Politics & Policy
Last-minute Philly poll worker appointments worry experienced election hands
Despite concerns, experts say the hiring of about 200 Republican workers is standard practice.
1 year ago
Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation
Lancaster County's Republican DA said election workers raised concerns about two sets of voter registration applications due to what she described as numerous similarities.
1 year ago
The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records
The election will test the down-ballot strength of both parties in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
1 year ago
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
A state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's richest man.
1 year ago
Senate candidates battle over fentanyl as it claims thousands of victims in Pa. each year
Bob Casey and David McCormick have accused each other of contributing to the scourge that is on track to kill 5,000 people in Pennsylvania this year.
1 year ago
Listen 6:02No ‘seat at the table’: Why Philly-area environmental justice activists fear a Trump win
“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”
1 year ago
Listen 1:04A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
Two videos circulating on social media on Wednesday are falsely claiming they show wrongdoing around voting in Pennsylvania, a key swing state.
1 year ago
Judge orders Bucks County to extend mail ballot deadline following Trump legal challenge
Bucks County voters can now request mail ballots and access on-demand mail voting at the county’s three voter services offices until close of business Friday.
1 year ago
Listen 1:17McCormick led ‘toxic’ work environment, according to former hedge fund coworkers
In interviews with WHYY News, former employees at Bridgewater Associates say that David McCormick presided over a “toxic” work environment where sexual harassment was common.
1 year ago
Pa. election security and the key down-ballot races
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt talks election security and misinformation. And, the key down-ballot races in Pennsylvania that could reshape Harrisburg or Congress.
Air Date: October 30, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:40Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database
Counties in Philly’s suburbs are being asked to reject some mail-in ballot applications in what the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania said are illegal challenges.
1 year ago
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’
He was joined Tuesday night at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, by Puerto Rico's shadow U.S. senator, who defended him.
1 year ago
A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
The new procedure in Pennsylvania is leading to hours-long lines as voters swamp county offices that aren't prepared to handle the influx before Election Day.
1 year ago
Harris promises to ‘put country above party and above self’ in closing argument against Trump
The vice president is delivering the speech Tuesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection.
1 year ago
How often have Harris and Trump visited Philly and its suburbs this fall?
Candidate visits are up in the region compared to four years ago.
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