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Pa. Gov. Shapiro asks some small Philly businesses what they need beyond less red tape. For many, it’s saving SEPTA

Shapiro wanted to glean what was most important to small businesses on his red tape-cutting mission. Here’s what they told him.

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FILE - Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General, speaks to reporters outside an election integrity volunteer training, June 18, 2024, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

She has been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers.

7 months ago

Bob Casey speaks
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Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest

A statewide recount is showing no signs of closing the gap and Casey's campaign has suffered repeated blows in court.

7 months ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau seated at her desk at City Council chambers at City Hall.
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Philadelphia City Council plans to review President-elect Trump’s potential impact on LGBTQ+, immigrant communities

The hearing is designed to review the impacts of a Republican administration and Congress on Philadelphia.

7 months ago

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National map showing a rightward shift from 2020 to 2024
Elections
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Most of the country shifted right in the 2024 presidential election

In 2020, President Biden won six of the seven closely watched states. This year, President-elect Donald Trump won all seven — plus he will got a majority of the popular vote.

7 months ago

Matt Gaetz
Government
National

Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate

The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies.

7 months ago

Sarah McBride walks
Delaware
Gender
National
Politics

U.S. House speaker institutes bathroom ban aimed at Delaware’s transgender Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride

The House speaker says single-use facilities are limited to people based on “biological sex.” Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride says she’ll follow the rule.

7 months ago

Donald Trump at a podium
Government Accountability
Media

Veteran news editor expects Trump ‘to go after the press in every conceivable way’

Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists."

7 months ago

Ballot processing center
Elections
Pennsylvania

Philly recount underway in McCormick-Casey U.S. Senate Race

The race was close enough to trigger an automatic recount, but Philadelphia officials don’t believe it will make a difference.

7 months ago

Republicans hold signs condemning commissioners
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

‘This is not how you govern’: Bucks County Republicans condemn Dem. commissioners at heated board meeting

The controversy comes as the Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick has gone to a recount.

7 months ago

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Robert Hopkins of Lehigh County Voter Registration
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

The ballot-counting process in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race has become a spectacle of hours-long election board meetings, social media outrage, lawsuits and accusations.

7 months ago

Howard Lutnick speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Economy
Elections
Government
National
Pennsylvania

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary and Haverford College’s largest donor

Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition operation helping to find the team that will work in the next administration.

7 months ago

Dr. Mehmet Oz, then the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, visits the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91 in West Homestead, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican in 2022 and as a an outspoken supporter of Trump.

7 months ago

Sarah McBride speaks
Delaware
Gender
Government
National

House Republicans target Delaware Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride with proposed anti-trans bathroom ban

A GOP congresswoman wants to restrict bathroom access based on “biological sex.” Delaware’s Sarah McBride is poised to become the first transgender member of Congress.

7 months ago

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Matt Gaetz
Government Accountability

Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

The House ethics panel has been investigating the Florida Republican over allegations of sex trafficking involving a 17-year-old girl.

7 months ago

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