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Politics & Policy

President-elect Joe Biden celebrates after delivering his victory speech Saturday, Nov. 07, 2020, at the Riverfront in Wilmington, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
The Why
Delaware
National
Politics

What worked for Biden in Delaware might not in D.C.

Delaware's bipartisan political culture helped shaped Joe Biden's career. But it remains to be seen if that spirit of compromise will work in the White House.

Air Date: November 12, 2020

Listen 13:47
President-elect Joe Biden spoke Thursday morning with Pope Francis. The two met in Washington, D.C., in 2015. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Religion

Pope Francis congratulates Biden, who will be the second Catholic president

According to a statement from the Biden-Harris transition team, the pair discussed some policy areas in which Biden is likely to break from President Trump.

5 years ago

Demonstrators demanding for officials to
Radio Times
Elections
Law

Deciphering Trump’s legal challenges to the election

President Trump has been filing lawsuits and alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Today, we discuss the merit of these suits and claims.

Air Date: November 12, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:43
FILE PHOTO: In this Sept. 25, 2018 file photo, marijuana plants grow in a tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

What New Jersey’s cannabis ballot measure could mean for Pennsylvania

Pa. faces a new dynamic if and when it considers whether to pursue its own recreational marijuana legalization measure.

5 years ago

A voter arrives to cast her ballot at the Charles Sumner Elementary School on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

They rejected Trump, but stuck with Republicans down-ballot. Meet Pa.’s ticket splitters

Across Pennsylvania, and especially in populous areas like the Philadelphia suburbs, voters sent mixed signals and down-ballot Republicans far out-performed Trump.

5 years ago

Listen 4:12
President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Delaware
Economic Development
Elections

Biden election could be big boon for Delaware tourism

Delaware tourism leaders hope for a big jump in visitors after seeing networks from around the world fixated on the Wilmington Riverfront for Joe Biden’s election win.

5 years ago

Ebola coordinator Ron Klain listens as President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the government’s Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Elections
National

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

In a statement Wednesday night, Biden suggested he chose Klain for the position because his longtime experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges.

5 years ago

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose a picture before a press conference at Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.  Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers announced that they are resigning en masse following a move by the city’s government to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Government Accountability
International

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers to resign en masse

The resignation of the 15 remaining pro-democracy lawmakers will ratchet up tensions over the future of Hong Kong.

5 years ago

Philly City Commissioners Al Schmidt and Lisa Deeley speak to the media as election workers process ballots at the Pa. Convention Center on Election Day 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Republican Philly commissioner to Trump: Your personal attacks are a distraction

“One thing I can’t comprehend is how hungry people are to consume lies,” City Commissioner Al Schmidt told CNN.

5 years ago

New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. attorney general quarantining after staffer tests positive

Grewal, who has no symptoms, is following federal and state health guidance and quarantining at home while officials notify everyone who may have come into contact with him.

5 years ago

These men, harvesting sweet potatoes in North Carolina, came to the U.S. on H-2A visas that are designated for seasonal agricultural workers. Such
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability

Farm workers say the government is trying to cut their wages

While most people in the country were focused on counting votes last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published some controversial new rules dealing with farm labor.

5 years ago

Atlantic City N.J. Mayor Marty Small holds a news conference on his city's Boardwalk
Business
Economic Development
New Jersey

Atlantic City’s pipe dream: 3-5 year exclusive on pot sales

Now that New Jersey voters have approved recreational marijuana, Mayor Small wants his city to be the only place in the state where it can be sold for three to five years.

5 years ago

A Kurdish refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border in 2014 in Sanliurfa, Turkey. President-elect Joe Biden aims to reverse the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to refugee admissions. (Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
International
Social Justice

Biden plans to reopen America to refugees after Trump slashed admissions

Biden promises to take a starkly different approach from his predecessor: to "set the annual global refugee admissions cap to 125,000, and seek to raise it over time."

5 years ago

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska
NPR
Elections
National

With Alaska GOP victory, balance of power in Senate to be decided in Georgia

The heated battle over Georgia's Senate seats has become entwined with President Trump's ongoing battle to contest the outcome of the election.

5 years ago

A committeeperson in Philadelphia created a meme Instagram account to get the message across. (Instagram / @nakedballot)
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Good job, Philly: Only 1% of city mail ballots were ‘naked’

Election officials worried the rule would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters.

5 years ago

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