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Voting machines at the Office of the City Commissioner's warehouse (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Elections
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa., N.J., and Del. upgrading voting machines — not in time for midterms

The three states use electronic voting machines that can be hacked, and don’t have a paper trail to facilitate vote audits.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. Democrats launch ads criticizing GOP for Senate’s lack of action on abuse bill

A new political ad that’s hitting TVs across southeastern Pennsylvania is ripping on Republican state senators for ...

8 years ago

(At left) Members of Mom Demand Action pose with Democratic lawmakers and candidates; (right), Delaware Gun Rights members man a table at a recent gun show. Founder Mitch Denham is at far right of photo. (Cris Barrish/WHYY; Courtesy of Mitch Denham)
Delaware
Elections
Public Safety

Both sides of gun control debate mobilized for Delaware races

Delaware’s 2018 legislative season was dominated in large part by Gov. John Carney’s quest to reform the state’s gun laws in the wa ...

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, (left), and Republican Scott Wagner have not made addressing climate change a top priority. (Matt Rourke/ AP Photo)
Elections
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate change: A crisis for humanity, but not a big deal in the Pa. governor’s race

Although Pennsylvania has a small share of the global population, it is an energy powerhouse that's a major source of harmful emissions.

8 years ago

Before President Trump spoke at a rally in Luzerne County in August, local supporters and critics gathered outside the arena. (Natalie Piserchio for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Elections

In Luzerne County, other bellwethers of Pa., voters divided ahead of midterms

In downtown Wilkes-Barre, a man named Tom is sitting outside at a table watching CNN on his phone. He’s ...

8 years ago

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A pedestrian walks through a hallway as supporters of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Menendez, left, rallied against supporters of Republican candidate Bob Hugin outside of the NJTV Studios where the two are scheduled to engage in a debate, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey
Politics

Menendez, Hugin clash in N.J. Senate race’s only debate

Sparks flew as New Jersey Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican rival Bob Hugin clashed in their first and only debate.

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to U.S. National security adviser John Bolton during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at left. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)
International
Military

Putin says Russia will target nations hosting U.S. missiles

"I would like to repeat that it's not our choice," Putin said. "We don't want it."

8 years ago

Thousands of Honduran migrants and families walk towards the southern Mexico border from Guatemala. Many say they are headed to the U.S. The White House said on Tuesday that a record number of migrant families have arrived at the Southwest border over the last year. (Oliver de Roos/AP)
NPR
Immigration
Law
National

U.S. apprehended record number of migrant families at southwest border

More than 161,000 migrant family members were apprehended or found inadmissible at the Southwest border in FY 2018, which ended last month.

8 years ago

The state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is shown in December 2016. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Elections
Pennsylvania

State House members look ahead to leadership elections

Two top Democrats and a top Republican are leaving the House — and that means their seats are fair game for representatives who want to take on more control.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Ben Bradlee Jr. on the Pa. county that elected Trump

Guest: Ben Bradlee Jr. In BEN BRADLEE Jr. ...

Air Date: October 24, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:46
Exterior of one of the suspicious packages. The FBI obscured the addresses to protect privacy. (FBI)
NPR

Apparent ‘pipe bombs’ mailed to Clinton, Obama and CNN

The package to Clinton was intercepted late on Tuesday, and the package to Obama was intercepted early Wednesday morning.

8 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Democrat Scott Wallace. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Elections
Pennsylvania

High stakes brawl in Bucks congressional race

A look at the critical battle in the 1st congressional district

8 years ago

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Outgoing state Rep. Helene Keeley will move right into a newly created $95,000 post as deputy director of the Delaware Lottery. (Steve Ruark/AP, file)
Delaware
Government Accountability

Delaware lawmaker Keeley gets newly created $95,000-a-year lottery post

Keeley has been appointed to oversee state-sponsored gambling operations.

8 years ago

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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, (center), accompanied by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, (left), Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, (right), and President Donald Trump, (right), speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health Care
National
Pennsylvania

Wolf administration rejects Trump ACA option

2019 ACA insurance open enrollment begins in less than two weeks.

8 years ago

The United States Capitol in Washington D.C.  (Nick Jene/BigStock)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Democrats hold significant advantage in congressional campaign spending two weeks ahead of election

With midterm elections two weeks away, millions of dollars are pouring into Pennsylvania's congressional and senate races.

8 years ago

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