Politics & Policy
Pacific tsunami threat recedes, volcano ash hinders response
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter he is “deeply concerned for the people of Tonga as they recover from the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami."
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Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and
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GOP effort to inspect Pennsylvania voting machines advances
The inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania appears ready to go forward in a GOP effort inspired by former President Donald Trump.
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Pa. GOP primary candidates warn of immigrant ‘ghost flights,’ but lack facts and context
The rhetoric among Pennsylvania’s GOP candidates for Senate and governor has been the same: short on provable facts, long on inflammatory rhetoric.
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Listen 2:29Chester receiver says city officials gave themselves raises ‘yet again,’ intends to go court
State-appointed receiver Michael Doweary accuses officials, including the mayor, of hiking their pay in violation of Chester’s amended recovery plan.
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Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.
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Ex-hedge fund CEO enters topsy-turvy Senate GOP primary race in Pa.
The Republican primary field is in upheaval with the exit of the Trump-endorsed candidate, Sean Parnell, creating a vacuum still being filled by new candidates.
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Biden to double free COVID tests, deploy federal ‘surge’ team to N.J.
The teams will support Henry Ford Hospital, University Hospital in Newark, the University of New Mexico hospital, Coney Island Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital.
4 years ago
The (arcane, unlikely) doomsday redistricting law looming over Pennsylvania’s map impasse
It’s a vision of election overload that would undercut Pennsylvania’s proportional, local representation in Washington, D.C.
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The top House Republican won’t comply with Jan. 6 panel request to voluntarily testify
Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.
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‘Why lie to me?’: U.S. Senate race rivals attack carpetbaggery
A wide-open race for the swing-state seat has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers Jeff Bartos and George Bochetto are seizing on it.
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The White House will distribute 10 million more COVID tests per month to schools
President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.
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Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short
The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.
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Assessing the ways Chester’s Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods program has succeeded
Local, county, and state officials touted the results since the Nov. 2020 launch, including fewer incidents of gun violence.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy reinstates public health emergency in fight against omicron variant
Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.
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