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Politics & Policy

Lisa Carrera and her 2-year-old grandson Maverick hold hands as they walk inside a polling place
Elections
National

Democrats make federal election standards a top priority

House and Senate Democrats say national rules are needed to shore up American democracy after a tumultuous post-election period and deadly riot at the capital.

5 years ago

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
WITF

NYT report says Pa. Rep. Perry, Trump collaborated on plan to overturn election results. Perry now faces calls to resign

The NYT reports Perry linked Trump with a DOJ wyer who was willing to push an election-fraud investigation in Georgia — despite no evidence to support such claims.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 5, 2016 file photo Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum holds a gun as he guards the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
History
National
Public Safety

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades

Right-wing extremism has previously played out for the most part in isolated pockets of America and in its smaller cities.

5 years ago

People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

3,000 arrested in Russia at protests demanding Navalny’s release

The protests in scores of cities in temperatures as low as minus-50 C highlighted how Navalny has built influence far beyond the political and cultural center of Moscow.

5 years ago

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduces Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Immigration
National

Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill

It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far Biden's bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be more modest.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Jeff Pyle, R-Armstrong, speaks at an annual gun rights rally in the state Capitol Rotunda on Monday, April 30, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Pa. legislator mocks Dr. Rachel Levine on Facebook, apologizes

“I owe an apology and I offer it humbly," Pyle said, not specifically apologizing to Levine or other transgender people, but later repeating an apology “to all affected."

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Economy
Employment
National
Public Health

In first days, Biden flashes action as deep problems loom

The coronavirus pandemic surges, the economy teeters and Republicans in Congress have signaled objections to many of Biden’s plans.

5 years ago

The Juneteenth Parade makes its way down 52nd Street in West Philadelphia in June 2019 where it was being held for the first year after moving from Center City. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Juneteenth is no longer an official city holiday

This comes after Mayor Jim Kenney used a one-time executive action in 2020 to designate the June 19 celebration an official city holiday for the first time.

5 years ago

Members of CASA setting up for their event at Roberto Clemente Park in Lancaster on Saturday. (Dani Fresh/WITF)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Central Pa. immigrant organizations set priorities for 2021 legislative session

As a new legislative session gets underway at the state Capitol, immigrant advocacy groups in the mid-state have set their priorities for Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Multiple campaign signs and posters, including some supporting President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adorn the front window of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee’s Norristown office. (NBC10)
Crime
Elections
Public Safety

FBI, local authorities investigating attack on Montgomery County Democrats office

Three bullets were fired through the window sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The committee received a threatening email Jan. 8.

5 years ago

Tony Allen meets with President Biden inside the U.S. Capitol after Wednesday's inauguration ceremony. (Courtesy of Allen)
Delaware

Delaware State Univ. leader who oversaw Biden inauguration says ‘tyranny’ was overcome

Delaware State University president Tony Allen has spent much of the previous two months overseeing the scaled-back inauguration. The events went off seamlessly.

5 years ago

District of Columbia National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting protesters. It's been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Government Accountability
Policing
Social Justice

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in U.S.

The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

5 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Acting Pa. victim advocate resigns after rejection by GOP-led Senate

Jennifer Storm, who has held the position since 2013, called her decision to leave this month “gut-wrenching” and said the Senate’s move was politically motivated.

5 years ago

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin was confirmed as the next secretary of defense. He is seen above speaking after being nominated by then-President-elect Joe Biden last month. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Military
National

Lloyd Austin confirmed as Secretary of Defense, becomes first Black Pentagon chief

Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally-mandated minimum 7-year period.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
National

Trump impeachment to go to Senate on Monday, launching trial

House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for inciting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot have signaled they want to move quickly to trial as Biden begins his term.

5 years ago

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