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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
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Military

Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state

The U.S. and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza’s future.

2 years ago

Night falls on the dome of the Capitol in Washington.
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House conservatives reject bipartisan spending agreement over demands for further cuts

Without support from the most conservative members of his party, Johnson will have to rely heavily on Democratic support to avert a government shutdown.

2 years ago

Soldiers patrol the perimeter of Inca prison during a state of emergency in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the wake of the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader from prison. President Daniel Noboa decreed Monday a national state of emergency, a measure that lets authorities suspend people’s rights and mobilize the military in places like the prisons. The government also imposed a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.”

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint press conference with Israel's defence minister, in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
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National

Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer

The statement from Walter Reed is the first indication of why Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day. It still doesn't answer why no one was informed.

2 years ago

Capitol building
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Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A group of Pa. lawmakers didn’t take pay during the budget impasse. A bill would force all to abstain

A bill would make it mandatory for Pennsylvania lawmakers to forego pay during a budget impasse. At least one member says it could force votes for the wrong reason.

2 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
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After Kenney pocket veto, future of single-use bag fee in Philly uncertain

A 15-cent bag fee passed City Council, then died on Mayor Kenney’s desk. Proponents aren’t giving up, but the new mayor’s stance isn’t clear.

2 years ago

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New Jersey's Democrat-led Assembly comes into session on the final day of the current term, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Trenton, N.J. Among the dozens of bills lawmakers are set to consider on Monday is a bill that will raise their pay from $49,000 to $82,000 a year, along with increases for the governor and other senior state officials. If enacted, the raises won't go into effect until 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini)
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey lawmakers pass pay raises for themselves, the governor and other officials

If signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, the bill won’t go into effect until 2026, after Murphy leaves office and lawmakers face voters in the regular 2025 general election.

2 years ago

The Pa. Capitol building
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K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda

Looming over the legislature is a court ruling that declared the state’s education funding system to be unconstitutionally inequitable and ordered lawmakers to correct it.

2 years ago

File photo: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023.
Government Accountability
Military
National

Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden

The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released.

2 years ago

Congressional leaders struck an agreement to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown. The deal still needs to get through Congress, where it is likely to face opposition from conservatives. (Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Government
National

Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown

The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.

2 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
International
Military

Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading

The mission is the Secretary of State's fourth to the region in the three months since the war began.

2 years ago

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn
Elections
National
Policing
Politics

Harry Dunn, officer who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland

Harry Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters.

2 years ago

Philadelphia street sweeping vehicles worked to clear debris from Columbus Blvd. after a storm brought heavy rain to the region and the Delaware River overflowed onto the road on December 18, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
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Philadelphia
Sustainability
Transportation

The city of Philadelphia’s vehicle fleet is getting cleaner, but it has a long way to go

In 2023, the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles. That’s out of a fleet of over 5,000 vehicles.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks in front of a U.S. flag
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Biden campaigns in Montgomery County: ‘Democracy is on the ballot’

Biden spoke near Valley Forge before the third anniversary of the January 6 riot. He framed the 2024 election as a battle for democracy.

2 years ago

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: The Trump International Hotel is seen on March 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Robert Mueller submitted his Russia probe report on Friday afternoon to Attorney General William Barr. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
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Government Accountability

Foreign governments paid millions to Trump’s companies while he was president

It is illegal for presidents to accept any money from foreign governments without congressional approval per Article I of the U.S. Constitution.

2 years ago

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