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 Eighth District congressional candidates Steve Santarsiero (left)and Brian Fitzpatrick face off in a debate at Bucks County College. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

8th District candidates find lots of common ground, quarrel over ‘insider’ insult

Candidates in Pennsylvania’s s only competitive U.S, congressional race faced off in Bucks County Thursday. Hosted by Bucks ...

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Ivanka Trump appearing in Drexel Hill

Ivanka Trump campaigns through Philly suburbs, avoids groping accusations

Ivanka Trump zigzagged around this election’s crucially-important suburbs of Philadelphia on Thursday to deliver a message to group ...

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Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says he's a pragmatic conservative. (Emma Lee/WHYY

Toomey shows independent streak?

The race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat remains close. Democrat Katie McGinty is painting incumbent Republican Pat Toomey as a ...

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Candidates for Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella

Far from the spotlight, race is on for Pa. treasurer

It’s a big election year in Pennsylvania, and not just because the state’s an important one in determining control of the pre ...

9 years ago

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (left) and Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty on the campaign trail in Philadelphia.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Another salvo sounds in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race

With just weeks to go until Election Day, negative rhetoric seems to be heating up on virtually all levels on Pennsylvania’s ballot ...

9 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele speak at Laurel House

Casey urges expanding federal gun ban to more violent abusers

Since the 1996, federal law has restricted gun ownership for some — but not all — who have violently abused their partners. No ...

9 years ago

 Jonathan Mosca and wife Michi Hunt play with their children, three-month-old Aiko and three-year-old Nori, in their South Philadelphia Home. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Child care costs overshadow other necessities

"It's jaw-dropping," said Hunt. "We both have a college degree. We both have reasonably good jobs. I'm not doing something outrageous."

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Despite Trump tape, it’s business as usual for candidate’s Pa. volunteers

The Donald Trump coalition has seen several national-level shakeups following the release of tape documenting Trump making sexually aggre ...

9 years ago

Phil Murphy (left) speaks after receiving the endorsement from Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey

South Jersey just got outmaneuvered in the 2017 governor’s race

Phil Murphy locked up the Democratic nomination for governor last week with an endorsement blitzkrieg that within 24 hours drove his chie ...

9 years ago

President George W. Bush (left) and Sen. Pat Toomey

Former president George W. Bush stumps for Sen. Toomey, consoles GOP faithful

Former President George W. Bush was in Philadelphia Friday afternoon to raise money for Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, but his spe ...

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Ex-Christie staffer testifies she sought to sabotage aide

A former staffer to Gov. Chris Christie says she and another ally discussed plans to sabotage an aide as she was readying to become the g ...

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Debate bingo players at Temple share what made them ‘weep for America’

As the presidential candidates engaged in a tense second debate on Sunday night, a group of Temple University students gathered for a fri ...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking at the Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium in Philadelphia (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)

Bernie Sanders stumps for Clinton, McGinty in Philadelphia [photos]

Focusing largely on economic issues and ignoring the potentially thorny revelations contained in the latest round of leaked campaign e-ma ...

9 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden speaks as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Bucks County Community College in Bristol

Biden makes pitch for Hillary Clinton to Bucks County college voters

Vice President Joe Biden stumped for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Bucks County Community College’s Lower Bu ...

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Pennsylvania remains a focal point as Election Day draws closer

Pennsylvania has become a popular destination for both presidential candidates — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — as the presidenti ...

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