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Potential voters line up at the Scoop the Vote truck
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Ben & Jerry’s launches ice cream campaign for Kamala Harris in Philadelphia

The founders of the ice cream company developed a new flavor to support their candidate.

1 year ago

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Trump International Golf Club
Elections
Gun Violence
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Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt camped outside golf course for 12 hours, records show

Ryan Wesley Routh faces charges of possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

1 year ago

Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Elections
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Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate former president

Ryan Wesley Routh posted frequently on social media about Ukraine and other conflicts, and he had a website seeking to raise money and recruit volunteers to fight for Kyiv.

1 year ago

Sen. Bob Casey and David McCormick
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Pennsylvania
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McCormick’s hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania’s Senate race

Sen. Bob Casey, in speeches and ads, is hammering away at investments made by Bridgewater Associates while David McCormick was CEO.

1 year ago

Ryan Wesley Routh holds up a banner during a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine
Elections
National
Public Safety

5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course

Authorities say the gunman was about 400 yards to 500 yards away from Trump and hiding in shrubbery while the former president was playing a round of golf.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at Philadelphia International Airport, Feb. 16, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Law
Philadelphia
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5 bills Philly City Council passed but Mayor Cherelle Parker didn’t sign into law

So far in 2024, Philadelphia City Council has voted to change the rules for business operating hours in some communities, zoning, sidewalk cafés and parking.

1 year ago

Photos that show an AK-47 rifle, a backpack and a Go-Pro camera on a fence outside Trump International Golf Club
Elections
National
Politics

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

On Sunday, Secret Service agents noticed a gun sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course. Trump said he was safe and well, and authorities have a man in custody.

1 year ago

Karen Rodriguez speaks to volunteers looking to get people registered to vote
Elections
Government
Philadelphia

‘They can make the difference’: Volunteer initiative seeks to register more Puerto Rican, Latino voters in Philly

Groups of canvassers hit the pavement in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood Saturday in an effort to get out the vote.

1 year ago

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington.
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Philadelphia
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WHYY hosts Kamala Harris, NABJ for presidential candidate interview

Kamala Harris will return to Philadelphia for an interview in WHYY’s building that will be hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.

1 year ago

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The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

The ruling raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might get thrown out in a key swing state in what is expected to be a close presidential contest.

1 year ago

gas drilling site
Elections
Environment
Pennsylvania

Fact Check: Why Trump’s new campaign ad on fracking is misleading

A new Trump ad claims Harris will ban fracking in Pa. It’s false on several accounts, including the fact that a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

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Trump
Elections
Government
National

How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that Democrats allowed migrants to enter the country so they would vote in the 2024 election.

1 year ago

Workers at Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site
Energy
Environment

Harris supported the Green New Deal. Now, she’s promoting domestic oil drilling

A Republican strategist called the remark “another sign of Harris’ sprint to the middle" on energy policy and other issues.

1 year ago

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware
Elections

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day, including Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester

In its over 200-year history, the U.S. Senate has never seen two black women elected at the same time.

1 year ago

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at the debate
Elections

Money rolls in on U.S. election bets after judge clears the way

A judge's ruling enables a New York startup company, at least temporarily, to offer prediction contracts on the overall outcome of the 2024 races.

1 year ago

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