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Politics & Policy

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden bows his head in prayer during a visit to Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del., Monday, June 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections
Religion

Biden’s bid touts faith, courts even religious conservatives

Joe Biden is a different kind of foe than Trump has faced before: one who makes faith a central part of his persona — often literally wearing it on his sleeve.

6 years ago

A young man wears a Confederate flag while walking with friends in Marion, VA Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Andre Teague, Bristol Herald Courier)
History
Military

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath

After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations.

6 years ago

Bartender Kelsey Drozda makes a drink behind the bar at the Riverside Caf
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Wolf yanks virus funding from rebellious county

Wolf withheld nearly $13 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.

6 years ago

In this June 22, 2020, file photo, wearing a face shield, server Brandon Fricke, left, takes orders from dine-in customers surrounded by protective dividers at Water Grill seafood restaurant in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Economy
Public Health

Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery

The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.

6 years ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Constitution Center about the Commission on Unalienable Rights, Thursday,  July 16, 2020, in Philadelphia. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
National
Politics

Pompeo releases human rights report in Philly, denounces destruction of monuments

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo has unveiled a human rights report that counsels a more limited interpretation of “rights.” He also blamed the media for division.

6 years ago

The American Postal Workers union local 89 and other labor supporters protest in Old City demanding the postal service be fully funded. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Economy
National

Mail delays likely as new Postal Service boss pushes cost-cutting

The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a "different mindset” to ensure the Postal Service survives COVID-19.

6 years ago

Pipes for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline
Energy
Environment
National
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump administration finalizing rollback of rules for landmark environmental law

The NEPA as first enacted in 1970 and mandates federal agencies conduct environmental and public reviews of the impacts of projects like highways, pipelines, and power plants.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Legislature
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers want voters to weaken governor’s emergency powers, boost their own

"Pennsylvania is not a dictatorship, and the voters should ultimately decide,” House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R., Lancaster) said in a statement.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, after stepping off Marine One. Trump is returning from Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Elections
National

Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers

President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff Wednesday amid sinking poll numbers, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien.

6 years ago

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
National
Technology

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Con artists on Wednesday apparently hacked into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians and major companies in an apparent bitcoin scam.

6 years ago

The Trump Administration is requiring hospitals to report COVID-19 data to a new system, sidestepping the CDC.
NPR
National
Public Health

White House strips CDC of data collection role for COVID-19 hospitalizations

The Trump administration is directing hospitals to use a new platform to report COVID-19 data instead of an existing system at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf imposes new restrictions on bars, restaurants, businesses as coronavirus surges

The rollbacks would be the first the administration has announced since it began reopening counties in May.

6 years ago

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden details his $2 trillion climate proposal Tuesday at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.
NPR
Elections
Environment

Biden outlines $2 trillion climate plan

Biden's climate initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. House passes constitutional changes that would limit governor’s emergency powers

The move represents the latest battle between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the legislature over his disaster emergency declaration during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes entirely online this fall. Some institutions, including Harvard, have announced that all instruction will be offered remotely in the fall during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Higher Education
Immigration

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule.

6 years ago

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