Politics & Policy
GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court
Trump's campaign is preparing to use the latest confirmation fight for maximum political effect.
6 years ago
What do you want elected officials to do about climate change?
The November election will likely have big consequences for climate policy in the United States.
6 years ago
Civil rights groups say if Facebook won’t act on election misinformation, they will
Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short.
6 years ago
Biden’s Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class
It’s at once a demonstration of Biden’s personal contempt for Trump and the Democratic challenger’s pride in his own family history as mostly working-class Irish Catholics.
6 years ago
Should legalizing pot come with reparations? Advocates say yes — and so does PA’s governor
Expect lots of discussion at the inaugural CannAtlantic Cannabis Conference on Saturday.
6 years ago
‘I was shocked’: Four newcomers beat Democratic incumbents in Delaware primary
There were some major upsets in Del.’s Democratic primary. Four candidates for the General Assembly surprised even themselves when they beat incumbents.
6 years ago
Listen 3:52The BLM movement found support in red, rural Pa. What will it mean for voting?
Protests happened across rural Pa., including Franklin County — elevating political fault lines and fractured alliances that have been lying beneath the surface.
6 years ago
Listen 5:06Feds, in unusual statement, announce they’re investigating discarded ballots
Federal authorities working in Pa. say they were asked to look into the discovery of some mailed ballots described as thrown away, but many aspects of the story are unclear.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf slams GOP for trying to thwart COVID-19 mitigation
Governor Tom Wolf is defending the COVID-19 mitigation measures his administration has put in place, and condemning Republicans for trying to repeal them.
6 years ago
N.J. legislature approves plastic bag ban, early prison release bill, state budget
The plastic bag ban might be the toughest in the nation. The budget includes tax hikes and $4.5 billion in borrowing.
6 years ago
Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of ‘naked ballots’
Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots.
6 years ago
Poll shows fewer than one third of Pennsylvania Republican voters will trust mail-in ballot results
The finding adds to concerns that the president and some Republicans are laying the groundwork to challenge the legitimacy of the election.
6 years ago
‘Honor her wish’: Trump met with boos as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump has dismissed the late justice's request, baselessly saying he thought it could have been made up by Democrats.
6 years ago
Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears
On-time delivery across the country dipped substantially in the weeks after DeJoy took office in mid-June.
6 years ago
Republican leaders reject Trump hedging on transfer of power amid war over confidence
No votes have been counted in the election of 2020 but a battle already is raging over the integrity of the tally and the process that will follow.
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