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Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Law
National
Politics

5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the case against the former president in the very chamber that was besieged by insurrectionists.

5 years ago

Shattered glass from the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in the doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda.
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National
Politics

More than a month later, it’s still Jan. 6 on Capitol Hill

The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most political discussions.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National

Biden’s dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan

For Biden, working with Republicans is as much a point of personal pride as it is good politics.

5 years ago

Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. Falsehoods spread by former President Trump and his allies led to threats against election workers. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
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Elections
Government Accountability

‘You better run’: After Trump’s false attacks, election workers faced threats

Before Trump's disinformation campaign began in earnest, election departments around the country were already battered.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the press. in Harrisburg.
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. voters will get the last word in struggle between Wolf and lawmakers. Here’s what you need to know.

The state House on Friday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers the power to unilaterally end disaster declarations

5 years ago

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman gavels in a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate before Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year, Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania

Sitting on $1.4 million in campaign cash, Fetterman takes another step toward U.S. Senate

The Pa. lieutenant governor and his staff say the filing was simply procedural: He’d raised too much money to continue operating under his existing exploratory committee.

5 years ago

A pedestrian walks by the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania lawmakers advance $912M pandemic relief bill

The money will go to aid hospitality-related businesses hit hard by the coronavirus, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.

5 years ago

During the marathon Senate session on Thursday into Friday, Vice President Harris had to cast her first tiebreaking vote in the divided Senate
NPR
Economic Development
National
Public Health

Senate passes budget resolution, Vice President Harris breaks tie

The budget resolution would allow Democrats to bypass the GOP and pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill with no Republican support.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley addresses the media
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings

Kenney administration officials have been declining to answer questions, citing the ongoing inspector general investigation. It’s not a valid excuse, the IG’s office said.

5 years ago

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Democratic senators to discuss his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office at the White House on February 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. In an effort to generate bipartisan support for his plan, Biden met with Republican senators a day earlier to discuss his COVID-19 relief plan, which Democrats are working to push through Congress with or without the GOP. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)
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Economic Development
Home & Family
Kids

Biden plan to expand child tax credit could help lift millions of kids out of poverty

The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%."

5 years ago

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections
National
Politics

Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees

A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. The president was returning from Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Government Accountability

House Dems ask Trump to testify under oath in Senate trial

The request from House impeachment managers make clear their intent to present an aggressive case against the former president even though he has left the White House.

5 years ago

US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a
Radio Times
Elections
Politics

The post-Trump Republican Party

First, a look at the Congressional vote to strip controversial new member Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee appointments. Then, what's ahead for the post-Trump GOP?

Air Date: February 4, 2021 10:00 am

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Pennsylvania Secretary Kathy Boockvar, wearing a face mask, addresses the media from behind a podium
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

What the exit of Pa.’s top election official means for the future of voting

Sec. Kathy Boockvar’s resignation has emboldened her fiercest GOP critics, even though it was not related to her handling of the closely watched vote in a battleground state.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Keystone Crossroads
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania

Biden’s executive orders to examine policies affecting thousand of Pennsylvania immigrants

Local immigrants and activists have greeted Biden’s more measured approach with a mixture of hope and cynicism.

5 years ago

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