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Politics & Policy

Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Do you need photo ID to vote in PA? No, but first-timers and mail voters do need identification

Details on who needs to show what kind of proof when voting in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention
Immigration
Public Health

VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused

The CDC's order covered the U.S. and Canada borders, but has mostly affected the thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a passerby walks past a business storefront with store closing signs in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Business
Economy

US unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-election

With a month to go before Election Day, the Labor Department said employers added just 661,000 jobs in September amid the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago

The first voter at the Liacouras Center satellite election office, Priscilla Bennett, first requests a ballot, which will be printed at the office. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Trump campaign sues over poll watchers in Philly satellite offices

The Trump campaign wanted to put poll watchers in Philadelphia’s satellite election offices, but the city said no. Now, the campaign threatens a lawsuit.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Lancaster/York, is at far left. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Elections
Public Health

HIA has no plans to test staff after Trump rally; Rep. Smucker, who was at the rally, says he’s been medically ‘cleared’

The President and First Lady announced their positive test results early Friday morning, less than a week after the event in Middletown.

6 years ago

A voter casts a mail-in ballot at a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the June 2 primary election. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Dem lawmakers propose measure to punish faithless electoral college voters

Two Democratic state lawmakers want to punish any Pennsylvania electoral college member who votes contrary to the popular vote in the presidential election.

6 years ago

In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Energy
New Jersey

Seismic airgun blasting efforts halted in Atlantic Ocean for now

The oil industry will not pursue seismic airgun blasting to investigate offshore petroleum locations in Atlantic Ocean because permits cannot be reviewed in time.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stops to speak to members of the media as he walks out of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, after pre-taping his speech for the Al Smith dinner. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections
Public Health

Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus

The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife were tested earlier in the day after news of President Donald Trump’s infection was announced.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden

After coronavirus diagnosis, questions swirl about Trump’s N.J. fundraiser

It’s unclear if President Trump knew he had tested positive for COVID-19 before he attended the event Thursday night in Bedminster.

6 years ago

President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden square off during the first presidential debate on Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Public Health

Biden and Harris wish the Trumps a swift recovery

Joe Biden responds to President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis — which potentially exposed the 77-year-old Democratic nominee, too.

6 years ago

Former VP Joe Biden (right) got some attention for using an Arabic phrase that means 'God willing' during his Sept. 29 debate with President Donald Trump. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Religion
Billy Penn

With ‘Insh’Allah,’ Biden gets attention of Philly Muslims and Arab Americans

“This older white guy I really didn’t think I can relate to…said something that’s a big part of my life.”

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council convenes on Thursday via video chat. (Screenshot)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Councilmember wants to remove Wells Fargo name from arena over bank CEO’s racially insensitive comments

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf blamed the lack of diversity at the nation’s third-largest bank on “a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from” in corporate America.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump stands on stage with first lady Melania Trump after the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
National
Public Health

Trump has COVID-19; he and first lady show ‘mild symptoms’

The diagnosis marks a devastating blow for a president who has been trying desperately to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is behind them.

6 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora
New Jersey
Policing
Politics

As homicides spike, Trenton mayor stands by police director

Mayor Reed Gusciora discusses the spike in city violence and how he gets along with the City Council.

6 years ago

An employee of the Philadelphia Commissioners Office examines ballots at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Elections
Philadelphia

Trump campaign sues Philadelphia over mail-in voting offices

The lawsuit comes amid Trump claiming that he can only lose the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania if Democrats cheat.

6 years ago

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