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A 'vote here' sign outside of a polling place.

Spotlight PA

18 Pa. candidates who spread election misinformation are poised to oversee local voting in 2024

In three Pennsylvania counties, election skeptics will likely hold majorities on key county panels that set voting rules after the November 2023 general election.

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President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., as they walk down the House steps as they leave after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering at the Capitol in Washington, March 17, 2023. The Tuesday, May 9, White House sitdown between the president and congressional leaders will be the first substantive talks between Biden and McCarthy in months, and comes weeks after House Republicans voted on a bill that would raise the debt limit but impose significant federal spending cuts

Economy

Government

Law

As House debt ceiling vote nears, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy confident of GOP support

The debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial House vote.

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Government

Government Accountability

Pennsylvania

Spotlight PA

Shapiro won’t share daily calendar, a departure from previous Pa. governor’s transparency

The Democratic governor’s decision to withhold details about who he meets behind the scenes is legally sound, though experts said he could choose to reveal more.

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Chris Christie speaks into a microphone. A U.S. flag is visible behind him.

Elections

New Jersey

Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch GOP presidential campaign next week

Christie has cast himself as the only potential candidate willing to aggressively take on former President Donald Trump.

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Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July.

NPR

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here’s what you need to know

The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

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Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination

Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and increases in teacher pay, in Miami, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. DeSantis and former President Donald Trump will share the spotlight in Iowa on Saturday, May 13, providing a chance to sway influential conservative activists and contrast their campaign styles in Republicans' leadoff voting state. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

NPR

National

Politics

Why Florida’s new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike

Senate Bill 1718, which takes effect on July 1, will offer a preview of the controversial changes DeSantis has said he'd like to see Congress implement.

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A teenage Cherelle Parker (center) is congratulated by friends and relatives after winning the Philadelphia Black History Oratorical Contest in 1990. Assorted Inquirer headlines from that year reference her win — and her connection with teacher Jeanette Jimenez.

Billy Penn

The high school speech that helped launch Cherelle Parker’s political career

The presumptive next Philadelphia mayor has been an orator since she was a teenager, when she won a citywide Black history contest.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters on the debt limit as he walks, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Economy

Government

National

Facing GOP backlash, McCarthy labors to shore up votes for debt deal in time to prevent US default

The Republican speaker urged GOP skeptics Tuesday to look at “the victories” in the package he negotiated with President Joe Biden.

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Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker participates in the Restoring Safety Forum at WHYY.

Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker wants to strengthen police, lean on stops and searches to tackle gun violence

Cherelle Parker has been more supportive of law enforcement than other Democratic candidates, including considering controversial practices such as stop and frisk.

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters about debt limit negotiations, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden and McCarthy came to an “agreement in principle” on the debt limit Saturday, May 27 that would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default, but still has to pass both houses of Congress.

Economy

National

Politics

Takeaways on debt ceiling: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead

The agreement is a two-year budget deal that would essentially hold spending flat for 2024, while boosting it for defense and veterans, and capping increases at 1% for 2025.

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A close-up of the green dome of the Pa. State Capitol.

Delaware County lawmakers reintroduce hospital reform legislation

Influenced by the impact of Crozer Health’s struggles, one of the bills includes a prohibition on for-profit hospitals.

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Lights illuminate the Capitol after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., announced that he and President Joe Biden had reached an

Economy

Government

National

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

The compromise announced late Saturday risks angering both Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions.

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Doug Mastriano speaking into a microphone

Elections

Pennsylvania

GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as hard-right state lawmaker says he won’t run

State Sen. Doug Mastriano made the announcement Thursday night as top party officials try to recruit a strong candidate in the moderate battleground state in 2024.

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