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Politics & Policy

A cyclist rides past the Pennsylvania Capitol
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans face decision on constitutional changes package

The comparatively large number of proposals pending in the General Assembly address topics that range from voting rights to abortion and real estate taxes.

4 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee
Elections
National
Public Safety

U.S. sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

Domestic violent extremists present the most pressing and potentially violent threat, the Department of Homeland Security said.

4 years ago

File photo: Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge is questioning Donald Trump's efforts to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Judge Tanya Chutkan was skeptical Thursday, Nov. 4, of attorneys for the former president who asked her to block the handover of documents to a House committee
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 insurrection hearings: How to watch and what to know

The series of hearings that will take place over the next several weeks begin with a prime-time session Thursday night. Here's what you need to know ahead of the hearing.

4 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

Slow start for voting in New Jersey primary

With only a few contested races, and mail-in balloting available, few turned out to do traditional voting in the South Jersey area.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for coronavirus

Wolf tested positive for the virus in December 2020 as well. He was asymptomatic at the time, according to his office.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate Republicans revive election bill over 2020 complaints

The bill passed, 30-19, with every Republican and one Democrat backing it.

4 years ago

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol announced Monday that its second public hearing will take place on the morning of June 13.
(Bill Clark/AP)
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Government Accountability

Second House Jan. 6 hearing scheduled for the morning of June 13

This hearing will take place just days after the first one scheduled for Thursday, which will be in prime time at 8 p.m. EDT.

4 years ago

A WWII soldier re-enactor picks something up on the beach in Normandy.
International
Military
Politics

U.S. general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine.

4 years ago

Aerial view of solar panels on a farm.
Economy
Energy
Environment
National

Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production

President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on some imported panels.

4 years ago

President Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Thursday, June 2, 2022, as he heads to Rehobeth Beach, Del., for the weekend. A small plane flew near the Bidens' beach house. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Delaware
Government
National
Transportation

A small plane flew near Biden’s beach house in Delaware

The White House said it was apparently by mistake that a small private plane entered restricted airspace. The president and first lady were evacuated but have since returned.

4 years ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

Friday's development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation's premier races

4 years ago

Close-up of John Fetterman
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

‘I almost died,’ Fetterman says as Senate campaign heats up

The cardiologist for John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pa. who is recovering from a stroke, has disclosed that Fetterman also has cardiomyopathy.

4 years ago

A close-up of someone handling a mail-in ballot.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now

When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed-in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment.

4 years ago

A cyclist is seen at 17th and Washington Avenue in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Philly bike advocates press mayor to move ahead with narrowing Washington Ave.

Bike and pedestrian safety advocates and a state senator urge the city to move ahead with or without buy-in from Councilmember Johnson.

4 years ago

Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent primary election at the Montour County administration center in Danville, Pa., Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. court orders contested ballots counted in Senate primary

A state court is agreeing in a ballot-counting lawsuit with the campaign of David McCormick

4 years ago

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