nikki Haley says she won’t debate Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire unless Donald Trump participates

Her comment on Tuesday came a day after the all-important Iowa caucuses, in which Trump marked a wide margin of victory over both Haley and DeSantis.

1 year ago

Senate Impeachment Trial Of President Trump Continues
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Bipartisan tax deal could expand Child Tax Credit and extend business tax breaks

The legislation expands a popular child tax credit and aplies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for

1 year ago

DES MOINES, IOWA - JANUARY 15: Former president Donald Trump speaks to voters during a visit to a caucus site at the Horizon Event Center on January 15, 2024 in Clive, Iowa. Iowans vote today in the state’s caucuses for the first contest in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating process. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024

Former President Donald Trump has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

1 year ago

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