Politics & Policy
Gov. Murphy weighs in on N.J. police at polling stations, ballot counting process
On the governor’s monthly radio show with tri-state NPR affiliates, Murphy addressed changes to how elections are run in the Garden State.
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Jennings says her approach to equal justice has earned the right to a second term. Julianne Murray says the incumbent is soft on gun criminals.
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Listen 2:03How an ex-president who had been jailed rose back to power over Brazil’s far right
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a stunning political comeback by defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. But he could face a short honeymoon.
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Police: Pelosi suspect wanted to break speaker’s knees
The announcement of the federal charges on Monday came as San Francisco’s district attorney was set to announce state criminal charges as well against David DePape.
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Phillies fan Jill Biden to attend World Series game
The White House says Jill Biden will attend Tuesday's game, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by cancer.
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Why are undated mail ballots such a big deal in Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether mail ballots that a voter failed to date should be thrown out or counted on Nov. 8.
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Here are Philly’s 700+ polling places for the November election
Several dozen have changed since the primary, and over 100 are different than in 2020, so it's good to double check before you head out to vote.
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Polls close in Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest
The incumbent vows to safeguard conservative Christian values, while the challenger promises to return the country to a more prosperous past.
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Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down
Russian says it has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered deal.
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Limerick Township proposes tax increase to preserve land amid rise in development
On the November ballot, Limerick Township residents will decide if they want to pay more earned income tax used to preserve open space, which could slow down development.
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Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t show
Some three-quarters of respondents of a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released earlier this month said that they thought violent crime is increasing nationally.
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It’s a different counting location than the one the city used in 2020, when election workers spent days tallying ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City.
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Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats
A new assessment from the Dept. of Homeland Security and other agencies says extremists, fueled by election falsehoods, “pose a heightened threat" to the upcoming midterms.
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Republicans derided the bill as anti-police, but Democrats said it aims to prevent voter intimidation in Black neighborhoods.
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What Google search data says about New Jersey voters ahead of midterm elections
In the last two weeks, wages dominated Google’s ranking of the most searched political topics in New Jersey, only edged out by health care on a few occasions.
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