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President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Government
National
Public Health

Biden improves ‘significantly,’ throat still sore from COVID

President Joe Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, says Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat.

4 years ago

Technicians inspect a piece of equipment during a tour of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant Feb. 11, 2022, in Manassas, Va. A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States is making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to the deficit over 10 years, mostly as a result of new grants and tax breaks that would subsidize the cost that computer chip manufacturers incur when building or expanding chip plants in the U.S.
Economic Development
Economy
National

Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite Sen. Bernie Sanders and the tea party.

4 years ago

A sewer cover from above.
Government
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Municipal leaders oppose plans to privatize sewer system as Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority weighs $1.1B Aqua bid

BCWSA has invited the public to two “open house” meetings to discuss the sale on Tuesday, July 26.

4 years ago

President Biden is seen on screen sitting at a desk.
Government
National
Public Health

Doctor: Biden likely has highly contagious COVID-19 strain

President Joe Biden likely has contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat.

4 years ago

A statue of someone holding up something is visible in front of a tall building.
Employment
Government
Pennsylvania
Taxes
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s unemployment trust fund is broke. The Wolf admin says a long-term fix will save taxpayers millions

The state’s new budget pays off $42 million in debt, but backers say a bigger policy change is needed to prepare the system for future downturns.

4 years ago

This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows President Donald Trump recording a video statement on the afternoon of Jan. 6, from the Rose Garden, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. (House Select Committee via AP)
Radio Times

Jan. 6 hearing: the 187 minutes

We discuss Thursday night's Jan. 6 hearing and the evidence of Trump's 'dereliction of duty' during the 187 minutes the rioters stormed the Capitol.

Air Date: July 22, 2022 10:00 am

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a microphone while gesturing with his hands.
NPR
Elections
Government
National

Trump didn’t act and didn’t want to, plus 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings

The committee, across eight hearings, has built a case – more political than legal – that Trump, who continues to lie about the election, is not fit for the office.

4 years ago

Upper Darby Township Council votes 6-5 to adjourn the meeting early. Several council members are heckled as they exit the chambers. (Zoom screenshot)
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Upper Darby government feuds as $35 million in ARPA funds remain unspent months later

Two investigations, three court actions, and six months later — federal COVID-19 relief funds have yet to be spent in Upper Darby after a portion was alleged to be missing.

4 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Voting rights lawyers say latest Pa. GOP mail-voting challenge is ‘fueling the big lie’

The latest effort follows an unsuccessful suit to toss mailed ballots that weren’t dated.

4 years ago

Governor Murphy signs legislation creating a system of licensing for law enforcement on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governor’s Office).
Government
New Jersey
Policing

N.J. becomes 47th state to require police officers to obtain a license

Under the new law, licenses will not be issued to people convicted of crimes or active members of anti-government and hate groups.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium.
National
Public Health

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms" and has begun taking Paxlovid.

4 years ago

Chester County election workers sort, inspect, flatten and scan mail in ballots at the West Chester University gym.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania certifies primary election in all but three counties

Certification of the remaining three counties — Berks, Fayette and Lancaster — will occur once litigation is resolved.

4 years ago

Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 probe: Trump ‘poured gasoline on fire’ at Capitol

The committee aired a previously unseen video outtake of President Donald Trump saying, “I don’t want to say the election is over” the day after the insurrection.

4 years ago

Then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the House chamber early on Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Senators reach deal to prevent rejecting electors in wake of Jan. 6

The 1887 law governs the process of counting Electoral College votes and came under fresh scrutiny following attempts to overturn the presidential election results on Jan. 6.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump is seen in the foreground, as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross listens in the background
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Documents show the secret strategy behind Trump’s census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress.

4 years ago

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