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The intense political fight to replace R.B.G.

Today we'll discuss the tremendous impact R.B.G.'s passing is having on our nation's politics and the institution of the Supreme Court.

Air Date: September 23, 2020 10:00 am

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U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and challenger Lauren Witzke
Delaware
Elections
Politics

Witzke, Coons tussle over Ginsburg, BLM in Delaware Senate debate

The first debate after the Delaware primary focused on replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, Black Lives Matter and the QAnon conspiracy.

5 years ago

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(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. is poised to take an unusually restrictive approach to mail-in ballots

A recent state court ruling says Pennsylvania can’t count ballots mailed without a secrecy envelope. The decision makes the state an outlier nationally.

5 years ago

A person walks out of a polling station
Delaware
Elections

Your 2020 guide to voting in Delaware

After a record-setting turnout in the September primary, Delaware voters are expected to turn out in droves come November.

5 years ago

Michael Ochiori and his son
Elections
New Jersey

Your 2020 guide to voting in New Jersey

The general election will feel much like New Jersey's July primary. Here's what you need to know.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Elections
National

House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown

The stopgap measure will keep federal agencies fully up and running into December, giving lame-duck lawmakers time to digest the election.

5 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tries to avoid reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Elections
National

Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election

Democrats say it's too close to the election, and the winner of the presidency should name the new justice. But under GOP planning, the Senate could vote Oct. 29.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaking to the press outside York Grace Brethren Church in York, on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Wolf was urging immediate legislative action on voting rules ahead of the presidential election Nov. 3. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans ask top state court to suspend its own vote-by-mail order pending appeal to SCOTUS

Republicans in Pennsylvania say they’re working to file the SCOTUS petition as quickly as possible.

5 years ago

(Lauren Witzke for Delaware/Facebook)
Delaware
Elections

Del. Senate candidate Witzke retweets support from group with ‘white nationalist’ ties

The GOP nominee would not address the supportive tweets by VDARE, whose website publishes writers its founder regards as “white nationalist.”

5 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Lawmakers’ power to redraw Pa.’s political maps could be more limited in 2021

A bill advancing in the state Senate would set strict criteria for drawing congressional and legislative maps, and make underlying data available for analysis.

5 years ago

A woman walks through a Philadelphia neighborhood. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Why did Mayor Kenney disable a tool for fighting blight in the name of ‘public safety’?

City Hall disabled the function after protesters showed up at the home of a top official. The change could impair efforts to improve neighborhoods.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Toomey supports Senate voting on Trump high court nominee

In 2016, Tommey endorsed waiting eight months to fill a Supreme Court vacancy under President Barack Obama.

5 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, tries to avoid reporters as he leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Romney is one of four Republicans who could oppose a vote on a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to Election Day.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Government Accountability
National

Romney OKs voting on court nominee, all but assures approval

"If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” Romney said.

5 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Your 2020 guide to voting in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is dealing with a huge mail-in voting spike, sluggish mail, a slew of lawsuits and mail-in-ballot laws that could change. Here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, shown last month during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, is now under investigation by that committee. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
Government Accountability

Longtime ally to Trump’s postal chief was paid by RNC

A Republican official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the details of Hauck's work said he was hired to help the party organize campaign events in North Carolina

5 years ago

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