Politics & Policy
Got November election questions? Philly lawyers set up a hotline to answer them
Mark your calendar for two nights where you can ask anything you want to know.
6 years ago
Pelosi: House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact
Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”
6 years ago
Court rules government can end humanitarian protections for some 300,000 immigrants
Critics say ending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan will devastate families and communities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Survey: U.S.’s international reputation takes a virus hit
In some of the 13 countries surveyed, favorable views of the U.S. have fallen to record lows. Pew started polling on the topic nearly two decades ago.
6 years ago
Mailed ballots can’t be discarded over signature, Pa. says
In Pa.'s June 2 primary election alone, when 1.5 million voted by mail, more than 26,000 of ballots were rejected, including for “signature-related errors."
6 years ago
‘I don’t think science knows’: Visiting fires, Trump denies climate change
Even as more than two dozen wildfires roared across California alone, Trump declined to acknowledge the role climate change likely played in fueling the flames.
6 years ago
What you need to know about the top races on Primary Day in Delaware
It's Primary Day in Delaware. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls if they haven't already mailed in their votes.
6 years ago
Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
The aim is to get out his message of competent leadership, while pinning blame on Trump for a lost year, wracked by disease, unrest and economic hardship.
6 years ago
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staff
The lobbyist, recently hired by Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, worked for the firm that runs the lawmaker’s political campaigns.
6 years ago
Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted
The CDC ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
6 years ago
Scarane burns up the phone lines, hoping to beat Del. veteran Coons
While Coons enjoys national spotlight, Scarane employs grassroots approach.
6 years ago
Listen 3:51Philly election officials said a contract barred them from releasing transcripts. It didn’t.
Philadelphia’s City Commissioners haven’t been releasing transcriptions of their meetings, saying a contract with their stenographer prevents it. Turns out, it doesn’t.
6 years ago
Whistleblower’s claims on Russian interference fits pattern
Trump’s resistance to embracing the gravity of Russian interference may leave the U.S. vulnerable ahead of an election that officials say is again being targeted by Russia.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers take record before voters under new election rules
With less than two months to go, homebound voters may soon find candidates at their doorstep.
6 years ago
Twitter and Facebook flag Trump’s mail-in voting post for platform violations
The post encourages voters to go to their polling place in person to check that their mail-in ballot was counted, which election officials say is unnecessary.
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