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Politics & Policy

Destroyed buildings are pictured after a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre
History
Race & Ethnicity

Biden honors forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

Biden and others are grieving for the hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago in the Tulsa race massacre.

5 years ago

In this July 1, 2020, file photo, a woman walks past a vote-by-mail drop box for the upcoming New Jersey primary election outside the Camden, N.J., Administration Building. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
New Jersey

4 candidates, one nomination: Here’s who’s running in the 2021 N.J. GOP primary for governor

While the candidates hold similar views on conservative issues, one divides them: former President Trump and how willing they are to embrace him in the campaign.

5 years ago

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A house under foreclosure in Las Vegas displays a sign on Oct. 15, 2010, saying that it's now bank-owned. Sen. Sherrod Brown has vowed increased scrutiny of Wall Street banks, in part after a surge in foreclosures in his hometown in Ohio over a decade ago. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Housing
National

Why Democrats are angry at Wall Street

Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

5 years ago

For years, New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (left) has sought approval of her bill to reform the military's criminal justice system. This year, Gillibrand joined forces with Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, seen here, a sexual assault survivor herself before she became a combat company commander. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
NPR
Military
National

The effort to reform the U.S. military’s justice system faces a new fight

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has enough bipartisan support to approve legislation to transform how major criminal cases are handled for servicemembers. But hurdles remain.

5 years ago

(Rebecca Moss/Spotlight PA)
Employment
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Anxiety runs high as Pa. begins massive overhaul of 60-year-old unemployment computer system

Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.

5 years ago

Allowing couples in China to have up to three children rather than two will help the country counteract a population that's shifting towards the elderly, the government says. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Home & Family
International
Kids

Confronted by aging population, China allows couples to have three children

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

5 years ago

A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden prepares for a Ridin' With Biden event Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Plano, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Elections
National

Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s sweeping voting restrictions

The revolt is one of Democrats' biggest protests to date against GOP efforts nationwide to impose stricter election laws.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, then-U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Trump looms large in Pennsylvania’s GOP primaries in 2022

GOP candidates with strong ties to Donald Trump are running and considered strong contenders for the party's nominations in both Pennsylvania's gubernatorial and Senate races.

5 years ago

A person holds up a ballot from Northampton, Pa.
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

Philly commissioner says GOP is ‘playing games’ with impeachment threat over mail ballots

The threat, sent in a letter Friday, came two days after the city commissioners voted 2-1 to count roughly 1,300 undated mailed primary ballots.

5 years ago

(Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Mark Zuckerberg helped some Pa. counties survive the 2020 election. Right-wing lawmakers say that was unfair.

More than 20 Pa. counties turned to private philanthropy when it became apparent the Republican-led General Assembly wasn’t going to help them cover COVID-related expenses.

5 years ago

Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Safety

Senate Republicans block plan for independent commission on Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on one after 9/11.

5 years ago

In this screengrab posted by an online account that's been identifying people present at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Adams), highlighted in a yellow box, appears to walk with a group of demonstrators parallel to the east steps of the Capitol building. (Screenshot)
National
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano unlikely to face consequences over newly-released Jan. 6 videos

Several social media accounts that are reviewing videos to try to identify people at the Capitol that day said they identified Mastriano in both videos based on his clothing.

5 years ago

Delaware County Courthouse (Google Maps)
Government
Government Accountability

An end to an era of ‘soft corruption’: Delaware County Council revamps its ethics code

Gone is an artifact of the political machine: Council members are now banned from profiting from county contracts.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly controller report rips Mayor Kenney’s plans for federal recovery dollars

City Controller Rhynhart’s critique calls for more transparency in spending billions from the American Rescue Plan and alternative budget priorities.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Government Accountability
Politics

GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight

Most Republicans oppose the bill, which would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election.

5 years ago

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