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Politics & Policy

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

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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

Shell ethane cracker in Pa.
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Wolf, legislature draw closer to more tax breaks for the natural gas industry

Lawmakers say Wolf has agreed to a compromise measure to incentivize natural gas manufacturers.

6 years ago

Democratic legislators announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking efforts by the Trump campaign to impose tighter rules on vote-by-mail and loosen restrictions on the eligibility of poll watchers.
Elections
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. Democrats file suit in state court to counter election rules case filed by Trump campaign

"There are many of us who represent diverse communities, … [who] understand that it is our duty to stand up, to protect the rights of Pennsylvanians to vote.”

6 years ago

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command to resign over police reform efforts

Managing Director Brian Abernathy, Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command, has been the target of protests calling for his resignation.

6 years ago

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Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Bucks County GOP lawmakers call for investigation into unresolved unemployment claims

Bucks County members of the Republican Caucus call for the House Oversight Committee to look into what they call “the failure of the Unemployment Compensation program.”

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
NPR
National
Public Health

Trump again casts doubt on Fauci as COVID-19 cases surge

President Trump shared a tweet from game show host Chuck Woolery, who claimed the CDC is lying about the coronavirus pandemic to hurt the president in November’s election.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Damning report on Pa.’s failure to protect residents from fracking unlikely to result in major reform

Despite the two-year effort to bring these findings to light, it’s unclear if the grand jury report will bring about meaningful reforms sought by those who say they’ve harmed.

6 years ago

A rally outside the Montclair, N.J., town hall on July 1. Protesters hung 1,101 absentee ballots to represent the number of votes that weren't counted in a mayoral election that was decided by just 195 votes.
NPR
Elections

Signed, sealed, undelivered: Thousands of mail-in ballots rejected for tardiness

An NPR analysis finds that at least 65,000 absentee and mail-in ballots were rejected this year for arriving late. That could prove crucial in a close election.

6 years ago

President Trump
NPR
National

Roger Stone clemency latest example of Trump rewarding his friends, scholars say

Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime confidant just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.

6 years ago

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