
Politics & Policy
Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive
Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago.
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Want to be a poll worker? Philly says it’s responding to ‘unprecedented’ number of applicants
If you applied to be a Philly poll worker and haven’t gotten a response, the city says it’s busy working through an “unprecedented” number of applications.
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Giuliani rallies Italians for Trump in cramped Philly conference room
Rudy Giuliani swung through Philly Monday to stump for Trump — and Christopher Columbus — in a cramped, indoor event.
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Hospitality workers canvass for Biden, hoping to boost Black and Latino vote in Philly
The union has launched door-knocking efforts in Pa., Nevada, Arizona and Florida, battleground states where they have large numbers.
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Advocates call for action as N.J. utility shut-off moratorium end date looms
Scores of residents financially impacted by the pandemic could find themselves having to pay their utility bills, even as New Jersey sees record unemployment.
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Resuming campaign travel, Trump to return to Pennsylvania
Trump was resuming campaign travel Monday after he was hospitalized and then quarantined at the White House following his positive test.
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We asked Americans how they feel about the US flag. It got interesting.
There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.
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Pa. libraries launch ‘Hear Me Out’ to heal the state through civic dialogue
An effort to foster dialogues between people in different parts of Pennsylvania attempts to find common ground in a divided state.
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Here’s how Democrats could flip the Pennsylvania legislature
Democrats have been slowly chipping away at the majorities Republicans hold in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, but still need to flip 13 seats to seize control.
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COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US
Even though many insurers and the U.S. government have offered to pick up or waive costs tied to the virus, holes remain for big bills to slip through and surprise patients.
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The boiling resentment behind the foiled plan to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Michigan's Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and others say they weren't surprised by the alleged plot to kidnap her after experiencing months of loathsome protests and partisan battles.
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Delaware judge refuses to order state to count late ballots
Officials began sending mail-in ballots to those who requested them this week and will continue to do so as late as four days before the election.
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Pennsylvanians to pick 3 statewide row office holders Nov. 3
Voters next month will decide who should be Pennsylvania’s attorney general, state treasurer and auditor general.
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Doctor says Trump won’t transmit coronavirus, but offers limited details
Some medical experts had been skeptical that Trump could be declared free of the risk of transmitting the virus so early in the course of his illness.
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Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county
Nowhere could Biden’s arguments prove more decisive than in Erie County. It was among the most populous blue counties in the nation to flip to red in 2016.
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