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Politics & Policy

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Delaware
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Biden to announce funding for ‘clean energy’ hydrogen hub in Pa., N.J., and Del.

The move is part of the Biden administration’s plan to tackle climate change. But climate activists say it’s a false solution.

2 years ago

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting of House Republicans to vote on candidates for Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington. Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to try to vote on a nominee. But lawmakers say Wednesday's private ballots to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy could take a while. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Government
National

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker and will try to unite before a floor vote

Lawmakers said that in private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, in favor of Scalise, the current maj

2 years ago

Executive order
Environment
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Shapiro isn’t sold on a key climate program, and his working group isn’t either. What’s next for RGGI?

A group appointed by Gov. Shapiro believes a cap-and-trade program would help meet his ambitious climate goals, although the members lacked consensus on how best to proceed.

2 years ago

Palestinians evacuate the wounded following an Israeli aerial bombing on Jabaliya, near Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct.11, 2023
International
Public Safety

Israeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighborhoods as sealed-off territory faces imminent blackout

Gaza’s power authority says its sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies.

2 years ago

Joe Biden speaking into a microphone
International

Biden condemns Hamas for ‘unadulterated evil’ in attack on Israel, vows U.S. resolve in backing Israel

“Let there be no doubt. The United States has Israel’s back. We’ll make sure the Jewish and democratic state of Israel can defend itself today, tomorrow as we always have.”

2 years ago

Sign outside of a polling place
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2023: A complete guide to who is on the ballot, when to vote, how to vote, where to vote, casting mail ballots & more

Pennsylvanians will see candidates for state Supreme Court, municipal races, and more on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.

2 years ago

Israeli troop reinforcements take position at the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 9, 2023. Social media and messaging apps have been flooded with false and out of context images since fighting started this weekend
NPR
International
Media
Military
Technology

Video game clips and old videos are flooding social media about Israel and Gaza

"This is propaganda 101. You flood the gap, especially in those early hours, with content that suggests a certain narrative," said one observer.

2 years ago

President Biden speaking at a podium
Economy
Government
Philadelphia
6abc

President Biden to visit Philadelphia on Friday to discuss ‘Bidenomics’ agenda

Biden will tout his success with creating good-paying union jobs, investing in infrastructure, and working to combat climate change.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks on student loan debt forgiveness, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington.
Government
Higher Education
National
Personal Finance

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details

Fourteen people chosen by the Biden administration will meet Tuesday for the first of three hearings on student loan relief in a process known as negotiated rulemaking.

2 years ago

Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Everything you need to know about the details of voting in Philly on Nov. 7

From registration deadlines to polling place logistics.

2 years ago

Palestinians inspect the rubble in Rafah refugee camp
International
Public Safety

Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory

If airstrikes continue, Gaza’s civilians will have fewer and fewer places to shelter as more neighborhoods become uninhabitable.

2 years ago

President Biden in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023.
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Biden was interviewed this weekend in special counsel probe into classified documents

An investigation was launched after Biden's lawyers found classified documents in multiple areas in his Delaware residence and in an office in Washington, D.C.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa
Elections
Government
National

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends long-shot GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley

He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as a pragmatic moderate who pledged to lead the party away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.

2 years ago

Allan Domb speaks at a Philly mayoral candidate forum
Business
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Can Allan Domb move Philly forward through business instead of politics? He plans to try

The onetime mayoral candidate and ex-councilmember is worrying about schools, Kensington, and tax cuts — this time, as a private citizen.

2 years ago

Rep. Dan Goldman (L) and Sen. Cory Booker (R) were both in Israel over the weekend when Hamas attacked. They have since made it back to the U.S.
NPR
Government
International
Military
New Jersey

Two U.S. lawmakers managed to get home from Israel. Other Americans have not

Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Dan Goldman are back in the U.S. after sheltering in place as violence erupted in Israel on Saturday.

2 years ago

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