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In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
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New Jersey

Retiring Shore congressman co-leads charge against airgun ocean blasting

A bipartisan group of federal legislators is opposing the Trump administration's recent decision to permit seismic airgun surveying off the Eastern seaboard. 

7 years ago

Some of the smallest streams would lose federal clean water protection under Trump's plan. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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Environment

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections

Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
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Kenney crackdown on flipping city lots falls short, critics say

Is it possible to reform Philadelphia’s corruption-prone system of selling public land without removing City’s Council’s informal power over sales?

7 years ago

With a partial government shutdown on the horizon, President Trump and Democratic leaders had a heated exchange over border security and wall funding in front of reporters. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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National

In fight with ‘Chuck and Nancy,’ Trump says he’d be ‘proud’ to shut down government

"I'll be the one to shut it down. I will take the mantle. And I will shut it down for border security," Trump told House and Senate Democratic leaders.

7 years ago

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Jared Kushner & the Saudis

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7 years ago

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images )
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Media
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Google CEO says he leads ‘without political bias’ during Congressional testimony

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is no longer an empty chair.

7 years ago

New Jersey’s top Democrats are outlining priorities in advance of the start of a new Congress.
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New Jersey

N.J. Democrats say Gateway funding should be a priority in Congress

The Gateway Project has been at a standstill since President Trump walked back on an Obama era deal to cover half the cost.  

7 years ago

In this Nov. 14, 2018 photo, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., talks with reporters following a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington.  While tea party Republicans swept to power to stop things -- repeal Obamacare, roll back environmental regulations and decrease the size and scope of government -- Democrats are marching into the majority to build things back up. And after spending eight downcast years in the minority, they can’t wait to get started. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government Accountability
National

No tea party here: House Democrats can’t wait to govern

As House control is about to switch, it serves as a reminder about Democrats: They like government. And governing.

7 years ago

President Trump announced Saturday that White House chief of staff John Kelly would be leaving the administration by the end of the year.
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National

Help wanted: White House Chief of Staff

Trump says he will be making a decision "soon" on a new chief of staff. But some of the candidates whose names have been floated for the post say they're not interested.

7 years ago

The Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
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New Jersey
Sports

N.J. lawmakers consider placing a $100 million bet on the horse racing industry

Many horse racing tracks in New Jersey are taking sports betting, but it's not enough to keep their main business afloat. They're asking for $20 million subsidy for 5 years.

7 years ago

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The Union Jack flies above the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament in London. U.K. lawmakers are expected to decide soon the fate of a draft Brexit deal negotiated between Prime Minister Theresa May and the European Unio
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International

Theresa May delays critical vote on Brexit deal amid fears of its defeat

British Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed a critical vote on the draft Brexit deal she negotiated with the European Union

7 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol (Tom Downing / WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

In Pa., 381K more people voted for a Democrat for state House. But GOP kept the majority

A redistricting fight looms in the state

7 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Mark Harris speaks to the media during a news conference in Matthews, N.C. The nation's last unresolved fall congressional race with  Harris against Democrat Dan McCready is awash in doubt as North Carolina election investigators concentrate on a rural county where absentee-ballot fraud allegations are so flagrant they've put the Election Day result into question. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
National Interest

The Republican election fraud that Trump refuses to tweet about

Yes, folks, this is an actual provable case of "election fraud" - as opposed to "voter fraud," the imaginary epidemic the GOP routinely conjures out of thin air.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Congressman Bob Brady announces that he will not seek re-election.
The Why
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

The Brady Bunch: Why a federal probe into a political payoff didn’t really pay off

Even though U.S. Rep. Bob Brady's campaign paid $90,000 to an opponent who dropped out of the race, he won't be charged with a crime.

Air Date: December 10, 2018

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President Donald Trump talks to media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Philadelphia to attend the Army-Navy Football Game. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Elections
National

Whether a president can be prosecuted remains in dispute

 For the first time, prosecutors have tied President Donald Trump to a federal crime.

7 years ago

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