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Politics & Policy

FILE - In this March 1, 2017, file photo President Donald Trump, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
National Interest

Big surprise: The GOP’s massive tax scam screws the average voter

How long will average Republican voters — folks making modest incomes, folks who bought Trump's 2016 snake oil — keep allowing themselves to be played for saps?

8 years ago

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Updated: Flynn pleads guilty, is cooperating in Trump-Russia probe

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian diplomat.

8 years ago

Hillary Clinton elaborates on stage at a book tour stop at the Academy of Music in Center City Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Books
Elections
Philadelphia

‘How deep the rot goes’: Fake news follows Clinton to Philly stop

At a talk at the Academy of Music in Center City Thursday night, Hillary Clinton said "the forces at work in 2016 are still with us."

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Politics
Social Justice

Pa. lawmakers propose more transparency for state government’s rules on sexual misconduct

In light of high-profile sexual harassment allegations, state lawmakers seek to reform how state government handles allegations concerning legislators.

8 years ago

Water fountain at a city recreation center (Courtesy Rebuild Philadelphia)
Philadelphia

Philly’s Rebuild chooses 61 sites for first round of $500 million improvement plan

Financing for the ambitious project will depend on whether the city's new tax on sweetened beverages is upheld in court.

8 years ago

Former Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement, Nina Ahmad
Elections
Philadelphia

Political newcomer resigns Philly post, clearing way to challenge U.S. Rep. Brady

Nina Ahmad has finished her last day as Philadelphia Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement, clearing the way for her to challenge Brady for the Democratic nomination.

8 years ago

Stewart Greenleaf (third from left) and Sharif Street (fourth from left) held the second of three judiciary hearings on criminal justice reform at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philadelphia. (Annette John-Hall, WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice

Pa. lawmakers make bipartisan push for criminal justice reform

State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) confessed that he was one of the was one of those lawmakers who sponsored tough-on-crime laws in the mid-1990’s.

8 years ago

Reading, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

In Pennsylvania’s 16th district, urban centers grapple with dominant outside interests

In the interactive slider above, the city of Reading can be seen as an appendage thinly sewn to the top of Pennsylvania’s 16th ...

8 years ago

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In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo, File)
International

White House talking about replacing Tillerson with Pompeo

The move would put Pompeo, a former congressman who has grown close to Trump during his tenure atop the CIA, in charge of U.S. diplomacy.

8 years ago

Representative Madeleine Dean, D-Montgomery, addresses her colleagues, as they debate the budget on the floor of the House of Representatives at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg Tuesday June 30, 2015. (Chris Knight/AP Photo, file)
Pennsylvania

State Rep. Madeleine Dean joins crowded Pa. lieutenant governor field

The field for the 2018 lieutenant governor election is filling up, with a number of Democrats jumping into the often-low-key race.

8 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with 'Today' show co-anchor Matt Lauer at the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
National Interest

Remember when Matt Lauer was Trump’s chump?

Matt Lauer will be remembered as a fallen sexual harasser, but in my mind, he's forever immortalized as a Donald Trump toady.

8 years ago

Dave Davies and Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts shares insights on political climate with Philadelphia audience

WHYY’s senior reporter Dave Davies interviewed Cokie Roberts about the future of American politics at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Listen 01:22:20
 Republican Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy, as well as independent groups and primary opponents, spent a total of $79 million on the New Jersey gubernatorial campaigns. Murphy went on to win the November election. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey

New Jersey gubernatorial campaigning in 2017 cost $79 million

The $79.1 million spent on the June primary and November's general election was exceeded only by the $88.1 million 2005 race between Jon Corzine and Doug Forrester.

8 years ago

Sen. Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May Court House. (Mel Evans/AP File Photo)
New Jersey

N.J. lawmaker Van Drew sets sights on LoBiondo’s congressional seat

U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, a Republican, is retiring after 12 terms in the House of Representatives.

8 years ago

Chelsea Manning is pictured in Philadelphia  in this 2017 file photo. (Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, file)
Philadelphia
Politics

No regrets, Chelsea Manning tells Penn audience

Seven years ago, newspapers around the country published details of the explosive cables released by WikiLeaks after Chelsea Manning provided the trove of U.S. Army documents.

8 years ago

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