
Politics & Policy
Biden releases 2019 tax returns before 1st debate with Trump
The Bidens’ returns show the couple paid almost $300,000 in federal taxes in 2019, including almost $288,000 in personal income tax.
5 years ago
Biden’s Delaware State comments taken out of context, DSU official says
A Washington paper made it sound like Biden was lying about his connection to the HBCU by taking his words out of context.
5 years ago
Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from N.J. income tax
Federal law already exempts combat pay from income tax, but the N.J. law means pay residents earn while in combat zones won’t be subject to the state’s income tax as well.
5 years ago
N.J. lawmakers greenlight $4.5B in debt to shore up budget
The new borrowing means the state can continue to fund programs touted by Murphy, like pre-k and community college.
5 years ago
All the deadlines you need to know to vote in Pa., N.J. and Del.
Thanks to a rash of lawsuits, pandemic-induced changes and a huge rise in mail ballots, voting is complicated this year. Here are the important deadlines.
5 years ago
Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt
Trump, according to his latest financial disclosure statement, reported that he had 14 loans on 12 properties.
5 years ago
Judge denies Delaware GOP lawsuit against vote-by-mail
A Delaware judge denied the state GOP’s efforts to have expanded vote-by-mail provisions declared unconstitutional.
5 years ago
Listen 1:34Young activist pushes to lower voting age to 16 as ‘the logical next step’ for Gen Z
Young adults are known for taking to the streets in protest. Now, there's a youth-driven push to bring more of them to the ballot box.
5 years ago
Trump went even further than other uber-rich to shrink taxes
Trump characteristically pushed those strategies to shrink his tax bill to the limit, perhaps to the breaking point.
5 years ago
Why the Biden-Harris ticket needs Black Philadelphians
In 2020, the question in Philly is not whether the Democratic ticket will win the city, but by how much. One key group they have to convince? Black voters.
Air Date: September 28, 2020
Listen 16:18At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
The message was: 'For those who think the word “colonialism” evokes a long-ago, no-longer-relevant era, think again.'
5 years ago
Trump paid little in federal taxes, plus other takeaways from New York Times report
President Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, according to the Times, which also says he’s fighting an IRS audit that could cost him over $100 million.
5 years ago
How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate
Republicans who control the Senate have pushed a proposal that would effectively make Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm ineligible to remain on the job.
5 years ago
Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
Trump has worked for decades to project himself as a hugely successful businessman. But The NY Times has revealed that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016.
5 years ago
Trump and Biden debate Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know
The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.
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