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NPR
Elections
Media

Twitter expands warning labels to slow spread of election misinformation

The social media company wants users to pause and think before they share tweets, in an effort to reduce the amplification of false claims.

5 years ago

A mail ballot is positioned in a mailbox
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. polls will be open for Election Day, but there are easier ways to cast your vote

Although it is called a mail-in ballot, there are several ways to submit your vote without sending it through the U.S Postal Service.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Elections
Public Health

Trump makes 1st public appearance since his hospital stay

The president wore a mask as he walked out for the speech but took it off to make his remarks. He received an enthusiastic response from his supporters.

5 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., questions President Donald Trump's fitness to serve following his hospitalization for COVID-19, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National
Public Health

White House virus aid offer is panned by Pelosi, Senate GOP

Pelosi’s most recent public offer was about $2.2 trillion, though that included a business tax increase that Republicans won’t go for.

5 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power

Pa. Republicans have dropped their plan to create an “election integrity” panel with subpoena power, an effort Democrats feared would lead to a “stealth attack” on voting.

5 years ago

Elections
Pennsylvania

How safe and secure is this year’s election process in Pennsylvania?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asks WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer some of the most pressing questions surrounding Pa.’s election security.

5 years ago

Listen 5:46
John Elam,  Philadelphia firefighter and Club Valiants member, said he’d prefer there’d be no endorsements and he wants there to be policy and procedures that include all members if there are endorsements. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly’s Black firefighters and police officers protest their unions’ Trump endorsements

The Guardian Civic League and Club Valiants, representing Philly’s Black police and firefighters respectively, denounce unions’ support of Trump.

5 years ago

President Trump walks out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday.
NPR
Elections
Public Health

Trump to speak at White House Saturday, first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

The news last week that the president had contracted the coronavirus threw into chaos an already tumultuous election year.

5 years ago

An election worker hands a sheet of
Elections
Philadelphia

Thinking about voiding your mail-in ballot? Experts say you should think twice

Some Philly voters that requested mail-in ballots now want to vote in person— and the trend has experts worried that these Election Day audibles could do more harm than good.

5 years ago

An 'I Voted' sticker appears on a bulletin board
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Map: Philly election offices where voters can register, request a mail ballot, and drop it off

The satellite locations are not polling places, but they offer lots of early-access voter services.

5 years ago

A surveillance camera is visible outside of a building.
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly puts up surveillance cameras at election warehouse after security breaches

Law enforcement officials said the theft last week appears to be a random crime, unrelated to the election.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump pounds fracking as a wedge issue in Pa. But if it’s not voters’ top concern, how much can it help?

Despite the focus on fracking during the vice presidential debate and elsewhere, it’s hard to find a voter in Pennsylvania who thinks it’s a big issue.

5 years ago

Listen 5:28
Democratic candidate Amy Kennedy and U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew participate in a debate for South Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
Elections
New Jersey

Van Drew floats coronavirus conspiracy theory during debate with Kennedy in South Jersey

It was the first time GOP U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew debated Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Business
Delaware
Income Inequality

Delaware launches rapid training program to combat COVID-related unemployment

Delaware lost some 80,000 jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. A new rapid training program aims to help workers rejoin the labor force.

5 years ago

Nancy Pelosi wearing a face mask
Elections
Public Health

In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi mulls Trump’s fitness to serve

Just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Pelosi said Trump needs to disclose more about his health after his COVID-19 diagnosis.

5 years ago

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