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Energy
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania

Gov. Shapiro appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases

In a statement, Shapiro didn’t pledge to enforce the regulation, should his administration win the appeal at the state Supreme Court.

3 years ago

Cars drive on the highway
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
Transportation

New Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035

The rule has been hotly opposed by business groups since word that the state was moving to implement it started circulating earlier this year.

3 years ago

File photo: Clear protective panels stand onstage between lecterns as preparations take place for the second Presidential debate at Belmont University, Oct. 21, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.
Elections
Government
National
Pennsylvania

Lafayette College to host 2024 vice presidential debate on Sept. 25

Three presidential debates are set to be held in college towns in Texas, Virginia and Utah between Sept. 16 and Oct. 9.

3 years ago

Demonstrators call for the return of 40 children who are among the roughly 240 hostages believed held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip as they mark World Children's Day during a protest across from UNICEF offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. Oded Balilty/AP
NPR
International
Military

A deal for the release of Israeli hostages appears close, officials say

Talk of a possible deal comes as Palestinian health officials say Israeli fire hit another hospital in Gaza, and dozens of premature infants from are evacuated to Egypt.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, during a pardoning ceremony at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.
Community Events
Government
National

Biden pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys while marking his 81st birthday with jokes about his age

Gobblers Liberty and Bell received executive clemency Monday at a White House ceremony. The ceremony marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington.

3 years ago

File photo: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter answers questions during a news conference at a Habitat for Humanity building site, Nov. 2, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn.
Government
National

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, dead at 96

She was married to Jimmy Carter for more than 77 years, and both said she was the more political of the pair.

3 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Government Accountability
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Philadelphia Reparations Task Force solicits members, plans to officially launch in February

The task force will create a report for City Council on how reparations can ‘atone for the legacy of slavery.’ They hope to start their work in February.

3 years ago

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President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.
Government
International

Biden-Xi meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain

Xi declared that "Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed.” Biden said the talks were constructive.

3 years ago

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain posed with UAW members as they strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant in Michigan in late September.
NPR
Business
Employment
National
Transportation

GM autoworkers approve new contract, securing wage increases

Long-time workers should see pay rise by about 33%, while some newer workers and temps will see their pay more than double. Ford and Stellantis workers are still voting.

3 years ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Elections

Turmoil and revolt in Lt. Gov. Hall-Long’s gubernatorial campaign in Delaware over $207,000 in undisclosed payments to husband

Sources within the campaign said she stalled in providing bank statements. She says the money in question repaid her personal loans to campaigns.

3 years ago

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File photo: Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023.  The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Government Accountability
National

Rep. George Santos won’t seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking

The committee said Thursday that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.

3 years ago

A polling place on North Broad Street on Nov. 7, 2023
Elections
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Will the rift between Philly Democrats blow over as 2024 approaches?

Working Families Party candidates in the municipal election surfaced tension between the party’s establishment and progressive wings.

3 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Oct. 31, 2023, in Washington
Economy
Government
National

Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year

The Senate gave final approval to a temporary government funding package Wednesday night and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden arrives at San Francisco International Airport for the APEC summit, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in San Francisco.
Government
International

Biden and Xi are meeting in San Francisco, seeking better US-China relations despite tough issues

The White House says Biden is prepared to confront Xi on difficult issues such as trade, Beijing’s burgeoning relationship with Iran and human rights concerns.

3 years ago

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., got into an altercation with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday.
NPR
Government
National
Politics

GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett

Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust

3 years ago

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