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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Elections
National

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

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

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

President Donald Trump
NPR
Elections
National
Technology

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.

6 years ago

Marijuana
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. voters weigh putting pot legalization in constitution

In addition to voting for president, U.S. Senate and House, New Jerseyans will also decide whether to amend the state constitution to permit those 21 and up to use marijuana.

6 years ago

Landfill workers bury all plastic except soda bottles and milk jugs at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon. (Laura Sullivan/NPR)
NPR
Business
Environment

How Big Oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled

An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work.

6 years ago

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko go  for talks during Biden's visit  in Kiev, Ukraine,  Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.  (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Elections
International

Biden audio first shared by ‘Russian agent’ thrives online

The audio’s proliferation on social media shows how foreign operations aimed at influencing the U.S. election are still easily reaching Americans.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Cherelle Parker. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
The Philadelphia Tribune

City councilwoman proposes legislation criminalizing racially motivated 911 calls

The legislation was inspired by a May 25 incident, where a white woman called 911 on a Black man in New York City’s Central Park.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump lays a wreath at a 19th anniversary observance of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
History
National

Trump, Biden marking 9/11 with very different tones

Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, both traveled to rural Shanksville, Pa., where the hijacked flight crashed in a field, killing everyone on board.

6 years ago

Rowhouses in Bridesburg.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Philly City Council calls for new eviction moratorium, passes emergency sick leave

Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.

6 years ago

A closeup of Steven Mnuchin
Elections
International

Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of election interference

The plot calls to mind the foreign influence in 2016 described by Robert Mueller, who charged Russian nationals with stirring up discord on divisive social issues.

6 years ago

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley (second from left) and others listen as President Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders on Oct. 7, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Military

Trump’s attacks put military In ‘presidential campaign minefield’

Eliot Cohen, a military expert at Johns Hopkins, could not recall such a character attack on top military leaders by a commander in chief.

6 years ago

Julissa Morales, a member of the Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania, speaks at a press conference in Harrisburg regarding PennDOT's practice of sharing drivers' private data and information. (Alanna Elder/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Immigration
Pennsylvania

Immigrant advocates sound alarm on PennDOT sharing drivers’ personal info

Personal data shared with PennDOT can wind up in the hands of federal law enforcement and private businesses without a driver’s knowledge.

6 years ago

Irene Huber joins others during a
NPR
Elections
National

Postal Service, under political spotlight, preps for surge in election mail

President Trump’s attacks on mail voting and changes by the postmaster general have undermined some confidence in the system — but experts say the USPS can handle the job.

6 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign event at a PennEnergy Resources site on Wednesday Sept. 9. 2020, in Freedom, Pa. (Keith Srakocic / AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania

At western Pa. gas drilling site, Pence talks jobs, repeats falsehoods on Biden’s fracking position

Vice president touts pre-pandemic economy in Beaver County, which has double-digit unemployment rate.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, approaches the microphones accompanied by, from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., at the start of a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Government Accountability
Public Health

GOP’s slimmed-down virus bill expected to fail in Senate

A scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package appears certain to fail in a Senate test vote Thursday.

6 years ago

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