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Politics & Policy

The Pennsylvania Capitol building at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Hearing will scrutinize use of money in special environmental funds

8 years ago

Protestors march down the Ben Franklin Parkway during the Women's March on Philadelphia
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Outrage over Trump is helping Democrats win elections

A year after the president's inauguration, Democrats have benefited from a 'Trump bump' of progressive enthusiasm.

8 years ago

Cerron Cade has been nominated as Delaware's next Secretary of the Dept. of Labor. (photo courtesy Delaware.gov)
Delaware

Delaware Gov. Carney finally nominates labor secretary

Cerron Cade has been nominated to lead the Delaware Department of Labor. It’s the only cabinet position not to have a confirmed secretary since last January.

8 years ago

Former White House Senior Adviser Steve Bannon
PBS

House Intelligence panel questions Steve Bannon as part of Russia probe

8 years ago

Phil Murphy gives his address after being sworn in as governor of New Jersey during his inauguration, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Trenton, N.J.
New Jersey

Watch: Phil Murphy sworn in as next Governor of New Jersey

"We will resist every move from President Trump and a misguided Republican Congress," Murphy said in his roughly-half-hour-long inaugural address.

8 years ago

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White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Vice President Mike Pence attend a meeting with President Donald Trump on immigration.
National Interest

Holiday high jinks from the gang that can’t spin straight

The issue is not just what Trump said about immigration, but what this protracted episode says about the protectors who give him cover and abet his serial lies.

8 years ago

Michael Wolff of The Hollywood Reporter speaks at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, as he moderates a conversation with Counselor to President Donald Trump Kellyanne Conway during
Radio Times
Books

Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury”

Guest: Michael Wolff, Eddie Glaude Jr. Journalist  ...

Air Date: January 16, 2018

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shakes his fist during a speech in Selma, Ala., Feb. 12, 1965. King was engaged in a battle with Sheriff Jim Clark over voting rights and voter registration in Selma. (AP Photo/Horace Cort)
National Interest

Martin Luther King on the craven Republican silence

Had he lived to a robust old age, Martin Luther King, Jr. would've turned 89 today. One can only imagine what he'd be saying about Donald Trump.

8 years ago

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PBS

Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states

8 years ago

Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski walks from the federal building in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 27, 2017.
Pennsylvania

Weeks into 4th term, Allentown mayor faces corruption trial

Democrat Ed Pawlowski stands trial this week on federal corruption charges, with jury selection beginning Tuesday in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gestures and shouts to his congregation in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga. on April 30, 1967 as he urges America to repent and abandon what he called its
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Leaders say Trump presidency is at odds with MLK’s legacy

The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Law
New Jersey

Christie pardons 25, commutes sentence of convicted murder

The Republican governor announced the clemency orders Friday night, just days before he leaves office.

8 years ago

United States Circa 1900: Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York. (Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National
Race & Ethnicity

President Trump’s idea of good and bad immigrant countries has a historical precedent

From 1924 to 1965, the United States allocated immigrant visas on the basis of a candidate's national origin.

8 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, (left), and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)
Business
New Jersey
Technology

N.J. lawmakers to DOJ: Keep online gambling legal

Federal lawmakers who represent New Jersey have asked the U.S. Justice Department to keep internet gambling legal.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Addiction
New Jersey
Politics

Assessing the legacy of Chris Christie: ‘What could have been’

Colorful and controversial New Jersey governor leaves office after eight years with record-low approval ratings. But he was a national leader in combating addiction.

8 years ago

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