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side-by-side photos of Bob Harvie and Brian Fitzpatrick
Elections
Pennsylvania

Bucks Commissioner Bob Harvie to challenge Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress in 2026

Harvie, born and raised in Bristol, has served as county commissioner since 2020.

9 months ago

Listen 1:10
Laura Loomer walking past Donald Trump
Government Accountability
Military

Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they’re not loyal

Trump was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his agenda, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

9 months ago

El gobernador de Delaware, Matt Meyer, firma su primera orden ejecutiva, creando un programa de formación profesional para jóvenes, detrás del escenario después de la ceremonia de toma de posesión en la Universidad Estatal de Delaware.
Delaware
Government

Grabado: El gobernador de Delaware, Matt Meyer, opina sobre la reforma judicial, la modernización de los puertos y Trump

El gobernador Matt Meyer habla sobre sus prioridades mientras se adapta a su nuevo rol como director ejecutivo del Primer Estado.

9 months ago

A flag bearing Temple University's logo flies at half-staff.
Higher Education
Immigration
Philadelphia
6abc

Temple student’s visa revoked at discretion of U.S. secretary of state, university says

"The allegations supporting the revocation are unknown at this time," said President John Fry in a letter, adding that the student has chosen to return home.

9 months ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Delaware
Government
Health Care

Delaware lawmakers scrap Legislative Hall expansion plan after state hit with $38 million in federal health care cuts

The state will direct the $50 million it planned to spend in fiscal year 2026 on expanding Legislative Hall to counter losses in federal funding.

9 months ago

Listen 1:02
Ghost guns on display
Gun Violence
Law
Pennsylvania

Delaware County Council bans ‘ghost guns.’ A gun rights organization threatens legal action

Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.

9 months ago

Listen 0:58
Elon Musk speaks
Government
National

Musk could be leaving D.C. after turbulent times at the president’s DOGE

Trump and Musk have both hinted that DOGE's work will end soon. But that was before Tuesday, when Wisconsin voters rejected Musk's pick for a state Supreme Court candidate.

9 months ago

Trump raising his first at a press conference
Business
Economy
Government Accountability
International

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.

9 months ago

outside Independence Hall
Government
History
Philadelphia

White House wants more funding to prep Philly’s Independence Hall for semiquincentennial

Stakeholders look forward to more funding for Independence Hall as America gets ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary after White House executive order.

9 months ago

Listen 1:03
Cory Booker speaking at a podium
Government
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey’s U.S. Sen. Cory Booker sets a record, makes a marathon speech objecting to several Trump administration policies

Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during his marathon, anti-Trump speech, the longest Senate speech in history.

9 months ago

Listen 1:04
Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a hearing in Washington
Explainers
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Who is Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey holding the Senate floor?

Booker played part in a 2018 bipartisan measure to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after some Black leaders forged an alliance with Trump.

9 months ago

Chester County election workers process ballots
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania mail ballots don’t need accurate envelope dates, federal judge rules

Citing constitutional violations, a federal judge ruled Pennsylvania election boards can't invalidate mail-in ballots over missing handwritten dates on return envelopes.

9 months ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, speaks during a confirmation hearing
National
New Jersey

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?

By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, Sen. Cory Booker had broken a record set 68 years ago.

9 months ago

an aerial view of the shore in Avalon
Law
New Jersey
Public Safety

N.J. lawmakers want to stop pop-up parties and disruptive flash mobs down the shore

New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.

9 months ago

Listen 1:22
People protest a Tesla car dealership in Chester County
Government
National
Pennsylvania
Politics
Protests
Public Spaces

Chester County protesters join global demonstration against Tesla CEO Elon Musk

The growing movement targeting Musk’s company comes amid a rise in vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

9 months ago

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