
Politics & Policy
Trump’s baseless allegations feed menacing undertow post-election
Death threats are on the rise, and local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding.
4 years ago
Trump’s army of new Pa. voters could shape 2022 elections — if the GOP can keep them
While President-elect Joe Biden’s strength with urban and suburban voters ultimately won him Pa., Trump’s performance cannot be understated, far exceeding his 2016 totals.
4 years ago
Listen 4:58Federal agency approves transfer of TMI-2 for decommissioning
The Department of Environmental Protection had opposed the transfer, but withdrew objections after reaching an agreement on oversight in August.
4 years ago
President-elect Joe Biden meets with workers impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns
Some workers fought back tears describing the hardship of losing their jobs to President-elect Joe Biden in a virtual roundtable meeting Wednesday afternoon.
4 years ago
Breaking his silence, top GOP Sen. Jake Corman said his office is reviewing how the hearing was organized and executed.
4 years ago
Congress deadlocked on Covid relief as workers and businesses struggle
We examine the latest attempt to get Congress to provide relief money to Americans, and we look specifically at the struggles of restaurants and their workers.
Air Date: December 2, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43Families and advocates criticize Pa.’s fracking health studies
Gov. Wolf announced the studies last year after pressure from families of cancer patients in Washington County.
4 years ago
Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging, making mitigation efforts like wearing masks and not gathering in small spaces more important than ever.
4 years ago
US Supreme Court asked to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
They maintain that Pennsylvania’s expansive vote-by-mail law is unconstitutional because it required a constitutional amendment to authorize its provisions.
4 years ago
Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden.
4 years ago
Biden unveils economic team declaring, ‘Help is on the way’
Biden has assembled a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation’s workers and government efforts to address economic inequality.
4 years ago
Ending Trump’s Pa. legal challenges; restarting US-Iran relations
We discuss the end of Trump's election challenges in Pa. Then, we look at the future of U.S.-Iran relations after the assassination of their top nuclear scientist.
Air Date: December 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00How ‘GOP rebel’ Al Schmidt became the voice of the 2020 Philly election — and Trump’s nemesis
A month after polls closed, the city commissioner and his staff are still being targeted with death threats.
4 years ago
Despite barrage of losses in court, Trump camp plans more long-shot election appeals
Nearly a month after Election Day, President Donald Trump’s campaign is still engaged in bitter litigation over several lawsuits contesting Pennsylvania’s results.
4 years ago
Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief
Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events.
4 years ago