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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 file photo the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, attends a meeting of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N. human rights chief is hailing “some extremely encouraging pledges” from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, citing his call for efforts to address issues like systemic racism, women’s rights, torture and climate change. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, file)
International
Social Justice

UN rights chief expects U.S. will be ‘much better’ under Biden

Bachelet cited concerns about the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism like that highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Pa. Gov. Wolf quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19

The governor said in a statement that he tested positive during a routine test Tuesday, adding that he has no symptoms and is feeling well.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Government Accountability
Military

Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

5 years ago

Vanessa Keegan, 41, lives in Gibbstown with her boyfriend and 3-year-old son one block from the railroad tracks that will carry liquid natural gas to an export facility on the Delaware River. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment

Fears for safety and climate surround LNG export terminal planned on the Delaware

The Delaware River Basin Commission has greenlighted the dock, dredging and some infrastructure for the controversial Gibbstown terminal.

5 years ago

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Obed Arango is originally from Mexico and has lived in Montgomery County for 15 years. He is the founder and executive director of the Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación, which serves the large and growing Spanish-speaking community in Norristown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden

Two big reasons stand out: Republicans lost many of their moderate voters here as the GOP crept rightward, and suburbs have further diversified.

5 years ago

(Kent M. Wilhelm for Spotlight PA)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Firm ran Pa. senator’s campaign and worked with super PAC to attack opponent, but denies coordination

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

5 years ago

Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, at the Capitol in 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Housing
National

Biden plans to tap Rep. Marcia Fudge as Housing Secretary, Tom Vilsack as Agriculture

The two departments have a key role in supporting American households. HUD is responsible for affordable housing while USDA oversees food assistance programs.

5 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted during a rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elections
Pennsylvania

High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden’s Pennsylvania win

The court without comment Tuesday refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Patrons dine at The Brass Rail in Hoboken, N.J.
Food & Drink
New Jersey

N.J. restaurant industry, politicians press for more federal aid

New Jersey politicians say federal assistance is urgent because local businesses that have taken years or generations to build are on the edge of shutting down for good.

5 years ago

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., talks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee
NPR
Income Inequality
National

Democrats and some Republicans push to add stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief bill

Bipartisan negotiators are still trying to finalize a COVID deal with money for states, unemployed Americans, and vaccine distribution, but some want more direct payments.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater
Government Accountability
Public Health

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.

5 years ago

President Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving at the White House.
Radio Times
Elections

Reforming the presidency

Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer discuss their book, "After Trump" which lays out 50 ways to fix the presidency, check executive power, and safeguard democracy.

Air Date: December 8, 2020 10:00 am

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Water vapor rises from a coal powered power plant stack
Environment
National
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

EPA declines to strengthen soot standard

The federal agency went against the advice of its own scientists who said the standard needed to be lowered.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Government Accountability
Military

Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.

5 years ago

An angry supporter of President Donald Trump shouts at crowds of celebrating demonstrators after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania

The appeal, filed Friday, is one of at least four pending cases in which Trump or Republicans are trying to throw out certain ballots or trying to upend the entire election.

5 years ago

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