Politics & Policy
Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this
In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power.
4 years ago
Rep. Omar says she is drafting new articles of impeachment against Trump
Rep. Ilhan Omar said she is drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. She blamed him for his supporters’ attempt at an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
4 years ago
Philly-area congressional delegations condemn violent insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Members of Congress have been hunkered down through much of the afternoon as security attempted to retake control of the chamber from Trump insurrectionists.
4 years ago
Philly on Capitol insurrection response: We saw more cops during summer protests
Law enforcement in the nation’s capitol was not quick to deploy extreme crowd control tactics.
4 years ago
Biden: Democracy ‘under unprecedented assault’ as pro-Trump extremists occupy Capitol
Biden said that the words of a president matter. At their best, he said, they can inspire. But at their worst, he added, they can incite.
4 years ago
Congress to resume election certification as Pro-Trump insurrectionists removed from Capitol
Wednesday’s congressional certification is one of the last steps to confirm Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election ahead of inauguration.
4 years ago
Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election
The skirmishes occurred outside in the very spot where president-elect Biden will be inaugurated in just two weeks.
4 years ago
More than 100 members of the U.S. House and 14 senators have planned to challenge the vote based on unproven allegations and conspiracy theories over alleged voter fraud.
4 years ago
Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago.
4 years ago
Mayor Purzycki took the oath of office virtually from his home, and invoked the words of John Lennon while discussing his recent heart bypass surgery.
4 years ago
The electoral vote count; and mayhem in the Pa. state house
The past and present of counting the electoral college votes for President. We'll also hear about how Pa. Senate Republicans refused to seat a Democratic election winner.
Air Date: January 6, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:008 Pa. House GOP members to oppose Biden’s electoral votes
As one of six states that flipped from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020, Pennsylvania could have a spotlight on it during debate over the Electoral College vote.
4 years ago
Protesters swarm to Capitol, halt session on Biden victory
Lawmakers had convened for an extraordinary joint session to confirm the Electoral College results but protests erupted outside and government buildings were evacuated.
4 years ago
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
His victory makes him the youngest U.S. senator and gives Democrats control the Senate for the opening of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency.
4 years ago
The state has confirmed that an Allegheny County Democrat won another term in the Senate by 67 votes. The GOP is still hoping the courts will overturn the outcome.
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