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The New York Times recently announced it would no longer endorse political candidates in local races. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Should newspapers stop endorsing politicians?

News outlets are moving away from political endorsements. The New York Times will no longer endorse in local races, and hundreds of others have already stopped. Should they?

Air Date: September 17, 2024 12:00 pm

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Elections
National

Trump blames Biden and Harris’ rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

Trump was safe after the incident in Florida and praised the Secret Service for protecting him, but didn’t shy away from quickly blaming his opponents.

1 year ago

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Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 state House vacancies in Philadelphia

Keith Harris is seeking to replace Rep. Donna Bullock, while Andre Carroll is in line to succeed Rep. Stephen Kinsey.

1 year ago

File photo: Harvard Professor Cornel West speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the Whittemore Center Arena at the University of New Hampshire, Feb. 10, 2020, in Durham, N.H. West says he will run for president in 2024 as third-party candidate.
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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot, clears way for mail voting

The decision by the state Supreme Court sets in motion the process for counties to issue mail-in ballots to voters who requested one ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

1 year ago

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
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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.
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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.
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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
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National
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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
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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.

2 years 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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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.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

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