Politics & Policy
Cities and states are imposing new COVID-19 restrictions. Experts say it’s not enough
Areas across the country are implementing preventive measures such as curfews. Some experts are questioning whether these minor changes will be enough to control the virus.
3 years ago
Obama White House veterans urge Biden to embrace executive action
President-elect Biden may face divided government that could stall his agenda. Some Democrats say he should actually channel Trump in taking aggressive executive action.
3 years ago
GOP leaders in 4 states quash dubious Trump bid on electors
Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White House.
3 years ago
There’s a Black woman leader in Harrisburg: Joanna McClinton makes history
The new Pa. House minority leader is a ‘fierce’ criminal justice advocate — and an ordained preacher.
3 years ago
The plan calls for $600 billion in investments over 10 years in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, to fund renewable and energy efficiency projects.
3 years ago
Philly Republicans: We’re not running that verified Parler account
The local party, which has not held back on Twitter, denied involvement with posts on the right-wing “free speech” platform.
3 years ago
How the Navajo Nation helped flip Arizona for Democrats
According to Vox, 60% to 90% of the Navajo Nation's roughly 67,000 eligible voters voted for Biden.
3 years ago
Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress
Biden could nudge legislation to curb surprise medical bills over the finish line.
3 years ago
Meet Pennsylvania’s Electoral College voters: Everything they can — and can’t — do
Electors in Pennsylvania are traditionally party loyalists, although there's no rule preventing them from going rogue.
3 years ago
Lockdowns aren’t the answer to Pa.’s surging coronavirus cases, health officials and experts say
Officials say the state is in a different place than 6 months ago, but without more testing, contact tracing, and efforts to isolate sick people, cases will still rise.
3 years ago
U.S. appeals court rejects effort to block late ballots in Pa.
The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year.
3 years ago
Military voters fear they’re part of unsupported fraud claim
There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump's claims.
3 years ago
Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.
Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.
3 years ago
Philadelphia’s suburbs helped deliver crucial Pennsylvania for Biden
In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.
3 years ago
How a record number of Republican women got elected to Congress
The number of GOP women elected in 2020 pales in comparison with Democrats' numbers, but their increased representation may attest to the power of focused recruitment efforts.
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