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Politics & Policy

White House door now locks automatically, agents are allowed to use ‘lethal force’

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson says the front door to the White House now locks automatically in a security breach and that office ...

11 years ago

Memorial service for Tony Auth is at 2 p.m. Sunday

The memorial service for Tony Auth, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and artist-in-residence at WHYY, is h ...

11 years ago

Obama: Mayors, other leaders to help minority boys

President Barack Obama is broadening a program that is designed to help make young minority men’s lives better. The White Ho ...

11 years ago

Pa. gov candidates reveal little in first debate

A recent national survey estimates Gov. Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf have spent more than $20 million airing more than 30,000 TV commercials ...

11 years ago

Christie to meet with prime mister of India

Gov. Chris Christie is heading to New York to meet with the prime minister of India. Christie is scheduled to meet with Narendra M ...

11 years ago

Chelsea Clinton gives birth to baby girl

Chelsea Clinton has given birth to a daughter named Charlotte, the first grandchild of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary ...

11 years ago

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Write it on the blackboard a thousand times — nothing digital is private

When Superman gets near kryptonite, he loses his powers. Apparently, something similar happens to many Americans when they get nea ...

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Landmark $554M U.S.-Navajo settlement made official

The Navajo Nation has received a settlement from the federal government over allegations of mismanagement of tribal resources, the larges ...

11 years ago

Holder departure will bring civil rights questions

Attorney General Eric Holder’s planned resignation has some civil rights leaders wondering what will happen to his initiatives once ...

11 years ago

Christie to tout Corbett’s candidacy at GOP dinner

Chris Christie is appearing with Gov. Tom Corbett at a state Republican Party dinner in central Pennsylvania. The New Jersey gover ...

11 years ago

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Proposals would dismantle enforcement agency, centralize planning and development

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Tom Wolf issues statement supporting Uber bill as ride-share debate looms in 2015

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New Pa. GOP flier associates Tom Wolf with Gosnell

A new political ad is popping up in Pennsylvania mailboxes, depicting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf with the notorious abor ...

11 years ago

DRPA watchdog quitting, cites hostile work environment

The Delaware River Port Authority’s independent watchdog is quitting because he claims a hostile work environment has prevented him ...

11 years ago

Senate passes bill to expand Pa. open-records law

A proposed overhaul of Pennsylvania’s 6-year-old Right-to-Know Law will require state-related universities to make more financial i ...

11 years ago

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