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First lady Jill Biden and first lady of Romania Carmen Iohannis visit the Școala Gimnaziala Uruguay, or Uruguay School, in Bucharest Romania, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Biden visited several classrooms to visit with children and the educators who are helping teach displaced Ukrainian children
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Jill Biden hears heartbreak of Ukrainian moms now in Romania

The American first lady praised the Romanian government and relief organizations for the range of humanitarian aid they are providing to refugees.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
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After scathing report on Philly’s child welfare system, DHS head describes efforts to improve

Friday’s hearing came weeks after a City Council committee report accused Philly’s child welfare system of separating families without cause.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference
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Oz’s ties to Turkey attacked in Pennsylvania’s Senate race

The criticism of Oz and his ties to Turkey has mushroomed in the weeks after Oz won the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

4 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaks at an abortion rights rally
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Shapiro, only Dem running for Pa. governor, vows to veto abortion restrictions

If elected, Shapiro could be key to maintaining abortion protections in Pennsylvania. Every Republican candidate supports banning or limiting abortions.

4 years ago

First lady Jill Biden meets U.S. troops during a visit to the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania, Friday, May 6, 2022.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
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Jill Biden brings thanks, ketchup to U.S. troops in Romania

Biden on Friday opened a four-day trip to Europe to learn about the refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

4 years ago

State Rep. Dave Wilson has eyes closed, appears to be sleeping in a late-night legislative session.
Delaware
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Late-night Delaware legislative tradition could soon be a thing of the past

Lawmakers will consider a constitutional amendment to end the need to continue working after midnight on the final day of the legislative session.

4 years ago

FILE - Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Two months after a contentious, once-a-decade process overhauled the shape of their districts, Pennsylvania state lawmakers and hundreds of candidates hoping to unseat them are bracing for a primary election that will greatly narrow the field. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Lawmakers navigate Pennsylvania primary with unfamiliar maps

Going before voters in the May 17 primary election will be candidates for all 203 House and 25 of 50 Senate seats.

4 years ago

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Nicholas Confessore on Tucker Carlson, “American Nationalist”

Journalist Nicholas Confessore discusses his three part series about conservative media 'icon' Tucker Carlson's rise to cable television supremacy.

Air Date: May 6, 2022 10:00 am

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White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre takes a question from a reporter during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Karine Jean-Pierre to be next White House press secretary

She will be the first Black woman and the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role.

4 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a glass jar
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‘Historic’ vote in Delaware: House approves marijuana legalization

The legalization measure is a companion piece to another bill that would create a tax and regulatory structure for vendors to grow and sell weed.

4 years ago

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Overtime for Philly workers continues to rise

Overtime for city workers continues to be a problem, according to a new report from the authority tasked with keeping watch on the city’s finances.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaking at a press conference on  abortion rights outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on May 4, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Abortion rights advocates rally outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia

Governor Tom Wolf vowed to veto any abortion ban in Pennsylvania, while others say pregnant people could become second class citizens if Roe v. Wade is upended.

4 years ago

A car caught in a flooded road in Somerville in Tropical Storm Ida. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
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Gov. Murphy announces big boost for flood buyouts

NJ to use federal money to buy properties damaged by Ida.

4 years ago

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Eviction filings are up sharply as pandemic rental aid starts to run out

The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money this summer. Some cities have already run out, pushing eviction filings higher than before.

4 years ago

George Bochetto, Kathy Barnette, Mehmet Oz, Jeffrey Lord, Rose Tennent, John Gizzie, Jeff Bartos, Carla Sands, and Lowman Henry pose for a photograph during a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

False election fraud claims thrive on Pennsylvania campaign trail

Candidates sometimes repeat Trump’s conspiracy theories about fraud or distort the actions of state officials in an attempt to portray Democrats as having cheated — or both.

4 years ago

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