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Politics & Policy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., talks the media, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, after voting on top House Republican leadership positions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is at right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Elections
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GOP wins slim U.S. House majority, complicating ambitious agenda

More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House.

3 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on the Democrats' lame duck agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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LGBTQ
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Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation, meaning a final vote could come as soon as this week, or later this month.

3 years ago

Rep. Todd Stephens and Melissa Cerrato
Elections
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Pennsylvania

Democratic challenger Cerrato takes 37-vote lead over incumbent state Rep. Stephens

If Cerrato wins, Democrats will win control of the state House of Representatives.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference October 5, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Gun Violence
Law
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. House impeaches Philly DA Krasner over policies

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

3 years ago

Whether Todd Stephens, a Republican state representative, wins reelection could determine which party controls the Pennsylvania state House. (Joe Lamberti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Have Democrats flipped the Pa. House? The latest on the deciding races

With control of the Pa. state House on the line, attorneys for candidates in two still-uncalled races are haggling over whether to count several dozen provisional ballots.

3 years ago

Council President Darrell Clarke holds up an information pamphlet for new jobs. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Employment
Government
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly police may replace some officers with civilians, arbitration panel rules

A ruling upheld a change to the city charter to create public safety officers who do more routine police jobs to let cops focus on crime fighting.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida on Nov. 15, 2022. (Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government
Politics

Donald Trump, who tried to overturn Biden’s legitimate election, launches 2024 bid

Donald Trump is officially running again, trying to avenge his loss to Joe Biden, even as Trump still refuses to admit he lost.

3 years ago

Protesters in Old City in 2017 march against building a border ''wall.'' (Angela Gervasi/Billy Penn)
Government
Immigration
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Texas confirms bus of asylum-seekers coming to Philly: What we know

Local officials and community organizations are ready to welcome the newcomers.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
Immigration
Philadelphia

Philly says it’s ready to welcome migrants sent by bus from Texas with ‘open arms’

The city will use its experience helping other immigrant arrivals to aid those being sent to Philadelphia from the Texas border.

3 years ago

File photo: Linda Gray, flanked by her husband Harold, was sworn in Thursday night as the newest member of Wilmington City Council. (City of Wilmington)
Delaware
Government
Politics

Wilmington mourns death of City Councilmember Linda Gray

Wilmington City Councilmember Lisa Gray died unexpectedly Monday, after being diagnosed with pneumonia last week.

3 years ago

Police officers gather outside a grain depot in Przewodow, eastern Poland, on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022 where the Polish Foreign Ministry said that a Russian-made missile fell and killed two people. (AP Photo)
International
Military

Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2

The Polish government said in a statement that Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the Russian ambassador and “demanded immediate detailed explanations.”

3 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pennsylvania House tees up vote to remove Philly DA Larry Krasner

Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday moved closer to impeaching Democratic Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

3 years ago

On the left, Mark Moffa poses. On the right, Joe Hogan poses.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Republican Hogan now leading in Bucks County House district by 114 votes over Democrat Moffa

The 142nd state House district is one of two races left, both in the Philadelphia suburbs, that will decide the power balance in the House.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro gestures in front of an American flag
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

The state’s two-term attorney general will take the reins in a state riven by bitter partisanship over voting laws and management of the pandemic by his predecessor.

3 years ago

A Kherson resident hugs a Ukrainian defence force member in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The retaking of Kherson was one of Ukraine's biggest successes in the nearly nine months since Moscow's invasion. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Radio Times
International
Military

What Russia’s retreat means for the war in Ukraine

Russian troops withdrew from Kherson last week, a major victory for Ukraine. We'll talk about what it signals about Russia's military and strategy and where the war is headed.

Air Date: November 15, 2022 10:00 am

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