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Politics & Policy

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections
National

Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House

For now, much of the lobbying centers on who Biden should — or should not — appoint to key posts as he builds out the administration that will take office in January.

6 years ago

This Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows former U.S. Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy, preparing for a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Military
National

Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon

Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by U.S. officials and political insiders as a top choice for the position.

6 years ago

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment register people in vehicles at a drive-through coronavirus testing site Monday in El Paso, Texas.
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Public Health

Cities and states are imposing new COVID-19 restrictions. Experts say it’s not enough

Areas across the country are implementing preventive measures such as curfews. Some experts are questioning whether these minor changes will be enough to control the virus.

6 years ago

President Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden appear at a bill signing in Dec. 2016.
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Elections
National

Obama White House veterans urge Biden to embrace executive action

President-elect Biden may face divided government that could stall his agenda. Some Democrats say he should actually channel Trump in taking aggressive executive action.

6 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest the election outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Elections
Pennsylvania

GOP leaders in 4 states quash dubious Trump bid on electors

Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White House.

6 years ago

State Rep. Joanna McClinton in 2019, with constituents at the fall festival in her native Southwest Philadelphia. (Joanna McClinton/Facebook)
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Pennsylvania
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Billy Penn

There’s a Black woman leader in Harrisburg: Joanna McClinton makes history

The new Pa. House minority leader is a ‘fierce’ criminal justice advocate — and an ordained preacher.

6 years ago

A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling coal makes it way through downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. A plan introduced Nov. 12, 2020 proposes $600 billion in investment to help Appalachia transition from fossil fuels to greener energy sources. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh mayor touts ‘Marshall Plan’ for Appalachia, a proposed $600B for transition from fossil fuels to greener energy

The plan calls for $600 billion in investments over 10 years in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, to fund renewable and energy efficiency projects.

6 years ago

Elections
Billy Penn

Philly Republicans: We’re not running that verified Parler account

The local party, which has not held back on Twitter, denied involvement with posts on the right-wing “free speech” platform.

6 years ago

Allie Young, a Diné woman on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, is among a group of Native Americans riding on horseback to the polls on Election Day. (Larry Price/AP)
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Elections

How the Navajo Nation helped flip Arizona for Democrats

According to Vox, 60% to 90% of the Navajo Nation's roughly 67,000 eligible voters voted for Biden.

6 years ago

Bottles of medicine ride on a belt at the Express Scripts mail-in pharmacy warehouse, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Florence, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Elections
Health Care
Public Health

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

Biden could nudge legislation to curb surprise medical bills over the finish line.

6 years ago

(Amanda Berg for Spotlight PA)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Meet Pennsylvania’s Electoral College voters: Everything they can — and can’t — do

Electors in Pennsylvania are traditionally party loyalists, although there's no rule preventing them from going rogue.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Lockdowns aren’t the answer to Pa.’s surging coronavirus cases, health officials and experts say

Officials say the state is in a different place than 6 months ago, but without more testing, contact tracing, and efforts to isolate sick people, cases will still rise.

6 years ago

Philadelphia’s ballot counting process winded down by Friday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

U.S. appeals court rejects effort to block late ballots in Pa.

The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Elections
Military

Military voters fear they’re part of unsupported fraud claim

There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump's claims.

6 years ago

A woman wears a Trump flag as a cape as supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where vote counting continues, in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, two days after the 2020 election was called for Democrat Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.

Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.

6 years ago

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