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Politics & Policy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media
National

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is attempting to avoid difficult political votes that could pit GOP Senators against President Trump. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
NPR

Senate GOP rushes to finish defense bill and avoid showdown on relief payments

Democrats are against a plan to combine a vote on $2,000 payments with other demands from Trump. The measure is entwined with an effort to override Trump's defense bill veto.

5 years ago

A solar array at the Nittany 1 Solar Farm
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s alternative energy goals set to flatline next year, unless legislature acts

Advocates for raising the standards say it will create jobs and help address climate change.

5 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Satellite offices gave Pa. voters more options to cast early ballots in person. Were they worth it?

Of the state’s 67 counties, six of the most highly populated decided to open auxiliary offices. Just one has firm plans to continue using them in the future.

5 years ago

Roger Stone
Radio Times
Law
Military

President Trump and the power to pardon

Trump flexes his pardoning power on the way out of office, including a controversial move to pardon the private military mercenaries responsible for civilian deaths in Iraq.

Air Date: December 30, 2020 10:00 am

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden objections. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Economy
Government Accountability
Military

Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of GOP leadership, joined with Democrats to approve the override, the first of Trump’s presidency.

5 years ago

Trucks are pictured on a highway in this file photo.
Environment
New Jersey

New N.J. rules would crack down on pollution from power plants, trucks, industrial boilers

Officials outline new rules intended to curb global warming.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Government Accountability
International

Russian hacking and cybersecurity

We get the latest on the Russian hack, what is being called the largest act of espionage in U.S. history.

Air Date: December 29, 2020

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is pictured on Capitol Hill on Nov. 20. The House voted Monday to increase direct payments to Americans above what is provided in the COVID-19 relief legislation President Trump signed on Sunday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability

House endorses Trump-backed $2,000 payments amid feud within GOP

The vote passed with the needed two-thirds majority in order to advance.

5 years ago

Floating wetlands at Trap Pond State Park.
Delaware
Environment
Income Inequality

Beyond $600: How COVID-19 relief, spending bills will help Delaware

Now that President Trump has signed the COVID-19 stimulus package and larger government spending measure, here’s a look at how some of that money will be spent in Delaware.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday after being briefed by members of his foreign policy and national security teams.
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability

Biden faults ‘roadblocks’ as his team manages transition from Trump

Biden said that he has been frustrated by what he called a lack of cooperation, especially at the Department of Defense and with the Office of Management and Budget.

5 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Unemployment benefits and one-time checks: What to know about the new stimulus in Pa.

Now that President Trump has signed the new $900 billion package into law, how long will taxpayers have to wait for the extra money and bonus boost?

5 years ago

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, pictured in December 2019
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Reeling from Trump-era chaos, watchdogs seek greater protections

"Our job, we know, has never been more important, more significant, or more challenging than it is right now," says Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

5 years ago

President Trump departs on the South Lawn of the White House
NPR
Income Inequality
National

Trump signs COVID-19 relief package after threatening to derail it

Trump's seal of approval puts an end to uncertainty over when millions of Americans will receive the economic relief provided in the massive congressional package.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Criminal Justice
Law

A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations

The list includes people whose pleas for forgiveness have been promoted by those supporting the president throughout his term in office.

5 years ago

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