
Politics & Policy
President Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting shutdown
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach a ...
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U.S. says a separatist call to flee east Ukraine for Russia is a false flag
A Russian-backed separatist in eastern Ukraine announced an evacuation to Russia, alleging the Ukrainian military was preparing to invade. The U.S. says it's "disinformation."
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California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban
A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to target abortion providers.
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3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says
In one month, the child poverty rate rose from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.
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Race excluded as White House rolls out climate justice screening tool
“It’s a major disappointment and it’s a major flaw in trying to identify those communities that have been hit hardest by pollution,” said Robert Bullard.
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The U.S. Senate avoids a government shutdown, punting a spending deadline into March
Lawmakers hope to finalize a longer-term spending bill before the new shutdown deadline on March 11.
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The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African people as white. Many don’t
There's a reality about race in the U.S. that has confounded many people of Middle Eastern or North African descent.
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How to prepare for a Russian cyberattack
The Cyber Security & Infrastructure Agency issued a ‘shields up’ warning to U.S. companies to protect against cyberattacks that could accompany a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia’s claim that it was pulling troops back from Ukraine is ‘false,’ official says
'In fact, we have now confirmed that in the last several days, Russia has increased its troop presence along the Ukrainian border by as many as 7,000 troops.'
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Wolf renews higher-ed scholarship idea, amid worker shortage
The governor hopes to start a new scholarship program for college students. Pa. still ranks at the bottom among states in the level of aid it offers for higher education.
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High-ranking oil and gas official resigns from DEP
The top deputy for oil and gas programs is out at the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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There are workarounds to problems with technical problems regarding signature verification.
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Trump’s stash of documents shows ‘fragile’ historical record
The discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians. It's a reminder of Trump's disregard for maintaining a clear historical record.
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Biden says diplomacy continues but a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still possible
In a brief address, President Biden said reports of Russian troops moving from Ukraine's border would be good news, but the U.S. had not verified it.
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Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
The committee cited a Nov. 28, 2020, tweet by Mastriano that said he was pushing to have the Pennsylvania Legislature appoint electors.
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