Politics & Policy

WHYY reporters chronicle how protests, looting and the police response have escalated in Philly, taking us deep into what they've seen, heard and experienced on the ground.

The Philly DA’s office has fielded less than a third the usual number of complaints.

The primary was delayed because of COVID-19 and many voters chose to cast a ballot by mail instead.

In his first public appearance outside of Delaware in months, Biden said he would “seek to heal the racial wounds” in a speech from Philadelphia’s City Hall.

"He used violent means to ask to be escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church," Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington told NPR.

We talk about the protests over police violence against black Americans, the political implications, the public reaction and what comes next.

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.

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.