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Race to watch: 10 candidates, including frontrunner Andy Kim, are vying for Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat

Menendez, who has held New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat for nearly two decades, has said he would consider running in the general election as an independent if acquitted.

1 year ago

Audience members at Biden's speech
Elections
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

As Biden support dips, Dems launch effort to woo Black Pa. voters

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said the difference between Trump and Biden is stark, calling the former president a “disaster for Black America.”

1 year ago

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Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court, May 21, 2024, in New York.
Elections
Pennsylvania

After Trump verdict, measuring Pa. voter reactions will take time

In a state like Pa., where the last two presidential elections have been decided by about one percentage point, a "small effect can change the result,” said one policy expert.

1 year ago

Bob and Rob Menendez
Elections
New Jersey

What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries

The prospect of Sen. Bob Menendez's seat being open has already had cascading effects in the state.

1 year ago

Donald Trump
Elections
Government Accountability

Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness

Trump and his campaign had been preparing for a guilty verdict for days, even as they held out hope for a hung jury.

1 year ago

Dr. Herb Conaway
Elections
New Jersey

Race to watch: A New Jersey primary fight to fill Andy Kim’s congressional seat

As Andy Kim campaigns for Bob Menendez’s U.S. Senate seat, five Democrats and four Republicans are competing for Kim’s U.S. House seat.

1 year ago

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People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York.
Elections
Government
National

Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here’s how that affects the 2024 presidential race

The judge set sentencing for July 11, just four days before the scheduled start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

1 year ago

People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York.
Elections
Explainers
Government
National

Here’s what you should know about Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial

Leading strategists in both parties believe that Trump still remains well-positioned to defeat Biden, even as he now faces the prospect of a prison sentence.

1 year ago

A demonstrator reacts to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court
Elections
Government
Law
National

Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day

Even if he is elected president again, Trump will not be able to pardon himself of state charges in New York.

1 year ago

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Elections
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

President Biden and VP Harris reach out to Black voters in Philly

Biden and Harris were joined by Black elected leaders, including Mayor Cherelle Parker, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, as they made their case to voters.

1 year ago

Shawmar Pitts speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Affordable housing, rental assistance and home repairs: Philly progressives are pushing City Council for a ‘worker’s budget’

As City Council negotiates a budget with Mayor Parker, some council members and advocates seek more funding that directly impacts working-class Black and brown Philadelphians.

1 year ago

Republican Senate candidate David McCormick discusses education and “woke ideology” with  Aly Warner (left), chair of the Northampton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, and Betsy DeVos (right), secretary of education under the Trump Administration. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

David McCormick joins Betsy DeVos at Moms for Liberty event in Nazareth

The Republican Senate candidate and the former secretary of education during the Trump administration discussed education, Title IX and “woke ideology.”

1 year ago

Attorney General office
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. attorney general candidates rebuild campaign coffers after pricey primaries

Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday each spent more than $300,000 to fight contested primaries. Both campaigns are now rebuilding their cash reserves.

1 year ago

Jamie Gauthier posing with other members of the task force
Government Accountability
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Billy Penn

New Philadelphia task force studies reparations for Black residents

Recommendations could include payments, social services, and political reforms.

1 year ago

Joe Biden speaks at Girard College
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

Biden, Harris launch Black voter outreach effort in Philly amid signs of diminished support

Turning out Black voters could prove pivotal for Biden's chances in what are expected to be among the most closely contested states, including Pa.

1 year ago

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