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Secret Service with Trump after the shooting at his rally
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Pa. Congressman Mike Kelly chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt

Reps. Madeleine Dean and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania are also on the task force.

10 months ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. court tells governor’s office to reveal more details about why it hired private law firms

Spotlight PA has been fighting to find out why Pennsylvania’s governor spent $367,538 in public money to hire private law firms.

10 months ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.
Law
National

Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits, enforceable ethics code

Biden also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity.

10 months ago

Kamala Harris waves
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Kamala Harris raised $200M in first week of White House campaign

The vice president's campaign announced the fundraising total on Sunday, saying about 66% of the donations come from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle.

10 months ago

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff address staff at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., July 22, 2024. The nation's first second gentleman, Emhoff could become its first first gentlemen after November. Emhoff is used to traveling the country championing his wife and the Biden administration's accomplishments in his current job. But now that Harris is the presumptive Democratic nominee, those efforts have been thrust into the political spotlight like never before. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Elections
Government
National
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Doug Emhoff would become the country’s first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins presidency

Emhoff was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. He attended law school in California and gave up a job as an entertainment lawyer when Harris became vice president.

10 months ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
International
Pennsylvania
Protests

No Ceasefire No Vote campaign in Pa. pressures Harris, Dems on Gaza

Voters who pledge are withholding support from Kamala Harris barring a permanent ceasefire in Gaza or a promise to implement an arms embargo against Israel.

10 months ago

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Residential street
Elections
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community.

10 months ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Elections
Government Accountability

‘Her corruption is astounding’: Hall-Long opponents in Delaware gubernatorial primary say state report shows she’s unfit for office

The lieutenant governor countered that the elections chief won’t refer the findings for prosecution, and said some conclusions are incorrect.

10 months ago

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Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
International

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ about humanitarian toll in Gaza

In her remarks, which came after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Harris also said she held an “unwavering commitment to Israel."

10 months ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Inside Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support for private school vouchers

Shapiro, believed to be on Kamala Harris’ vice president shortlist, did not express public support for school vouchers until running for governor.

10 months ago

Former President Barack Obama, with President Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, participates in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York
Elections
National

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

Harris already has secured the public support of a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which begins Aug. 19 in Chicago.

10 months ago

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Bethany Hall-Long had to revise campaign finance reports after questions arose over payments to her husband. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Government Accountability
Politics

‘Incomplete, inconsistent, often inaccurate’: Report finds Del. Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s campaign reports broke the law

A former FBI chief issued a damning report, but the state elections chief says he won’t refer the gubernatorial candidate or her husband for criminal prosecution.

10 months ago

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris, Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)
Elections
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Politics

Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Philadelphia

The former Democratic congresswoman, who was wounded in a 2011 shooting in Arizona, spoke about gun violence at the Salt & Light church in Southwest Philly.

10 months ago

Kamala Harris at the airport
Elections
Pennsylvania

Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is among the possible candidates to be Kamala Harris' running mate.

10 months ago

Cherelle Parker
Studio 2
Crime
Government
Gun Violence
Homelessness
Housing
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics
Protests
Public Health
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker answers your questions

What has the mayor accomplished after six months in office and what’s still on the top of her to-do list? We discuss policing, violence, “clean, green, saver,” and more.

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