Politics & Policy
Klobuchar withdraws from VP consideration, says Biden should pick a woman of color
Klobuchar says she called Biden and told him, "I truly believe ... this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket."
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Despite landmark ruling, Pa. GOP leaders in no hurry to extend LGBTQ protections under state law
Advocates say action is necessary to close gaps in equality, but a House Republican committee chair said he'll have "to see where this ranks” with other issues.
6 years ago
Not every Democrat in Pa. legislature is happy with Gov. Wolf’s handling of coronavirus emergency
"I don't have confidence in his numbers and some of his people."
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Trump told China to ‘go ahead’ with prison camps, Bolton alleges in new book
"According to our interpreter, Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the camps, which he thought was exactly the right thing to do," Bolton writes.
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Philly Council committee advances two pieces of police reform package
The measures come in the wake of nearly three weeks of protests over police brutality, following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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In Pa. speech, Biden casts Trump as checked out of pandemic
In his latest visit to Pennsylvania, Joe Biden said the president has been trying to “ignore” coronavirus away, instead of responding appropriately.
6 years ago
Delaware Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker steps down from post
Just hours after Gov. John Carney said the state’s fight against the coronavirus isn’t over, he announced Health Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will step down.
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Philly councilmembers call for ambassadors, not police, to enforce social distancing
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas said he hopes the ambassadors will come from the neighborhoods where they would be assigned.
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Murphy unveils plan to make N.J. hub of East Coast’s offshore wind industry
The New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County would be the assembly point for massive turbines and other components of offshore wind farms.
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Parts of Pa. reopened without robust coronavirus contact tracing to keep residents safe
Health experts say the shortcoming is of critical concern because tracing is most needed as reopening begins, when the disease’s spread becomes more complex.
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‘Defund the police’: The view from Philly
Calls to "defund the police" range from major reallocations of resources to abolishing forces entirely. What could that look like? And what do Philadelphians want?
Air Date: June 16, 2020
Listen 21:55Nuclear security and Chris Wallace on “Countdown 1945”
As U.S./ Russia nuclear weapons talks begin next week, we look at the state of nuclear proliferation and speak with Fox News' Chris Wallace about his book on the atomic bomb.
Air Date: June 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Trump signs executive order barring most police use of chokeholds
The order comes as the president faces tremendous pressure to take action following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police last month.
6 years ago
Planned Parenthood backs Biden, seeing a ‘life and death election’ ahead
Planned Parenthood Action Fund is endorsing Joe Biden. The group also says it's spending 50% more this election cycle than four years ago.
6 years ago
Young activists pour energy into protests, but what about the election?
Research suggests protest energy could boost youth voter turnout: Young people aligned with the Parkland gun control movement were 21% more likely to vote in 2018.
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