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Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach has ended his congressional campaign more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and making sexually-suggestive jokes. (WHYY file photo)
Pennsylvania

Pa. State Sen. Daylin Leach officially ends bid for Congress

The Montgomery County Democrat announced his decision in a Facebook post, more than two months after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching and sexual jokes.

9 years ago

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History
Law
Philadelphia

Philly restriction on collecting garbage to feed pigs may go the way of the buggy

Philadelphia City Council is working to eliminate outdated regulations.

9 years ago

(Nick Ut/AP Photo, file)
New Jersey

New Jersey may expand free breakfast program at schools

The measure would require schools where 70 percent or more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals to have a 'breakfast-after-the-bell' program.

9 years ago

Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions witnesses as chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., looks on during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill, on March 20, 2017.
NPR

Memo by House Intelligence Committee Democrats released as Nunes addresses CPAC

The memo was released Saturday evening just as Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the panel's chairman, addressed an annual gathering of conservatives.

9 years ago

A dozen representatives of For Our Future political action committee chant outside Sen. Pat Toomey's Philadelphia office in support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Immigration
National
Pennsylvania

With ‘meaningless’ DACA deadline looming, immigrant groups in Pa. regroup

On Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced an end to DACA. He also issued an ultimatum to Congress: create a permanent law by March 5.

9 years ago

School students from Montgomery County, Md., in suburban Washington, rally in solidarity with those affected by the shooting at Parkland High School in Florida, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
National

Most in U.S. favor stronger background checks, longer waiting periods to buy guns

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

9 years ago

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US soldiers stand attention during a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Resolute Support main headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)
National Interest
K-12
National
Public Safety

Trump’s reality check: A combat soldier says arming teachers is ‘asinine’

Trump is still abuzz about arming teachers. For the second straight day, he played the monkey to the NRA organ grinder. Let's rebut his blather with the help of a soldier.

9 years ago

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP piles on lawsuits in bid to avoid new congressional map

After lawmakers didn’t meet the court’s short deadline to fix it, justices redrew the map themselves. And analysts expect it will give Democrats stronger representation.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Elections
Pennsylvania

Changes in Pa. voting: new map and new machines

Guests: Lawrence Norton, Laura Olson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos There’s a fight over gerrymandering going on in P ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

Listen 49:28
In this photo taken March 15, 2017, Karl Sorken, production manager for Battle Rifle Co., based in Webster, Texas, works on the rails of an AR-15style rifle. Battle Rifle is one of now more than 10,000 gunmakers in the United States. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Economy
New Jersey

Lawmakers move to ban N.J. pension fund investment in gun manufacturing

"I think if we're really committed to gun control, we need to have a starting point and move and continue forward," says bill sponsor.

9 years ago

Radio Times
International
Military

Syria’s continuing crisis

Guests: Liz Sly, Mona Yacoubian, Andrew Tabler Although ISIS has been largely defeated in Syria, the seven ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

Listen 49:28
A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

New congressional districts in Philly suburbs could help Democrats win in D.C.

Pennsylvania’s new court-ordered congressional map has thrust the commonwealth into the national spotli ...

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Safety

New Jersey joins three other states in ‘gun safety’ coalition

A task force will trace and intercept illegal guns and focus on sharing information about individuals who might pose a threat.

9 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at an event at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 2, 2018. (Jose Luis Mag/AP)
NPR
International
Media
Technology

As Washington gears up to tackle foreign influence, how effective can it be?

Sessions announced a "Cyber-Digital Task Force" within the DOJ to combat the "malicious use of technology," which he said "poses an unprecedented threat against our nation."

9 years ago

The Trump International Hotel is seen, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington.

Book Trump? Interest groups press case at his properties

These groups can now hold an event at a property owned by the president, paying for event space, rooms and food with money that heads into the president's pockets.

9 years ago

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