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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Harrisburg Patriot News have endorsed Laura Ellsworth in the May 15 Republican gubernatorial primary. (Ellsworth campaign video/https://youtu.be/ZDy216wm-So)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Ellsworth makes her move in Pa. GOP governor’s race

Outspent for most of the campaign, Laura Ellsworth is getting air time and endorsements right before the May 15 primary.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Trump to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday

The announcement is set to cap more than a year of deliberation and negotiation that has at time pitted Trump against some of his closest aides and key American allies.

8 years ago

Congressional candiates answer simple yes or no questions at the Democratic congressional debate for the new Pennsylvania 4th Congressional district. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Forum of MontCo Democratic candidates for Congress yields few differences

With little more than a week before the Pennsylvania primary, Democrats running for the congressional seat for Montgomery County agree on most points.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sarah Palin (AP Photo/Matt York)
National Interest

McCain regrets picking Sarah Palin. Now he tells us.

John McCain, seriously ailing in Arizona, writes in his farewell book that he regrets picking Sarah Palin as his '08 running mate.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Elections
Pennsylvania

As Costello bows out, newcomers vie for Pa.’s redrawn 6th Congressional District

The 6th district has a longer history of electing both Democrats and Republican representatives, but it has gone Republican since 2002.

8 years ago

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Groups urge New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to veto a nuclear subsidy bill. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey

Opponents of nuclear industry subsidy urge Gov. Murphy to veto bill

Without the subsidies, PSE&G said it might have to close its three nuclear plants in South Jersey.

8 years ago

The latest appointee to President Donald Trump's legal team and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani attends the Conference on Iran on Saturday in Washington, D
NPR

Giuliani: Trump might refuse Mueller subpoenas or take the fifth

Rudy Giuliani spent much of the weekend trying to clarify statements he made earlier concerning his client's legal troubles.

8 years ago

Stephen Bloom
Pennsylvania

Voters eye Pennsylvania’s wide-open, crowded US House races

All told, 84 candidates are seeking Democratic or Republican party nominations for 18 seats in Pennsylvania's May 15 primary election.

8 years ago

Russian police carrying a struggling opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing Putin's upcoming inauguration into a fourth term gathered Saturday in the capital's Pushkin Square. (AP Photo)
International

Nearly 1,600 reported arrested in Russian anti-Putin protests

Among those arrested was protest organizer Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is Putin's most prominent foe.

8 years ago

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez called the decision a sovereign issue for Washington, adding that
NPR
Immigration
National

Trump Administration ends temporary protected status for Hondurans

In a DHS statement, Nielsen said that she is delaying the effective date for termination of TPS for Hondurans for 18 months, until Jan. 5, 2020.

8 years ago

Assemblyman John Burzichelli (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports

N.J. lawmaker against ‘integrity fee’ for leagues in sport bets

The Supreme Court is expected to rule by June.

8 years ago

Woodlands fire (NJ Forest Fire Service)
Environment
New Jersey

Risk of wildfires is high in New Jersey

Wildfire danger usually remains high until around Memorial Day.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaking at a rally outside Philadelphia City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Fetterman supporters ‘feel the Bern’ during Philly endorsement rally

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visits Philadelphia to back fellow progressive John Fetterman who's seeking Democratic nomination to run for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor

8 years ago

President Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas on Friday, the third year in a row he has addressed the gun lobby organization. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
National

Trump and Pence address NRA amid tense gun debate

President Trump and Vice President Pence spoke to the National Rifle Association in Dallas, Friday.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Housing
New Jersey
Taxes

Gov. Murphy signs workaround of federal tax overhaul into law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to soften the effect of the federal tax overhaul's cap on state and local tax deductions.

8 years ago

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