
Politics & Policy
Schools, child care legislation advances in Pennsylvania as lawmakers try to move past budget feud
Legislation to expand child care tax credits for parents was expected to come up for a vote Wednesday night, with both chambers still in session.
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House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
Ahead of the vote, Johnson called it “the next necessary step" and acknowledged there are “a lot of people who are frustrated this hasn’t moved faster.“
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The Fed leaves interest rates unchanged but sees scope to cut them next year
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, amid signs of easing inflation. The central bank signaled that its benchmark borrowing rate may start to fall next
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Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
The president's comments reflected a harder-than-usual assessment of Israel’s decisions since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
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With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy pleads his case on Capitol Hill and at the White House
Biden's request for a $110 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs is at serious risk of collapse in Congress.
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Auto union leader urges New Jersey lawmakers to pass casino smoking ban
Many casino workers have been pushing for three years to close a loophole in the state's public smoking law that specifically exempts casinos from a ban.
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Harvard affirms President Claudine Gay will not step down over antisemitism testimony
Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more forcefully enough during her testimony.
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Former New Jersey Senate president launches Steve Sweeney 2025 gubernatorial bid
Sweeney served as the state Senate president from 2010 to 2022, unexpectedly losing a reelection bid to Republican Ed Durr in 2021.
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The Whole-Home Repairs Program is a victim of its own success. Additional funding is held up by the state’s budget impasse.
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Biden visits Philadelphia to promote federal funding to reopen closed fire stations
The president spoke for about eight minutes at the firehouse before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign.
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said Sunday’s long line outside of Philadelphia’s Congregation Rodeph Shalom was “a testament to the challenge before us.”
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Listen 1:06Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, where U.N. agencies say there is no safe place to flee.
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The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council
The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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5 major takeaways — and one thing missing — from the fourth Republican debate
As four candidates hotly debated issues ranging from foreign policy to gender identity to immigration, it's clear Nikki Haley is seen as a threat and Trump still looms large.
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Experts say the context primes Trump supporters to not only expect fraud in diverse Democratic cities next year, but to intervene to ensure Trump wins.
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