
Politics & Policy
Rules of the road: Car stops for minor traffic offenses will be off-limits in Philly
The goal of the new law is to reduce racial profiling and use police resources more efficiently.
4 years ago
Trump, the insurrection and the search for justice
700 Trump documents, 475 witness interviews, 100 subpoenas -- what are we learning about the former president's and his allies' involvement in Jan. 6?
Air Date: February 9, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00House passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown
This is the third stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government afloat since October.
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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack, the RNC took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
4 years ago
Delaware Dems pick candidate to replace State Rep. Brady, who resigned after racist emails
Former Wilmington City Councilman Bud Freel won the Democratic Party’s nomination to run in next month’s special election to replace State Rep. Gerald Brady.
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Upper Darby narrowly avoids government shutdown amid claim of missing American Rescue Plan funds
Factions of the township government were at odds over an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to keep things running and pay township workers.
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The Democratic and Republican redistricting plans had formerly been kept confidential until the Apportionment Commission made its final decision.
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15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
According to the Washington Post, the boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago violated the Presidential Records Act.
4 years ago
What to watch for in Wolf’s budget proposal
The details of Wolf’s budget plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year starting July 1 remain under wraps, but he has made it plain that public school funding is his top priority.
4 years ago
N.J. lawmakers (again) push bills to study reparations, school desegregation
While the Legislature has recently moved on some measures, like efforts to integrate public schools, others have stalled for years.
4 years ago
After a few rocky years, IBEW Local 98 has more campaign cash than ever
Convictions of union chief John Dougherty and Councilmember Bobby Henon haven't impeded fundraising power. Local 98 has $13.3 million on hand.
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U.S. says Russia has amassed about 75% of the troops it would need to invade Ukraine
The situation along the Ukrainian border has grown even more dire, according to top U.S. officials.
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Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes
“These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP won’t endorse in big primary fields for governor, Senate
The primary field for governor is double-digits deep, while the fields for U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor each feature at least a half-dozen candidates.
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Newly deployed U.S. troops arrive in Europe as Russia bolsters its own forces
New satellite images show the buildup of Russian forces and equipment along Ukraine's borders with western Russia, Belarus and Crimea.
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