
Politics & Policy
Congressional leaders near deal on roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill
The sudden rush towards agreement comes after months of public, partisan bickering and virtually no private negotiation on an aid package.
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The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?
Air Date: December 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Honking protesters in Wilmington demand Biden deliver on immigration, justice reform
Protesters gathered in downtown Wilmington Tuesday afternoon to urge President-elect Biden to take action on immigration and criminal justice reform.
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Biden expected to name former rival Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary
Buttigieg would be the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet post.
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Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn
This increases the risk of right-wing violence, veteran security officials and terrorism researchers warn.
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Problems with signatures, envelopes top reasons NJ ballots rejected
Activists are planning a push to improve laws regarding the "cure" process for ballot challenges.
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Poll: Despite record turnout, 80 million Americans didn’t vote. Here’s why
More Americans voted in 2020 than in any other presidential election in 120 years. About 67% of eligible voters cast ballots this year, but that still means a third did not.
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Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.
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Fareed Zakaria’s “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World”
The CNN host discusses how COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world and why the time is right to enact lasting reforms in politics, health care, the environment and the economy.
Air Date: December 15, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates
Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.
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NJ Senators advance bill creating recreational cannabis market
The measure promises to commit 70% of sales tax proceeds and all money raised from a new excise tax to communities disproportionately affected by arrests on marijuana charges.
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‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
“If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy,” Biden said.
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Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.
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Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes.
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Delaware electors beam with pride as they cast votes for Joe Biden
Even though the ballots signed Monday don’t play a deciding role in the outcome of the election, they are a point of pride for the three electors and voters in the state.
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