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Keystone Crossroads
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Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers angle for tens of billions in federal restitution

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to get restitution for what they see as bad U.S. Federal Reserve policies during the recovery of the housing market.

8 years ago

In this Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Pennsylvania
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The free press exposes Trump swamp creature Tom Marino

Let's briefly pause to celebrate the speedy downfall of a Trump apparatchik. Because it speaks to the resilience of our democratic institutions.

8 years ago

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Bob Schieffer’s “Overload”

BOB SCHIEFFER has been a journalist for CBS News for nearly 50 y ...

Air Date: October 18, 2017

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich shake hands after participating in a discussion on bridging political and partisan divides at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Delaware

Biden, Kasich tout compromise and consensus at Delaware forum

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, expressed their concerns about polarizing political parties during an event at the University of Delaware.

8 years ago

<p><p>Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport. (Branden Eastwood for NewsWorks)</p></p>
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Immigration
International
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Federal judge in Hawaii blocks Trump’s third attempt at travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has partially blocked President Trump's third attempt to restrict entry into the U.S. for citizens of certain countries.

8 years ago

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Energy
Pennsylvania
Taxes

Democrats, moderate Republicans finding new path for Pa. shale tax

Natural gas severance tax proponents say going through new committee could be breakthrough in Pennsylvania legislature.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Military

Bowe Bergdahl’s guilty plea

DAN LAMOTHE of The Washington Post joins Marty to talk about Bowe Bergdahl’s guilty plea, the politiciza ...

8 years ago

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President Barack Obama salutes as he steps off of Marine One, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, before meeting privately with families of 30 Americans killed in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan.
National Interest
Military
National

Trump lies, then squirms about his lie

Donald Trump will never stop serial lying. It's a reflex. But on rare occasions, his lies are challenged in real time and we get the chance to see him squirm.

8 years ago

Man in an olive suit at podium
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability

Trump: Drug czar nominee, Rep. Marino, withdrawing his name following report on opioid distribution bill

Marino is withdrawing from consideration following reports he played a key role in weakening the federal government's authority to stop companies from distributing opioids.

8 years ago

Lawmakers have returned to the Pennsylvania state Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo, File)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

No budget progress, but Pa. lawmakers say talks continue

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are hoping that opposition to Gov. Tom Wolf’s unilateral budget-balancing plan will galvanize the body into action.

8 years ago

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Military
Philadelphia

Hailed as hero in war and Senate, John McCain accepts Liberty Medal from Joe Biden

In praise of bipartisan governance, Democrat Joe Biden and Republican John McCain extol the virtues of crossing the aisle.

8 years ago

A woman assists her mother filling out her ballot in a church polling place in Lancaster, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Off-year election, political frustrations contribute to dip in Pa. voter registration

It's about one month until Election Day, and voter registration is down by about 2.5 percent in Pennsylvania compared with 2016.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall viewed from South Broad st. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly PAC hit with record fine for failing to report $160,000 in campaign spending

City Council candidates paid thousands of dollars to Citizens Organizing for Pennsylvania's Security to help influence voters. How the PAC spent those funds remains a mystery

8 years ago

Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
Speak Easy
Economic Development
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Ending shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico would help the U.S. island, Pennsylvania

Permanently exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act will help the U.S. territory recover from Hurricane Maria by widely opening its market for exports from the mainland.

8 years ago

 Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives at the courthouse with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Law
New Jersey

Judge refuses to throw out case against New Jersey senator

The judge at Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial refused to throw out any of the charges against the New Jersey Democrat on Monday.

8 years ago

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