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Politics & Policy

Police drive their car over a barricade set up by taxi drivers to protest fuel shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
International
Protests
Public Safety

UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti

Agencies are again warning of rising violence around Haiti’s capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent gang fighting in the Cite Soleil district alone.

4 years ago

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Pennsylvania lawmakers discuss abortion rights. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Government
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for abortion protections, campaigns for Fetterman and Shapiro during Philadelphia visit

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Pennsylvania lawmakers, underscoring the critical role that their state will play in deciding the fate of reproductive rights.

4 years ago

File photo: Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake acknowledges the crowd at a rally prior to her speaking before former President Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Elections
National

Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections

Republican primaries this year have revealed a new political strategy for numerous candidates. They're running on a platform that denies President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020.

4 years ago

File photo: The Utah State Capitol, rear, is shown behind an oil refinery on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Environment
Government
Law
Sustainability

Biden vowing ‘strong’ climate action despite dual setbacks

On Friday, Biden said “action on climate change and clean energy remains more urgent than ever.″

4 years ago

Bennie Thompson listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson in a statement late Friday outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.

4 years ago

Headshot of Sheila Grant, smiling
Delaware
Government
Politics

‘Incredible ability to translate your thoughts’: Gov. Carney’s wordsmith is President Biden’s newest speechwriter

The 36-year-old Wilmington native has been Gov. John Carney’s chief of staff since 2019. Now she’s moving to the White House.

4 years ago

In this image released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
Government
International

Biden’s Saudi visit aims to balance rights, oil, security

This was Biden's first meeting with the Saudi crown prince, who is the presumed heir to the throne held by his father, King Salman.

4 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy stands at a podium on a stage with a Welcome to Maine sign in the background.
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Murphy takes over governors association amid tensions, feuds

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey has taken over as the leader of the nation’s nonpartisan governors’ association in a time of deep divide between the states.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by female House Democrats, speaks at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women's Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Government
Health Care
National
Public Health

House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim

The House also passed a separate bill to prohibit punishment for a woman or child who decides to travel to another state to get an abortion.

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness leaves court in April with her attorney, Steve Wood.
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability

Calls grow louder to remove Delaware auditor after conviction

Delaware lawmakers renew call for governor to oust Delaware Auditor Kathleen McGuiness two weeks after her conviction on official misconduct.

4 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania State Capitol is visible, in the background a blue sky.
Elections
Government
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Explainer: The state of abortion rights in Pennsylvania, and who’s trying to change it

It’s still legal in the commonwealth, but a lot depends on the November election.

4 years ago

(photo credit Jason Schneider, St. Martin's Press)
Radio Times
International

Malcolm Nance on violent extremism and the war in Ukraine

Malcolm Nance warns of the rise in violent extremism and the threat it poses to American democracy. And we talk about his experience fighting for Ukraine against Russia.

Air Date: July 15, 2022 10:00 am

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The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government
Law
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Homosexuality finally removed from Pa. Crimes Code after being first discovered in Upper Darby

The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed House Bill 2125 last week and Governor Tom Wolf signed it into law on Monday. Upper Darby played a huge role in making this happen.

4 years ago

A U.S. Secret Service agent stands by as Marine One departs with President Biden aboard as he departs the White House in. (September 2021.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Secret Service erased texts from 2-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general, which oversees the Secret Service, said the texts were deleted after his office asked for them.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid address the media following their meeting in Jerusalem Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government
International

Biden, Lapid agree to stop Iran nuke program, differ on how

Biden says he still wants to give diplomacy a chance while Lapid insists that tough words alone won’t thwart Tehran nuclear ambitions.

4 years ago

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