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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker (right) with her family at her historic inauguration on Jan. 2, 2024.
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Philadelphia

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.

3 years ago

Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
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Billy Penn

‘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.

3 years ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania
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Spotlight PA

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.

3 years ago

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt
NPR
Government
National

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.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address
Elections
Government
National

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.

3 years ago

President Biden speaks at a podium
Elections
Government
National
Politics

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.

3 years ago

Listen 1:11
Boxes of the opioid remediation medication Narcan
Addiction
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis

Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.

3 years ago

Stickers saying
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

‘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.

3 years ago

President Biden at the White House on March 5
NPR
Economy
Elections
National

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.

3 years ago

Democratic Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips Holds Campaign Rally In Manchester, New Hampshire On Eve Of Primary
NPR
Elections
Government
National

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.

3 years ago

Cell phone with variety of social media apps on the screen
Crime
Government Accountability
Media
Philadelphia

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.

3 years ago

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Democratic presidential candidate Jason Palmer poses for a photo at a Washington hotel in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Elections
Government
National

Who 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.

3 years ago

Aid packages getting airdropped
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International
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Social Justice

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.

3 years ago

File photo: Then President Donald Trump (left) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., greet each other during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 4, 2019. McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
Elections
Government
National

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.

3 years ago

(Left) President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
NPR
Elections
National

4 takeaways from Super Tuesday

The outcome may have gone as expected overall, but here's what the details mean for the presidential election.

3 years ago

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