Politics & Policy
2019 PA Leadership Conference attendees said they see a clear path to repeat a Trump win in Pennsylvania in 2020.
7 years ago
The soda tax ad wars are back: Beverage industry attacks Kenney in new ad
The soda industry will spend $408,000 over two weeks on a new TV ad slamming Kenney’s sweetened drinks tax, about one month before the primary election.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmaker cited by national investigation defends role as ‘copycat’ legislator
State Rep. Thomas Murt says those bills represent just 1 percent of all bills he’s ever backed.
7 years ago
Political fight begins over bill to rescue Pennsylvania nuclear industry
Members of a state House committee heard arguments for and against a bill to try to keep two of Pa.'s five nuclear plants from closing early.
7 years ago
Secret Service head Alles leaving, career official tapped
U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles is leaving the Trump administration, the White House said, amid a shake-up in the Department of Homeland Security.
7 years ago
N.J. expands recovery programs for displaced Sandy victims
Gov. Phil Murphy announced an update to a three prong plan to assist residents that remain displaced nearly six-and-a-half years after Sandy devastated the state.
7 years ago
City Council bill targets Philadelphia food trucks
If the legislation gets the needed approval votes, it would be the second district-wide ban, making food trucks illegal in most of the Northeast.
7 years ago
Kirstjen Nielsen and the high cost of amoral servitude
Nielsen, whose resignation letter went public shortly after Trump tweeted a rote farewell, will forever be known as the face of the Trump regime's border brutality.
7 years ago
Slaying puts focus on ride-hailing safety, fake drivers
It's not just women who are at risk from fake ride-hailing drivers, he said. Men also have been robbed after getting into the wrong car.
7 years ago
Kirstjen Nielsen resigns from post as Secretary of Homeland Security
President Donald Trump says he's accepted the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Trump announced the resignation in a tweet on Sunday.
7 years ago
U.K. holds out hope for Brexit compromise by Friday deadline
Cross-party talks to jumpstart plans for Brexit are expected to resume before the U.K.'s Friday deadline for leaving the European Union.
7 years ago
Shelters and city governments scramble to help migrants in the Rio Grande Valley
More than 76,000 people were apprehended or surrendered on the Southern border in February and administration officials project that number would surpass 100,000 for March.
7 years ago
Chief of staff says Dems will ‘never’ see Trump tax returns
Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a "political stunt" and wanting "attention" after Rep. Richard Neal, asked the IRS to provide six years of Trump's tax returns.
7 years ago
Netanyahu, challenger: 2 front-runners in Israel elections
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the favorite to win Israel's general election this week but he faces serious corruption charges and a stiff challenger.
7 years ago
Voters intrigued by 2020 candidates’ pitch to scrap Electoral College
At a time of deep disenchantment with the political system, dramatic proposals to upend how politics are conducted are starting to resonate with voters.
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