Politics & Policy
In Pa., two disparate visions for natural gas
The state House Speaker and other Republican lawmakers announced a slate of bills Monday that are aimed at bolstering Pennsylvania's natural gas industry.
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Street clashes erupt as Venezuela’s Guaido urges uprising
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early Tuesday.
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Pa. commits to Paris Agreement climate goals; state’s plan calls for 80% carbon cuts by 2050
Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to join the U.S. Climate Alliance.
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Critiquing Kenney: Could the mayor’s signature soda tax sink his re-election bid?
Philadelphia’s soda tax — which raises money to fund pre-K, community schools, improving parks, and other initiatives — has many critics and some defenders
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Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to Trump
Rosenstein's departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general. The White House nominated his replacement two weeks ago.
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Murphy signs package of bills aimed at easing New Jersey foreclosure crisis
With bipartisan accord, N.J. lawmakers have crafted laws to help homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation into law on Monday.
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Pending bill would create a $500 fine for releasing a balloon in N.J.
The pending bill cites balloons as a danger to wildlife and marine animals who mistake them as food or become entangled in the string.
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Kenney grilled on gun violence, gentrification at Germantown mayoral debate
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, challengers state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz talk property taxes and violence in Germantown.
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‘The most significant domestic terrorist threat,’ rinse and repeat
10 years ago this month, when the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooter was nine years old, Barack Obama's DHS authored a dire report about growing extremist violence in America.
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Biden heads to Pennsylvania to pitch rebuilding middle class
By picking Pennsylvania for his first campaign speech of the presidential race, Joe Biden is signaling he hopes to own what may be the 2020 election's toughest battleground.
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If Mueller Report Was ‘Tip Of The Iceberg,’ What More Is Lurking Unseen?
How much do American officials know about that they don't want to reveal? And how much might the Russians continue trying to do that the United States isn't following?
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Critiquing Kenney: Taking the pulse of Philly mayor’s old neighborhood
Interviews with voters in Kenney’s old neighborhood show a mix of opinions about him, but little support for his Democratic rivals.
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Listen 5:32Barr’s testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
The department has balked at the panel's plans to allow the committee's counsels from both sides to question Barr
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Trump rallies supporters as White House correspondents’ gala celebrates a free press
Separate events held Saturday evening in the nation's capital and a Wisconsin arena painted two divergent pictures of the press.
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