Politics & Policy
Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande
In the report, Customs and Border Protection blamed a “lack of command control and communication” for mounted agents using their horses to forcibly block and move migrants.
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What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including in Pennsylvania.
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Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives Jan. 6 testimony, new info
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has had an eight-hour private interview with the Jan. One committee member says he did not contradict earlier witness testimony.
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Pa. budget would leave billions unspent, boost education funding
Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting to wrap up the state budget a week after the annual spending plan was due to be completed when the state's fiscal year ended.
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Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful on the subject.
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Pa. Senate GOP advances constitutional amendment on abortion
Republican state senators are advancing a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that it does not guarantee rights related to abortion.
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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech
Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, one of the world’s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control.
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Pa. climate rule takes effect as sides prepare for trial this fall
The commonwealth’s climate rule is in effect, but it will be months before Pennsylvanians know whether it’s here to stay.
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Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Trumka, Biles, McCain, Giffords
Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom are actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.
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Delaware lawmakers want convicted auditor removed from office. The main question is how
Kathy McGuiness is Delaware’s first sitting elected statewide official to be convicted of a crime. State lawmakers want her removed from office. The only question is how.
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Signs of trouble emerge in talks on late Pennsylvania budget
It's been a week since the annual spending plan was due to be completed when the state's fiscal year ended last Thursday.
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Johnson resigns, remains UK prime minister for now
Johnson was forced to concede defeat after two more members of his Cabinet quit and one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, publicly told him to resign.
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Big change to widely-used property tax program now Philly law. Related relief measures to follow
Nearly 80% of homeowners in Philly are currently enrolled in the city’s Homestead Exemption program. All of them will see their property values cut by $80,000.
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Trump White House counsel Cipollone to testify to January 6 panel
Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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