Politics & Policy
Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him.
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Delaware County paid $25,000 in ransom during cyberattack
The county government’s network was accessed through a phishing email received in September, and ransomware was activated, a December memo says.
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Ex-Secret Service leader predicts safe Biden inaugural despite Capitol riot
Mike White led the Presidential Protective Division until June 2017. He blames abysmal preparation for this week’s violence but says that won’t happen on Jan. 20.
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Listen 1:55City’s Hall’s evacuation plan: How Philly government has responded to past breaches
The most dangerous situation in recent history was a 1990 pipe bomb in the basement.
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President Trump won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration
In a Friday tweet Trump said, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”
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GOP state senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign
Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, said Sen. Doug Mastriano's words and actions since November encouraged a coup attempt and inspired the people behind it.
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Stay or go? After Trump-fueled riot, aides debate early exit
“Nobody is fooled by these last-second, come-to-Jesus conversions,” said Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans fiercely critical of Trump.
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‘Numb,’ ‘disappointed,’ and divided: Pa. voters say insurrection at Capitol was a turning point
Much of the reaction among Biden and Trump supporters caused reactions that broke along existing political fault lines.
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Listen 4:34‘Wrecking ball to the American political structure’: Insurrection in D.C. further divides Pa. pols
Less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated, fractures in Pa.’s evenly split congressional delegation have widened.
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Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence, ignores his role in inciting the mob
Twitter had threatened to block him from the platform over posts he made in the wake of the violence.
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Montco, Delco elected leaders react to violent insurrection at the Capitol Building
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners virtual meeting turned into a heated exchange about racism after Capitol insurrection and summer protests.
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‘What else could I do?’ NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol
Kim, a second-term Democrat from a district Trump won twice, wasn’t looking for publicity, according to one colleague who came upon him and didn’t recognize him at first.
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Harrisburg’s political tensions demonstrated in chaos at the Capitol
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer about how Pa.’s political disarray stoked tensions in D.C. this week.
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Listen 5:41‘Woefully unprepared:’ U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean on living through Capitol attack
Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean spoke with Morning Edition’s Jennifer Lynn the morning after the attack at the U.S. Capitol.
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Listen 5:57Timeline: How one of the darkest days in American history unfolded
A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Biden's victory.
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