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Former President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Conway, South Carolina
NPR
Elections
Government
National

What GOP infighting in South Carolina can (and can’t) tell us about 2024

In Horry County, South Carolina, a squabble over who is the official county party sheds light on struggles the GOP faces more broadly in 2024.

2 years ago

pro-marijuana legalization rally
Criminal Justice
Government
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

What to know about Shapiro’s pitch to legalize marijuana, its chances in the Pa. legislature, and more

Unlike his predecessor, Gov. Josh Shapiro has the benefit of a Democratic-led state House and a state Senate where attitudes appear to be shifting.

2 years ago

'I voted' stickers on election day
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A deficit of experienced voting officials could mean trouble for Pa.’s 2024 election

Pennsylvania has lost nearly 300 years of election official experience since 2019. The state’s top voting official says this loss is “one of the biggest dangers” to elections.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Harris announces $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects, says clean water is a right

The new round of funding will help pay for projects nationwide, bringing the total awarded to states for water infrastructure improvements to $22 billion.

2 years ago

A group of cars line up at charging stations
Environment
Government
New Jersey
Politics

A new poll finds N.J. residents are divided on plan to phase out sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

N.J. residents, worried about EV costs, are divided over a plan to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in 11 years.

2 years ago

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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.
Government Accountability
International
Military

White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the new package would be unveiled this Friday.

2 years ago

The Security Council meets before voting on a resolution concerning a ceasefire in Gaza at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
International
Military

The U.S. vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire.

2 years ago

State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R., Indiana) says he was initially skeptical of syringe services programs but now believes they can help get people into treatment, reduce the spread of disease, and offer hope.
Government
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

A bill to legalize syringe services in Pa. just passed a historic hurdle, but GOP opposition remains

The CDC says new users of syringe services programs are more likely to enter drug treatment. But providers in most of Pennsylvania risk arrest.

2 years ago

David McCormick, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign stop in Erie, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Elections
Pennsylvania

GOP Senate contenders aren’t shy about wanting Trump’s approval. But in Pennsylvania, it’s awkward

In the Keystone State, the likely Republican nominee, David McCormick, and Trump seem to be ignoring each other.

2 years ago

Protesters wait behind blockades to defend the Parkway encampment in September 2020.
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Unkept promises? The city has yet to give the Philadelphia Community Land Trust a single home

Housing activists ended 2020 encampment protest after the city pledged to provide homes, but progress has been slow.

2 years ago

New Jersey voter casts ballot
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

3 Democratic candidates for the N.J. Senate primary race are advocating to change the ballot’s design

Due to the Garden State’s ballot that favors endorsed candidates, the candidate in the column with President Biden might be different from county to county.

2 years ago

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President Biden is rated highly in a survey of historians on presidential greatness — but he's in a tight election race with former President Donald Trump, who is ranked last. (Jim Watson and Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government
History

In historians’ Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call

A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time. Former President Donald Trump came in last.

2 years ago

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 16, on the day it was announced that Alexei Navalny had died.
NPR
Government Accountability
International

Widow of Alexei Navalny takes center stage in Russia’s opposition

Yulia Navalnaya appeared on her late husband's YouTube channel in a forceful challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of murder.

2 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled his golden high-tops at Sneaker Con Philadelphia, an event popular among sneaker collectors, on Saturday.
NPR
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

What to know about the debut of Trump’s $399 golden, high-top sneakers

The announcement came one day after a New York judge ordered Trump and the Trump Organization to pay nearly $355 million as part of a civil fraud case.

2 years ago

President Lincoln signed the appointment letter four days before he was assassinated.
Government
History
Philadelphia

Presidential order Lincoln signed in ‘final hours of his life’ recently found after being locked in desk for decades

The Raab Collection of suburban Philadelphia is asking $45,000 for the 1865 letter signed by a president “who had no idea his days were numbered.”

2 years ago

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