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Politics & Policy

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
NewsWorks Tonight
National

Where local lawmakers stand on fight over SCOTUS pick

The lines are drawn in the fight over President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court and the conflict is adding drama to Congressional races in our region this fall.

8 years ago

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U.S. Army soldiers pass out water, provided by FEMA, to residents in a neighborhood without grid electricity or running water in San Isidro, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 17, 2017. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment

FEMA report acknowledges failures in Puerto Rico disaster response

The report found Puerto Rico's emergency-supply warehouses were nearly empty when Hurricane Maria hit in October, without things like cots or tarps.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf and Treasurer Joe Torsella announced Thursday that the state can afford to put money into its Rainy Day fund for the first time in a decade. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Economy

After a lean decade, PA’s putting money in its rainy day fund

The $22 million dollar transfer is modest as far as Rainy Day funds go. The administration estimates it would only keep the state going for about a quarter of a day.

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump, (center left), with British Prime Minister Theresa May, (center right) are seated during their meeting at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
International

Trump: Relations with May ‘strong’ after bombshell interview

Trump's pomp-filled visit to the United Kingdom was overshadowed by an explosive interview.

8 years ago

Twitter says users may see a drop in their followers as it begins removing suspicious accounts it has locked. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Media

Twitter is removing millions of fake followers from users’ lists

Twitter has begun removing millions of locked accounts from users' lists of followers, in an attempt to crack down further on social media fraud.

8 years ago

A Central American child who is traveling with a caravan of migrants, peers at the border wall from a bus carrying the group to a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 29. (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik)
Immigration

New Jersey budget includes $2.1M for immigrants facing deportation

Some hope the funds will help immigrants in detention centers who are separated from their families and can’t afford to pay an attorney.

8 years ago

Outside the board of governors meeting, a small group of students rallied for, among other things, free higher education. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Higher Education

PASSHE will hike tuition nearly 3 percent next year

The price of being a student in the State System of Higher Education is getting steeper.

8 years ago

State Rep. Dave Wilson takes an understandable snooze about 7 a.m. on July 1 during a recess in this  year's final legislative session. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Politics

Delaware senator vows to end the June 30 all-nighters

Every year, Delaware lawmakers debate legislation past their June 30 deadline, well into the next morning. This year, legislators ...

8 years ago

Newly discovered aspects of Russia's active measures apparently reveal an effort to exploit Americans' greater trust in local news than in national news organizations. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
International
Media

Russian influence campaign sought to exploit Americans’ trust in local news

The Russian misinformation project was a years-long effort, one that wasn't simply focused on the 2016 election but on destabilizing the United States over an extended period

8 years ago

Demonstrators gathered last month outside a detention facility near El Paso, Texas, to protest the Trump administration's
NPR
Immigration

Majority of youngest migrants reunited with parents, Trump administration says

Two days after its original deadline, the Trump administration said it has complied with a court order to return nearly 3,000 migrant children separated from their parents.

8 years ago

State GOP Chairman Val DiGiorgio held a press conference Wednesday to decry the self-described Democratic Socialists who have won primaries in Pennsylvania. (Photo by AP)
Elections

Pa. GOP compiling lists of Democrats who support party Socialists

The Republicans are mailing surveys to all the Democrats running for Congress, and say they plan to use the responses — or lack thereof — in campaign material.

8 years ago

Union activists stand in the road as they participate in a protest by the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Wednesday June 27, 2018 in Philadelphia. The protesters denounced Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Business

Tough sell for collective bargaining-boosting bills, but unions see hope

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision halting unions' ability to compel public sector employees to pay fees, pro-union state lawmakers are trying to come up with a rebuttal.

8 years ago

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announces an audit of the PPA as Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale looks on
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority’s spending

City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart announced her office would audit the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s on-street parking enforcement expenses

8 years ago

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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington.
Business
International

U.S. Senate approves ceremonial bill from Toomey sending trade message to Trump

The measure states that the president can’t use the national security concerns to invoke tariffs — known as Section 232 — without congressional approval

8 years ago

Marijuana plant. (BigStock)
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy outlines his top legislative priorities for the next six months

After a contentious fight over this year’s budget, Gov. Phil Murphy is now hoping to work with New Jersey legis ...

8 years ago

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