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Politics & Policy

A photo of Julian Bond and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. casting their ballots to fill Bond's vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 23, 1966.  (AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Elections
History
Race & Ethnicity

Equal access and equal voices: The eternal relevance of MLK’s ‘Give Us the Ballot’ speech

Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.

4 years ago

FILE - Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
Government
Government Accountability
National
Politics
Public Health

After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on

President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country. Neither has abated a year later.

4 years ago

In this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agency, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. (Japan Meteorology Agency via AP)
Environment
International

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."

4 years ago

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National

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

4 years ago

Chairman of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, speaks during a hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government
Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle drives along the border fence
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Immigration
Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

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Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland speaks at Chester’s City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Chester 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.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gestures while standing behind a mic
Law
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy signs historic abortion law. Some activists say more needs to be done to address access inequities

Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.

4 years ago

David McCormick poses for photos
Elections
Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
New Jersey
Public Health

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 dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Politics

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.

4 years ago

Dr. Mehmet Oz watches play during the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships
Elections
Pennsylvania

‘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.

4 years ago

A student is administered a COVID-19 test
NPR
Public Health

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.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the ''Rally To Protect Our Elections'' conference
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

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.

4 years ago

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