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Upclose view of John Fetterman
Elections
Pennsylvania

Trolling along: Fetterman going big on social media vs. Oz

The social media strategy could prove potent in defining Oz as a carpetbagger disconnected from the state's residents and culture.

4 years ago

File photo: The State Capitol in Trenton (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health

Advocacy groups, N.J. lawmakers decry lack of transparency in American Rescue Plan funding process

This week, Gov. Murphy will hold two public hearings where people can weigh in on how the remaining $1.4 billion in N.J.'s ARPA funds can be spent.

4 years ago

Up-close photo of Joe Sestak speaking into a microphone.
Elections
National
Politics

Joe Sestak, Christine Todd Whitman join Forward Party, a new third political party

The Forward Party aims to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks at a press conference on the PACT Act to benefit burn pit victims on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Washington.
Health Care
Military
National
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s Casey, Toomey on opposite sides of federal burn pit legislation

An expansion of VA benefits to those impacted by burn pits has Bob Casey and Pat Toomey on opposite sides of the legislative fence.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Washington, as he announces that a U.S. airstrike killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)
Government
Public Health

Biden’s COVID sequel: back on the balcony, dog for company

It’s back to the White House balcony and the Treaty Room for President Joe Biden as he contends with a “rebound” case of COVID-19.

4 years ago

A frame grab from a video aired in 2006 on Al-Jazeera television shows Al-Qaida second-in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri. (AFP/AFP via Getty Images)
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International
Military

The U.S. has killed top al-Qaida leader and key 9/11 plotter, Ayman al-Zawahiri

4 years ago

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.
Elections
Pennsylvania

All of Pa.’s GOP congressmen are endorsing Doug Mastriano for governor — except Fitzpatrick

His decision to steer clear could speak to Mastriano’s odds in the populous Philly suburbs: Many voters there appear unlikely to back him.

4 years ago

The U.S. Capitol is shown from afar on a sunny day.
Energy
Environment
Government
Health Care

Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

The package would save consumers and the government money by curbing prescription drug prices, and it would subsidize private health insurance for millions of people.

4 years ago

A cargo ship is on the ocean.
Economy
International
Military

1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set out from the port of Odesa.

4 years ago

The White House is seen from afar, surrounded by trees.
Government
National
Public Health

Doctor: Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.

4 years ago

Would earning this sticker motivate you to vote? (Hudson Rowan)
NPR
Elections
Government
National
Visual Arts

A teenager’s ‘I Voted’ sticker design hits a nerve, and now everyone wants one

When 14-year-old Hudson Rowan drew his spider-robot-humanoid character for an "I Voted" sticker competition, he didn't realize just how far the illustration would travel.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Government
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says in a letter that Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.”

4 years ago

Iraqi protesters fill the Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 as thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached the building for the second time in a week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Government
International
Protests

Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in

It's the second such breach this week but this time, they didn't disperse peacefully.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others attend a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the day after Senate Republicans blocked a procedural vote to advance PACT Act. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Military

The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

Groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given health care and benefits to veterans affected by from toxic chemicals and burn pits in wars.

4 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks as Democrats push to bring the assault weapons ban bill to the floor for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. Pelosi says the House will consider the public safety bills on police reform later when the House considers the Senate reconciliation package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Government
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill forward Friday, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate.

4 years ago

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