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Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation

Lancaster County's Republican DA said election workers raised concerns about two sets of voter registration applications due to what she described as numerous similarities.

2 years ago

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Elections
National
Pennsylvania

The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

The election will test the down-ballot strength of both parties in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

Elon Musk speaks onstage
Elections
Philadelphia

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

A state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's richest man.

2 years ago

Bob Casey and Dave McCormick
Addiction
Elections
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Senate candidates battle over fentanyl as it claims thousands of victims in Pa. each year

Bob Casey and David McCormick have accused each other of contributing to the scourge that is on track to kill 5,000 people in Pennsylvania this year.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Elections
Environment
Philadelphia

No ‘seat at the table’: Why Philly-area environmental justice activists fear a Trump win

“With a Harris-Walz administration, we will at least have a seat at the table,” one activist said. “With a Trump administration, there won't be a table.”

2 years ago

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Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election

Two videos circulating on social media on Wednesday are falsely claiming they show wrongdoing around voting in Pennsylvania, a key swing state.

2 years ago

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Elections
Neighborhoods
Pennsylvania

Judge orders Bucks County to extend mail ballot deadline following Trump legal challenge

Bucks County voters can now request mail ballots and access on-demand mail voting at the county’s three voter services offices until close of business Friday.

2 years ago

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks outside a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Elections
National
Pennsylvania

McCormick led ‘toxic’ work environment, according to former hedge fund coworkers

In interviews with WHYY News, former employees at Bridgewater Associates say that David McCormick presided over a “toxic” work environment where sexual harassment was common.

2 years ago

Delaware County secured drop box
Studio 2
Pennsylvania

Pa. election security and the key down-ballot races

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt talks election security and misinformation. And, the key down-ballot races in Pennsylvania that could reshape Harrisburg or Congress.

Air Date: October 30, 2024 12:00 pm

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Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database

Counties in Philly’s suburbs are being asked to reject some mail-in ballot applications in what the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania said are illegal challenges.

2 years ago

Donald Trump arrives
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’

He was joined Tuesday night at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, by Puerto Rico's shadow U.S. senator, who defended him.

2 years ago

A close-up of someone handling a mail-in ballot.

A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters

The new procedure in Pennsylvania is leading to hours-long lines as voters swamp county offices that aren't prepared to handle the influx before Election Day.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaks
Elections
National
Politics

Harris promises to ‘put country above party and above self’ in closing argument against Trump

The vice president is delivering the speech Tuesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection.

2 years ago

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How often have Harris and Trump visited Philly and its suburbs this fall?

Candidate visits are up in the region compared to four years ago.

2 years ago

side-by-side photos of Republican Chris Smith, Democrat Matt Jenkins, Libertarian John Morrison and the Green Party's Barry Bendar
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Race to watch: What to know about New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District candidates

The race for New Jersey's 4th District is heating up, with Republican incumbent Chris Smith and Democrat Matt Jenkins facing off again.

2 years ago

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