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Forthcoming Trump rule would make finding abortion services harder

7 years ago

Clockwise from top left: Jess King (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Pearl Kim (R), Susan Wild (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Bibiana Boerio (D), and Susan Boser (D) won primary races for Pennsylvania congressional seats in the 2018 midterm. (Photos courtesy of campaigns, Emily Cohen/WHYY)
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Pa. women poised to make history in congressional delegation after primary victories

For the past few years, only men have been in Pennsylvania’s 18 member congressional delegation, but after Tuesday's primary, that's almost guaranteed to change in 2019.

7 years ago

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(From left) Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor John Fetterman; and GOP nominee for Pa. governor, Scott Wagner (WHYY file photos)
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Gubernatorial candidates’ roots draw attention to York, Pennsylvania

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Ed Mahon, reporter for the York Daily Record, on the York connection of Gov. Tom Wolf and GOP challenger Scott Wagner.

7 years ago

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House Speaker Paul Ryan praises the Agriculture Committee's work on the farm bill at a press conference on Wednesday. He was joined by (from left) committee Chairman Mike Conaway, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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National

House Farm Bill fails as conservative GOP revolt over immigration

The vote was 198 to 213. All Democrats voted against the measure, and were joined by 30 conservative Republicans.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2017 file photo, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., talks to constituents before a Republican Senate forum in Pelham, Ala.
National Interest

Dumb Republican white man of the week

Given the current stupidity epidemic in D.C., it's no easy feat to win notoriety as the dumbest box of rocks. But this week the honor goes to House Republican Mo Brooks.

7 years ago

According to a new poll, Gov. Tom Wolf (right), a Democrat, has the edge over GOP challenger Scott Wagner in the leadup to Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election. (WITF, file)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Wolf, Wagner waste no time trading barbs post-Pa. primary

The race for Pennsylvania governor is only a few days in, but the negative ads are already starting.

7 years ago

State Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-Delaware (AP, file)
Pennsylvania

Pa. Rep. Nick Miccarelli accused of abusing colleague must move his seat

The claims by his accusers, Republican Rep. Tarah Toohil and a Harrisburg lobbyist, became public in late February.

7 years ago

A voter fills out his ballot on election day (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
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Pennsylvania

Voter turnout in Pa. primary up slightly from last midterm

Voter turnout was 18 percent in the Pennsylvania’s primary election earlier this week – three points higher than the last midterm pri ...

7 years ago

Gina Haspel is sworn in to testify at her confirmation hearing before the Senate intelligence committee in Washington on May 9. The full Senate on Thursday confirmed Haspel as CIA director, making her the first woman to hold the job. (Alex Brandon/AP)
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National

Senate confirms Gina Haspel as CIA Director

Haspel, 61, is widely respected in the intelligence community.

7 years ago

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., speaks at a news conference calling for the passage of the Dream Act in January, along with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Lujan Grisham is one of five Democratic lawmakers, along with nine Republicans, receiving praise over immigration, in the form of paid ads, by the Koch network. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
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Immigration
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Breaking with Trump’s GOP, Koch brothers praise democrats on immigration

The Koch brothers are going rogue.

7 years ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller
National Interest

Happy anniversary to the most crucial probe in American history

Donald Trump, eloquent as always, tweeted today: "Congratulations America, we are now into the second year of the greatest Witch Hunt in American History." You could almost sm

7 years ago

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International

New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem ignites old conflict

Guests: Stephen Farrell, Michael Koplow, Elizabeth Dias Violence erupted in Gaza this week; nearly 60 Palestinian ...

Air Date: May 17, 2018 10:00 am

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Hua Qu, the wife of Chinese-American Xiyue Wang, poses with a portrait of her family in Princeton, N.J., on May 9. Families of Americans detained in Iran are hoping President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal will not make it harder to get their love ones freed. (Matt Rourke/AP)
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International

For relatives of U.S. prisoners in Iran, uncertainty grows after Iran deal pullout

Former diplomats warn that the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal will complicate efforts to free American citizens detained in Iran.

7 years ago

Young men gather for an afternoon basketball game at Vare Recreation Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney announces first rec ‘rebuild’ as clash over union diversity heats up

The clash over Rebuild centers around an agreement between the mayor and building trades union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty outlining union hiring plans

7 years ago

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, arrives for his testimony Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
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National

EPA’s Scott Pruitt, subject of many ethics probes, plays defense before Senate

The Environmental Protection Agency administrator fielded reproaches from both sides of the aisle during testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.

7 years ago

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