Politics & Policy
Bill to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers stalled in Pa.
The bill passed the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously in March, but the House version never came up for a vote.
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Listen 2:06Ex-Allentown mayor Pawlowski gets new sentencing date
Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski was originally scheduled for sentencing on his federal corruption conviction Wednesday. But his Phila ...
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New Jersey water systems must start testing for PFNA in early 2019
New Jersey on Tuesday became the first state to regulate the PFAS class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and other illnesses, ...
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‘Idiot,’ ‘unhinged,’ a ‘sixth-grader’: Aides fault Trump in explosive new book
Woodward's latest book, Fear, is focused on the Trump White House and is set to be officially released on Sept. 11.
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Election security bill backers say delay helps Russia
Just two months before the midterm elections, bipartisan legislation to try to prevent foreign hacking into U.S. election systems is stalled in Congress.
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Advisers say Joe Biden to decide on a 2020 run by January
Biden is convinced he can beat President Donald Trump, friends and advisers say, and he has given himself until January to deliberate and size up potential competition.
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Rosh Hashanah forces rare Thursday primary vote in Delaware
Delaware voters will head to the polls on Thursday instead of the traditional Tuesday to pick candidates for the November ballot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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