Politics & Policy
What you need to know ahead of the 2021 Pa. general election
Pennsylvania’s general election is being held Tuesday, Nov. 2. Here’s what you need to know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as the nation’s first transgender four-star officer
Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
4 years ago
House panel on Jan. 6 votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena
The unanimous vote sends the measure to the full House. If the chamber approves it, the referral would be sent on to federal law enforcement for potential charges.
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Complaints about spam texts were up 146% last year. Now, the FCC wants to take action
Even as the federal government has cracked down on robocalls, more than 47 billion spam texts have been sent so far in 2021, one company found, costing Americans millions.
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We discuss the kidnappings, violence and instability plaguing Haiti and the crisis facing Haitians migrants at the U.S. border.
Air Date: October 19, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Trump sues to try to stop the release of documents related to the Capitol riot
The former president is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, and the National Archives, to prevent the turnover of documents related to the event.
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Fetterman continues to dominate fundraising for U.S. Senate race
The major candidates have already filed several rounds of campaign finance reports, and clear differences in their fundraising powers have emerged.
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Decades before Trump’s election lies, McCarthy’s anti-communist fever gripped the GOP
The Republican Party has tackled countless controversies since its birth in the 1850s, but it is hard to find a precedent for the posture it finds itself in today.
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Federal funds to help New Castle County implement ‘equity agenda’
New Castle County will spend millions of American Rescue Plan funds to create a more equitable playing field for residents living in underserved communities.
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Doyle, Pennsylvania congressional delegation dean, to retire
The 68-year-old Doyle was first elected in 1994. His district includes all of Pittsburgh and some of its increasingly leftward-leaning suburbs.
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Biden takes social services, climate pitch to Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden’s visit to his birthplace in Scranton comes just a week after first lady Jill Biden visited nearby Allentown
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State College plans to challenge results of 2020 census
Some college towns claim they were shortchanged in the 2020 census because the pandemic forced students to leave campuses. Among them is State College, Pennsylvania.
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Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 complications, family says
Powell was the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state.
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Monday is the last day to register to vote in the 2021 Pennsylvania general election
Pennsylvania’s general election is Nov. 2. Voters will elect judges who will play pivotal roles in shaping policy for at least the next decade.
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Former President Bill Clinton released from the hospital
Clinton, 75, had been hospitalized at the UC Irvine Medical Center since Tuesday for a "non-COVID-related infection."
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