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Politics & Policy

President Trump walks past protest graffiti in Lafayette Park
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National
Policing
Social Justice

Governors push back on Trump’s threat to deploy federal troops to quell unrest

The upbraiding from the White House didn't sit well with many governors, who have been busy responding to clashes between protesters and police in dozens of cities.

6 years ago

Police gather to remove demonstrators from the area around Lafayette Park and the White House before President Trump's walk to St. John's Church.
NPR
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Park police tear gas peaceful protesters to clear way for Trump church photo-op

"I was outraged that he felt that he had the license to do that, and that he would abuse our sacred symbols and our sacred space in that way," Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde said.

6 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Amid unrest, curfews and a global pandemic, Pennsylvania prepares to vote

Pennsylvania officials promise unrest and COVID-19 won’t prevent people from casting a ballot in Tuesday’s primary.

6 years ago

Listen 1:48
Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

EPA’s new rule limits states’ ability to regulate pipelines under the Clean Water Act

It requires states to make decisions within a year on water quality permits related to those projects.

6 years ago

Polling place
Elections
Philadelphia
Public Health

The vote goes on in Philly: Polling places in uncertain times

Voters going to the polls in the city should be mindful of disruptions caused by both widespread unrest and pandemic distancing.

6 years ago

Danya Henninger / Billy Penn
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Yes, you can drop off your mail-in ballot on Election Day in Philly

Plus, the deadline was just extended a full week — so if you want to use the postal service, you have until June 9.

6 years ago

Republican congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of Pa.’s 1st District. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Bucks, U.S. Rep. Fitzpatrick getting challenged from the right and left

Both parties in Pa.’s 1st Congressional District are deciding between a moderate candidate, as they have before, or choosing a more partisan path.

6 years ago

A sign outside a polling location in Philadelphia in 2016.
Elections
Policing
Public Safety

Philly DA: Curfew doesn’t apply to voters heading to polls on Election Day

You won’t be turned away for not wearing a mask — but it’s strongly encouraged.

6 years ago

3rd District CouncilmemberJamie Gauther talks to clean-up volunteers in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

The call that calmed tensions in West Philly

After protests, looting and a heavy police response rocked West Philly Sunday night, City Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier was able to calm tensions with just one phone call.

Air Date: June 1, 2020

Listen 17:03
File - Plastic trash is deposited at the high tide line at Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

State lawmakers block plastic bag bans, like Philadelphia’s, in move one representative calls ‘huge abuse of power’

Philadelphia lawmaker says city could sue state over ban

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

President Trump spent nearly an hour in the underground shelter, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks.

6 years ago

A group of volunteers in South Philly's 48th Ward went door to door to encourage residents to apply for mail-in ballots COURTESY ANTON MOORE
Elections
Income Inequality
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Why aren’t Philly’s low-income communities of color voting by mail? Same reasons as usual, organizers say

The disparity in ballot applications follows familiar lines.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran's Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit to a protest site in Wilmington, Del.
NPR
Delaware
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Biden leaves home to visit Delaware protest site

"We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us," Biden wrote. "We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us."

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach
Pennsylvania

Primary becomes referendum on Daylin Leach’s behavior, harassment allegations

The key question for voters in the 17th Senate district primary isn’t about policy. It’s whether incumbent Daylin Leach’s past behavior is disqualifying.

6 years ago

President Trump's Twitter page is displayed on a mobile phone. The social media company flagged one of his tweets about Minneapolis as
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity

The history behind ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’

In response to the violent protests in Minneapolis, Trump tweeted a phrase that goes back to the 1960s, used by a white police chief known for inflaming racial tension.

6 years ago

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