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Politics & Policy

President Donald Trump
Elections
National
Politics

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

Protesters carrying a banner reading
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

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

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Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Federal 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 speaks at a news conference to introduce his nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Delaware
Economy

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

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

‘Mistakes were made’ at maskless election hearing held by COVID-positive lawmaker, Pa. Senate leader says

Breaking his silence, top GOP Sen. Jake Corman said his office is reviewing how the hearing was organized and executed.

4 years ago

A restaurant in Philadelphia boarded up due to the coronavirus pandemic
Radio Times
Economy
Food & Drink

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

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Canon-McMillan High School in Washington County. (Courtesy of Marcellus Air)
Environment
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Families 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

State Sen. Doug Mastriano
Elections
Public Health
Spotlight PA

GOP leadership silent after Pa. senator tests positive for COVID-19 following maskless election event

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

Ballots are counted at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections
Pennsylvania

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

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Elections
National

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

President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at left, during an event to introduce their nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Economy

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

Photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, military personnel stand near the coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a nuclear scientist who was killed on Friday, in a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
Radio Times
Elections
International
Law

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 49:00
Philadelphia City Commissioners Al Schmidt, right, and Lisa Deeley speak to the media as election workers process ballots for the general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How ‘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

Philadelphia police create a buffer between dueling rallies outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

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

Joe Biden stands at a podium wearing a face mask
Government Accountability

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

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