Politics & Policy
Cars prohibited from stopping in bike lanes in Philly
Mayor Parker signed the new law Wednesday. It’s a big win for bike safety advocates.
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More than a dozen candidates are actively campaigning to become the next governor of New Jersey, but analysts say it's hard for the average voter to know who is running.
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Listen 1:15New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy stepping down for Andy Kim to be sworn in early
Helmy was appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction. Helmy will step down this weekend.
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Proposed legislation would restrict mobile providers from operating on residential streets, near schools and recreation centers and in other public areas of Kensington.
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Listen 1:24Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections
This year's popular-vote margin is the second-closest since 1968 and still tightening. It shows just how closely divided the country is politically.
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Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?
The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges.
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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter. That spares his son a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.
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Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East
During the presidential campaign, Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, helped Trump engage Arab American voters in Michigan.
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What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI
Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
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Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals
Trump's campaign for the Oval Office was dominated by appeals to traditional masculinity, conveyed in appearances in nontraditional media.
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2025 will start with a 3.5% pay raise for Pennsylvania’s governor, lawmakers and judges
The new, higher salaries are effective Jan. 1 for the executive and judicial branches and next week for lawmakers.
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Rare ‘flex’ puts off SEPTA crisis, annoys Republicans
We delve into the backstory of Gov. Shapiro’s surprise budget move.
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Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it’s still a swing state
The same debate that Democrats are having nationally over Harris’ decisive loss is playing out in Pennsylvania, with no agreement on what caused them to be so wrong.
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Trump’s tariffs may be targeted at others — but they could impact you too
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap hefty tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico. Those tariffs would hurt America too — if they are carried out.
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Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH
Early in the pandemic, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health researcher, argued against lockdowns and focusing on people at highest risk.
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