
Politics & Policy
Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons
Concerns about his health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for unspecified health checkups.
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‘Proud Republican’ Jeff Van Drew makes case for Trump in RNC speech
The former New Jersey Democrat castigates his old party while praising President Trump in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
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Philly area counties scramble to recruit more — and younger — poll workers for Election Day
Eager to avoid a repeat of the primary’s short staffing, election officials are taking steps now to ensure enough poll workers are trained for Nov. 3.
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Surge in mail-in ballots could delay election results, so Wolf wants to change the rules
While 1.5 million people in Pennsylvania voted by mail this June, experts are anticipating that number to rise amid concerns about COVID-19.
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage
In his speech, he will seek to cast the election as a choice between a weak establishment candidate in Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and himself.
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Philadelphia accepts $10M grant for ambitious election plan
Accepting the grant comes as President Donald Trump's campaign is suing to outlaw drop boxes — used in the primary in the heavily Democratic city of Philadelphia.
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Biden: Trump sees Wisconsin unrest as ‘political benefit’
Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump is “rooting for more violence" amid racially charged unrest in Wisconsin.
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GOP convention defends police as racial tension rises anew
Key speakers for Night 3 of the Republican National Convention: Vice President Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway, second lady Karen Pence.
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Democrats challenge Wilmington mayor over crime and development in debate
First-term Mayor Mike Purzycki took on a tag-team challenge from City Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter and former City Councilman Justen Wright.
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Russia meddling, misinformation, poison and protests
We discuss the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on Russian 2016 election interference, their current misinformation efforts and the Belarus election protests.
Air Date: August 26, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30At the Constitution Center, who made the 19th Amendment, and who was left out
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia opens its exhibition on women and voting on the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.
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Listen 1:51Republican DA who supported George Floyd protesters censured by local GOP
In a letter to Franklin County’s Republican DA, the county GOP committee said the party was formally withdrawing support for future elections.
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Day 2 at GOP convention: a first lady, a pardon, Pompeo
The people closest to President Donald Trump — his family — were starring on the second night of the Republican National Convention.
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Thwarted at every turn, Pa. GOP lawmakers hatch new plan to undermine Wolf’s emergency powers
Republicans in the legislature unhappy with Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to the coronavirus pandemic are plotting two new efforts to curtail his emergency powers.
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Trump’s audience doesn’t match Biden’s; president hails CNN
Overall, 15.8 million people watched the final hour of convention coverage Monday, down 16% from Democratic candidate Joe Biden's first night last week.
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