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In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, then-U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

As Trump weathers firestorm, Barletta picks up a shield

Barletta is running for Senate with the expectation of substantial support from Trump.

8 years ago

Bob Hugin, a Republican candidate running in the New Jersey primary election for U.S. Senate, talks to reporters after casting his vote in the New Jersey primary election, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Lincoln-Hubbard School in Summit, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey

Republican Hugin spending millions to compete in New Jersey Senate race

The race is at the top of the ballot this year in New Jersey.

8 years ago

In this Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, photo, a recruiter from the postal service, right, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Economy

Pa. unemployment dips to an 11-year low

The Department of Labor and Industry’s newly released June numbers mark the second month in a row the commonwealth has set a new post-recession jobs record.

8 years ago

Javier Garrido Martinez holds his 4-year-old son after they were reunited on July 11, 2018, in New York. (Robert Bumsted/AP)
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Immigration
Law

5 facts to know about migrant family reunification

Here are five questions about family reunification answered.

8 years ago

Karen Korematsu  addressed a group of teachers about her father's legal battle against internment during World War II. Her talk was given at the nonpartisan Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
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Social Justice

Spreading the legacy of Fred Korematsu, U.S. internment camp objector

Japanese-American's case referenced in U.S. Supreme Court opinion allowing President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries

8 years ago

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Philadelphia
Taxes

Soda tax advocates cited by Philly ethics board

Philadelphia Board of Ethics levies $8,000 in fines on soda tax lobbyists

8 years ago

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin answer questions during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16 in Helsinki. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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International

Is Trump the toughest ever on Russia?

"This administration has been much tougher on Russia than any in the post-Cold War era," said Daniel Vajdich, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Get the butts off the sand: N.J. (mostly) bans smoking on beaches

New Jersey beaches and state parks are now mostly smoke free.

8 years ago

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One portion of the plan proposed by the FCC would place a benefit limit on subscribers to the Lifeline internet subsidy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Technology

Feds’ internet subsidy proposals would hurt the poor, PUC says

The program in question is FCC's Lifeline. It has about 12.5 million subscribers around the country and more than half a million in Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

A view of the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., with a cloudy sky in the background.

Judge halts Pa. lawmakers’ efforts to raid insurance surplus

Since 2016, Pennsylvania lawmakers have been trying to move $200 million from a medical malpractice insurer into the general fund.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner campaigns at a town hall in Glenside
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Elections
Home & Family
Law

Wolf to veto abortion ban if Roe falls; Wagner won’t commit

Abortion could be a big issue in the pa gov's race as supreme court could turn issue back to the states.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly updates sexual harassment policy in wake of blistering audit

The audit found the city’s current policy neither prevents, nor protects victims of sexual misconduct or harassment.

8 years ago

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Subaru of America rolls out vintage cars to celebrate the grand opening of its headquarters in Camden.
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Business
New Jersey

N.J. tax incentive program under review – high cost of Camden jobs noted

State should reform how it gives job-creation tax incentives to businesses, suggests new report that underscores high price tag for Camden jobs

8 years ago

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People hold up signs July 16 in Washington, D.C., as they protest ICE. Getting rid of the agency has become a popular rallying cry among progressives, but the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic measure voicing support for ICE. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National

Republicans force Democrats to go on record over immigration agency

Democrats largely avoided taking any position at all.

8 years ago

President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting in Helsinki Monday.
NPR
Government Accountability
International

Why did Russia attack the 2016 election? This week’s whirlwind offers new clues

There appear to be many reasons, but the latest one to break through may be how strongly Putin feels the United States had been waging such a campaign against him and Russia.

8 years ago

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