Politics & Policy
Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production
President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on some imported panels.
4 years ago
A small plane flew near Biden’s beach house in Delaware
The White House said it was apparently by mistake that a small private plane entered restricted airspace. The president and first lady were evacuated but have since returned.
4 years ago
McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
Friday's development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation's premier races
4 years ago
‘I almost died,’ Fetterman says as Senate campaign heats up
The cardiologist for John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pa. who is recovering from a stroke, has disclosed that Fetterman also has cardiomyopathy.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now
When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment.
4 years ago
Philly bike advocates press mayor to move ahead with narrowing Washington Ave.
Bike and pedestrian safety advocates and a state senator urge the city to move ahead with or without buy-in from Councilmember Johnson.
4 years ago
Pa. court orders contested ballots counted in Senate primary
A state court is agreeing in a ballot-counting lawsuit with the campaign of David McCormick
4 years ago
President Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’
Biden is trying to drive up pressure on Congress to pass stricter laws, though such efforts failed in the wake of past violence.
4 years ago
GOP insiders begin to reluctantly support Mastriano, as Democrats tout unity
GOP insider: the tone of the GOP push to elect Mastriano feels like a pep rally before a football game everyone knows the team is doomed to lose.
4 years ago
If elected, could Pa. GOP candidate Doug Mastriano make voters re-register?
Mastriano, Pa.'s GOP candidate for governor, is perhaps the state's most prominent peddler of former President Trump's lie that widespread fraud cost him the 2020 election.
4 years ago
As senators seek common ground on guns, ‘red flag’ laws become a focus
Early negotiations have found bipartisan support for incentivizing states to pass laws that let authorities seize guns from those found to be a danger to themselves or others.
4 years ago
Gun violence and why we can’t agree on policy solutions
America is awash with guns but unable to pass policies that make citizens safer. How are beliefs about guns and the Second Amendment derailing the gun safety conversation?
Air Date: June 2, 2022 12:00 am
Listen 49:45The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. What’s next? Your health questions answered
After the leaked draft opinion in which SCOTUS appears ready to overturn Roe, we asked for your questions about the future of abortion care. Here's what our experts said.
4 years ago
Wolf invests $1.7 million in Central Pa. baby formula manufacturer
Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to address baby formula shortage with a $1.7 investment in a new manufacturer in Reading, Pa.
4 years ago
The Biden administration has announced new funding to help food supply chains
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the pandemic.
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