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A sign welcomes Afghan refugees at PHL airport.
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Government
Immigration
International

The Afghanistan Deadline

The US has remained firm on the August 31st deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, even amidst the devastating chaos of the last few weeks.

Air Date: August 31, 2021 10:00 am

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Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Federal aid ending for hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania

The state’s regular 26-week unemployment compensation benefits will continue, without the extra $300 federal benefit on top.

4 years ago

House Select Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., listen during the panel's first hearing last month. The committee has asked 35 social media and communication companies to preserve records associated with the Jan. 6 insurrection. (Bill O'Leary/Pool/Getty Images)
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Government
Government Accountability

House panel investigating the Capitol attack orders 35 companies to preserve records

The companies include telecom giants AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, as well as other platforms where communications tied to the siege may have taken place.

4 years ago

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)
Government
International
Military

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday.

4 years ago

Afghan refugees arrive at PHL airport.
Immigration
International
Philadelphia

Philly welcomes over 500 Afghan evacuees, and more are coming soon

Mayor Jim Kenney said the city anticipates “Operation Allies Refuge PHL” to pick up speed in the coming days. Here’s how you can help.

4 years ago

Afghan refugees arrive at Philadelphia international terminal.
International
National
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Scenes from the Philly airport welcoming center for Afghan evacuees

You can help by donating to local relief organizations.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden watches as a Navy carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak
Delaware
Military

Biden travels to Dover to pay respects to U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet privately with the families of those killed and then attend the “dignified transfer” of the fallen troops.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington
International
Military

U.S. airstrike targets Islamic State members in Afghanistan

The attack came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Government
Immigration
International
New Jersey

NJ Gov. Murphy sets up Afghan Refugee Assistance task force

Gov. Murphy signed an executive order with the aim of ensuring New Jersey is prepared to receive and assist those coming into the state.

4 years ago

FILE: Katie Brennan, (left), then-chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, listens to a question as she testifies before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Trenton, N.J.  (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Brennan ‘infuriated’ by Ciattarelli campaign ad against Murphy

Katie Brennan, whose accusation of rape against a Murphy official prompted legislative hearings, called use of her testimony in a Murphy attack ad “inappropriate.”

4 years ago

Demonstrators demand action on voting rights.
NPR
Government
Government Accountability
National
Politics
Protests

Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington

Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

4 years ago

Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (left), and Pa. state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin (Commonwealth Media Services; AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Despite infighting, Pa. GOP senators push forward with vague idea of 2020 election audit

A Trump ally in the Pa. legislature has been stripped of power, but the leading Republican in the State Senate is still promising a full “forensic audit” of the 2020 election.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about the bombings at the Kabul airport that killed at least 12 U.S. service members, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
International
Military
Public Safety

Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

Biden said the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate was to blame for the attacks that killed 12 American service members and many more Afghan civilians.

4 years ago

Delaware Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Lee Murphy (Courtesy of Lee Murphy)
Delaware
Elections
Politics

Nine months after defeat, Del. GOP candidate relaunches campaign for U.S. House

Republican Lee Murphy hopes the third time's the charm for his campaign for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, wearing a face mask, speaks to the press from behind a podium
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Wolf asks Republican leaders to return to Harrisburg and pass school mask mandate

Few school districts are requiring masks inside classrooms, something the Democratic governor said it needed to ensure safety.

4 years ago

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