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Politics & Policy

Yusef Salaam gestures as he speaks
Elections
National

Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed for the seat.

2 years ago

Voters at a polling place in Virginia
Elections
National
Politics

Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

Democrats flipped the House of Delegates and held the majority they’ve had in the Senate since 2020.

2 years ago

David Oh speaks onstage
Elections
Philadelphia

‘Don’t be afraid to lose’: David Oh concedes to Cherelle Parker in Philly mayor’s race

After 11 years on City Council, Oh said he’s not sure what he’ll do next — other than “rest and relax and spend a little more time with the family.”

2 years ago

Left, Diane Ellis-Marseglia, right, Bob Harvie
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrats Bob Harvie, Diane Ellis-Marseglia win Bucks County Commissioners race

Democrats Bob Harvie and Diane Ellis-Marseglia became the first Democratic majority on the Bucks County Board of Commissioners in 2019. They just won again.

2 years ago

Left to right, headshots of Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Eric Roe. (Photos of Marian Moskowitz and Josh Maxwell, courtesy of Marian for Chester County; photo of Eric Roe, courtesy of Michael Morby)
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Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrats Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Republican Eric Roe win Chester County Board of Commissioners race

Democrats Marian Moskowitz and Josh Maxwell and Republican Eric Roe will serve as the next Chester County Board of Commissioners.

2 years ago

Montgomery County Democrats Jamila Winder and Neil Makhija celebrate next to the podium with their families.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrats Jamila Winder, Neil Makhija, and Republican Thomas DiBello win Montgomery County Board of Commissioners race

Democrats Jamila Winder and Neil Makhija and Republican Thomas DiBello win the race for the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

2 years ago

Ed Brown poses for a photo while sitting in a chair
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrat Ed Brown elected as Upper Darby’s first Black mayor

Democrat Ed Brown declares victory over Republican Brian Burke in Upper Darby’s mayoral race.

2 years ago

Dr. Monica Taylor, Elaine Paul Schaefer, and Christine Reuther. (Courtesy of Delaware County)
Elections
Politics

Democrats keep complete control of Delaware County Council

The three incumbent candidates, who led Democrats to the party’s first Delaware County Council majority since the Civil War, won their re-election bid.

2 years ago

Stefan Roots is a Democratic candidate for mayor of Chester City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrat Stefan Roots wins Chester mayoral race

Democrat Stefan Roots defeated independent Anita J. Littleton to become the next mayor of the bankrupt city of Chester, citing a significant lead in mail-in ballot counts.

2 years ago

Matt Wolf and Megan Martin
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Commonwealth Court election results: Democrat Matt Wolf beats Republican Megan Martin

The Associated Press called the race at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Unofficial results show Wolf with 53% of the vote and Republican Megan Martin, a former legislative official.

2 years ago

Daniel McCaffery (D) and Carolyn Carluccio (R), candidates for the Pa. Supreme Court.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Supreme Court election results: Democrat Daniel McCaffery beats Republican Carolyn Carluccio

McCaffery, a Superior Court judge, has won a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court, one of Pennsylvania’s appellate benches.

2 years ago

Rue Landau posing in front of her campaign sign.
Elections
Philadelphia

Rue Landau earns at-large seat, becomes Philadelphia’s first-ever openly LGBTQ City Council member

“I am the first and I absolutely will not be the last,” Landau told WHYY News.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker addressing her supporters
Elections
Philadelphia

Cherelle Parker makes history: Philly elects first Black woman mayor

Parker easily beat her Republican rival David Oh, in a city where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-to-1.

2 years ago

real and doctored ballots
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly judge orders confiscation of potentially fraudulent Democratic endorsement ballots under investigation

Flyers that mimicked official Democratic City Committee ballot endorsements were doctored to omit 3rd council district candidate Jamie Gauthier.

2 years ago

U.S. Attorney David Weiss, arrives for an interview before members of the House Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Washington. The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is testifying behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department's handling of the case continues to unfold.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government Accountability

Special counsel in the Hunter Biden case insists he was the ‘decision-maker’ in rare testimony

The closed-door interview on Tuesday marks the first time a special counsel is appearing before Congress in the middle of a probe.

2 years ago

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