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Politics & Policy

Republican lawmakers proposed a new congressional district map ordered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
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Pennsylvania

GRAPHIC: Pa. Republican leaders propose new congressional map on eve of deadline

UPDATE: Hours before the state Supreme Court-imposed deadli ...

8 years ago

President Donald Trump walks away from the podium after speaking in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House
National

Trump blocks release of Dems’ memo countering GOP on FBI Russian probe

Trump's rejection of the Democratic memo is in contrast to his enthusiastic embrace of releasing the Republican document, which he pledged to make public before he read it.

8 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, who previously supported a
New Jersey

After U.S. tax code changes, Sweeney says surcharge on N.J.’s wealthiest is ‘last resort’

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy could face an uphill battle getting state lawmakers to approve a tax surcharge on income over $1 million.

8 years ago

Illinois congressional candidate Arthur Jones, interviewed on CNN
National Interest

No joke: Did you hear about the Nazi running for Congress as a Republican?

Here is a worthy footnote in the annals of dystopic 2018 - an actual Nazi is the official House GOP candidate in Illinois' third congressional district.

8 years ago

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly walks past White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to begin speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
PBS

Kelly getting scrutiny after senior aide’s resignation

Pressure mounted on White House chief of staff John Kelly as questions swirled Friday about his defense of Rob Porter, despite accusations of spousal abuse from two ex-wives.

8 years ago

 A Board denied an appeal aiming to block a Delaware City refinery project allowing for the shipment of ethanol. (File/WHYY)
Delaware
Energy
Environment

Carney asks EPA to waive renewable fuel requirements for Delaware City refinery

Carney, crude oil refiners say a federal renewable fuels program is to blame for financial problems at refineries such as Philadelphia Energy Solutions.

8 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati. (AP file Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

State government standoff: Pennsylvania’s ‘constitutional crisis’ over court’s redistricting decision

Friday is the court-imposed deadline for the Pennsylvania legislature to agree on a new ...

8 years ago

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., blocked a budget deal Thursday as the government ran out of funding at midnight. Paul sought a vote on an amendment to restore budget caps in the funding bill.
NPR

Congress approves two-year spending pact

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. legislature will miss redistricting deadline, but negotiations may continue

Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate said Thursday evening it is impossible for them to pass a new congressional map before the state Supreme Court’s Friday.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants towns to be able to establish charitable funds that pay for local services. Homeowners would get credits on their property tax bills for any amount they donate. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey

N.J. considers easing tax burden by allowing residents to help pay for town services

Gov. Phil Murphy wants towns to be able to establish charitable funds to pay for local services. Homeowners would get credits on their property tax bills for contributions.

8 years ago

White House staff secretary Rob Porter, foreground, walks with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, to board Marine One on the South Lawn as they leave the White House on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.
National Interest

Scandal du jour: Team Trump shelters and defends wife-beater

Seriously now. Is it even conceivably possible that we can go a whole day without the Trump crew oozing fresh sleaze?

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2017. Russian-backed efforts seen attempting to interfere in U.S. politics appear to be evolving.
NPR

Tracking Shows Russian Meddling Efforts Evolving Ahead Of 2018 Midterms

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sounded an alarm this week: The Russians are already meddling in the 2018 midterm elections.

8 years ago

White House chief of staff John Kelly and staff secretary Rob Porter leave the White House Friday. Porter resigned following domestic abuse allegations.
NPR

White House senior staffer resigns after domestic abuse allegations

Rob Porter, a White House staffer largely responsible for controlling the flow of information to President Trump, is resigning following allegations of domestic abuse.

8 years ago

A TV in the Capitol shows House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., giving a speech on the House floor Wednesday. Pelosi has been speaking for more than seven hours as a protest because negotiations over the future of the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have stalled.
NPR

Pelosi protests stalled immigration talks with marathon House speech

Pelosi's marathon Senate-filibuster-style speech is a protest against the fact that negotiations over the future of the expiring DACA program have stalled.

8 years ago

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., (left), chats with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, (right), at a congressional event in October 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
National

Senators reach two-year budget deal

Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan budget agreement to increase military and domestic spending levels for two-years.

8 years ago

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