Politics & Policy
Kavanaugh hearing a test for Sen. Cory Booker in new role
'We’re preparing for this like everything is at stake,' Booker says of confirmation hearings beginning Tuesday.
7 years ago
Listen 6:24Obama, Bush, and Hemingway: McCain’s gifts to a troubled nation
McCain called on his old foes, Bush and Obama, to stress his enduring values, and perhaps prompt a sufficient share of voters to seize the future and steer us back to safety.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania GOP official resigns over racist Facebook posts
A Pennsylvania Republican official who referred to black NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as "baboons" in a Facebook post has resigned.
7 years ago
Trump attacks union leader on Labor Day
President Donald Trump started his Labor Day with an attack on a top union leader, lashing out after criticism from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
7 years ago
U.S. House races loom largest in Pennsylvania campaign sprint
With Democrats aiming to recapture the U.S. House, Pennsylvania could be a springboard to wipe out the GOP's 23-seat majority.
7 years ago
President Trump’s description of what’s ‘fake’ is expanding
Presidential tweets about "fake news" aren't new, but August was unique in the sheer frequency of such presidential declarations on Twitter.
7 years ago
The wait to become a U.S. citizen lengthens
There has been a backlog of citizen applications for years. But the backlog has increased dramatically since President Trump took office.
7 years ago
Russian meddling in 2018 vote is no certainty, but a concern
A year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at a cybersecurity firm zeroed in on a new sign of trouble.
7 years ago
AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had ‘Trump over a barrel’
A senior DOJ lawyer says a former British spy told him that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump "over a barrel."
7 years ago
Ocasio-Cortez stumps for fellow progressive Harris in Delaware’s U.S. Senate race
Harris and Carper face off in Thursday primary, while GOP candidates Arlett and Truono vie for Republican nomination.
7 years ago
Listen 2:12McCain makes a final return to Washington for rare honors
McCain will lie in state in the rotunda, an honor reserved for roughly only 30 other people since the practice began in 1852.
7 years ago
Latest survey shows stable leads for Wolf, Casey
F&M pollster Terry Madonna noted to some extent, the survey is actually a little redundant.
7 years ago
New Jersey lawmaker seeks investigation into Catholic clergy sex abuse
A New Jersey lawmaker is asking the state attorney general to impanel a grand jury to investigate sexual misconduct i ...
7 years ago
N.J. hiking gas tax by 4.3 cents a gallon to 41.4 cents
New Jersey’s gas tax will climb by 4.3 cents a gallon, or more than 10 percent, under a bipartisan law enacted in 2016, Democratic ...
7 years ago
Ohio, Pennsylvania prison crises spur Delaware correctional officials to halt visitations
"Regular operations will resume when conditions improve," said Alan Grinstead, deputy commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction.
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