Politics & Policy
Mayor Parker to attend State of the Union as guest of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans
President Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. Follow WHYY on air and online for live special coverage.
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‘Disgraceful’ remarks about gay people could lead Philly Dems to expel ward leader
Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
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Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more
E-pollbooks speed up key processes for poll workers. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if there aren’t safeguards in place.
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Who is Sen. Katie Britt, who will deliver the Republican State of the Union response?
First-term Sen. Katie Britt, Ala., has been selected to deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday.
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Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
His speech from the House rostrum, delivered just eight months before Biden stands for reelection, was something of an on-the-job interview for the nation's oldest president.
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Abortion, infrastructure and ‘tax fairness’: What to expect from Biden’s State of the Union address
The White House offered WHYY News a sneak peek of Biden's third State of the Union speech.
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Listen 1:11Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
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‘Uncommitted’ movement spreads to Super Tuesday states
Democratic primary voters across the U.S. cast ballots for no candidate as a movement opposing President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas grows.
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Taking on junk fees is popular. But can it win Biden more voters?
President Biden is expected to discuss "junk fees" — extra fees that pop up in the purchasing process — in his State of the Union address Thursday.
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Rep. Dean Phillips ends a longshot bid to defeat Biden in the Democratic primary
In a statement on X the day after Super Tuesday, Phillips endorsed Biden.
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From ‘SNL’ to Philly? City considers asking youth to help fight crime via social media
The goal is to use young people to do what they do all the time: Surf the web and review social media posts to identify potential crimes before they happen.
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Listen 1:07Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus
Palmer says he never visited the territory before the caucus.
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Airdropping aid is inefficient — so why is the U.S. doing it in Gaza anyway?
More than 2 million people live in the Gaza Strip, and according to the U.N., a quarter of them face imminent starvation.
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McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack
McConnell announced his decision after Super Tuesday wins pushed Trump, who is the GOP front-runner, closer to the party nomination.
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4 takeaways from Super Tuesday
The outcome may have gone as expected overall, but here's what the details mean for the presidential election.
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