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 The Pennsylvania State Capitol dome in Harrisburg (NewsWorks File Photo)

A ‘get out of town’ budget appears inevitable, lawmakers say

Lawmakers faced with Pennsylvania state government’s biggest shortfall since the recession are bracing for what they call a “ ...

9 years ago

 President Donald Trump shows the signed executive order surrounded by cabinet members and supporters in Miami, Friday, June 16, 2017. Trump announced a revised Cuba policy aimed at halting the flow of U.S. cash to the country's military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations. From left are, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the president, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Cary Roque, a Cuban political dissident, and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump restores some Cuba penalties, rejecting ‘oppressors’

President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Oba ...

9 years ago

 Jury selection begins Monday in the federal corruption case against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. (NewsWorks file photo)

Seth Williams gets his day in court

Jury selection begins Monday in the federal corruption trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. Prosecutors claim Wi ...

9 years ago

 David Gersch, a lawyer representing the complainants, noted that in one place, two sections of the 7th congressional district only connect through a restaurant-sized portion of land. (Photo by Katie Meyer/WITF)

Pennsylvania is being sued for unconstitutional gerrymandering

Mary Elizabeth Lawn is a Democrat living in Pennsylvania’s notoriously sprawling 7th congressional district. It’s a fairly sa ...

9 years ago

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Rebuild one step closer to final vote

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Council renegotiates financing and project diversity goals for new police headquarters

9 years ago

 U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, center, and other members of the Republican congressional softball team, stand behind police tape of the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday,  where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)

Local members on congressional baseball teams stunned by shooting

None of the Congressional representatives from the Delaware Valley was caught in the shooting incident at a baseball practice Wednesday m ...

9 years ago

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Before Senate Republicans repeal Obamacare they must answer these questions

A group of 13 Republican senators are holed up behind closed doors to decide the next steps for the American Health Care Act, the Obamaca ...

9 years ago

 Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman is surrounded by North Korean officials and photographers upon his arrival at Sunan International Airport on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Photo)

U.S. says Rodman did not help in North Korea release

The State Department says former NBA star Dennis Rodman, who is visiting North Korea, had nothing to do with the release of a detained Am ...

9 years ago

 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses business leaders during a New England Council luncheon at a hotel, Monday, March 27, 2017, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)

On ‘Radio Times’: Dodd-Frank overhaul remains ‘trickier’ for Senate Republicans

Earlier on Radio Times, Mary Cummings-Jordan talked with Renae Merle, Wall Street reporter for The Washington Post about the measures to ...

9 years ago

Watch live: Jeff Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today at 2:30 p.m. Watch here as he testifies a ...

9 years ago

President Donald Trump signs a decision memo
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While you were watching Comey…

Guests: Jennifer Haberkorn, Sahil Kapur, Renae Merle While political watchers were gripped by the testimony of Ja ...

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With deadline looming, Senators call for revamp of National Flood Insurance system

In a deeply partisan period in Washington, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has joined a bi-partisan group of high-profile senators calling f ...

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 Scott Hurst, father of two young children in the Paulsboro school district, speaks out at a school board budget meeting. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Voting Block, a New Jersey collaborative reporting project on governor’s race, launches today

This fall’s gubernatorial election will mark a pivotal moment for the state of New Jersey. Chris Christie, the governor with the ...

9 years ago

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