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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

A mail ballot is positioned in a mailbox
Politics & Policy

Judge tosses Trump challenge to New Jersey mail ballots

The Trump campaign alleged that New Jersey's ballot procedures violated the Constitution and opened the door to widespread voter fraud.

5 years ago

Houlahan for Congress, and Emmons for Congress (Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Freshman congresswoman in Pa.’s 6th district faces challenge from fellow engineer

Chrissy Houlahan is the first female representative from the district. John Emmons praises President Trump's policies.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds up a mask as President Donald Trump takes notes during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

Trump and Biden hurtled toward Thursday night's final debate, which may be the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with 12 days to go.

5 years ago

Outside the satellite voting center at Jules E. Mastbaum School in Kensington. (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In low-turnout North Philly, voters battle misinformation to get out and vote early

Oct. 27 deadline to request a mail ballot approaches as officials push to spread info about satellite offices.

5 years ago

An elections worker organizes mail ballots in Chester County
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Talks collapse on a deal to let Pa. counties open mail ballots before Election Day

With no deal between Wolf and the GOP-led legislature, mail ballot processing can’t begin until 7 a.m. on Election Day, opening room for candidates to falsely declare victory.

5 years ago

Wind turbines near Dwight, Ill. and a pump jack in Cotulla, Texas.
NPR
Politics & Policy

There’s a lot at stake for the climate in the 2020 election

Despite the cascade of other crises this year, climate change has emerged as a key election issue. The presidential candidates' positions on it could not be more different.

5 years ago

The stage for the final presidential debate
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 questions ahead of the last Trump-Biden presidential debate

This is the last chance for both candidates to make their arguments to a broad audience of the public for why they should be president — and there's a lot on the line.

5 years ago

Flags fly from suburban homes in Moorestown, N.J.. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Saving suburbia? Why housing is a hot topic in the 2020 election

Trump talks about keeping low-income housing out while Biden vows to help more families afford housing. Here’s what their promises mean for the region.

5 years ago

Former President Barack Obama speaks at Citizens Bank Park as he campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Obama at Philly Biden rally: ‘You’ve got to turn out like never before’

Former President Barack Obama visited Philadelphia Wednesday for his first in-person campaign events of the election cycle on behalf of Joe Biden.

5 years ago

Philadelphia native Kristen Welker will moderate the presidential debate on Thursday. (Submitted)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Mom says Philly native Kristen Welker will be the perfect debate moderator

Kristen, who co-anchors “Weekend TODAY,” is the first Black woman to moderate a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.

5 years ago

Bucks county voter Stephen Klein's double ballot. (Courtesy of Stephen Klein)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. reaching out to more than 4,000 voters after glitch sends them two mail ballots

County officials in Pennsylvania downplayed the significance of the problem, saying the system will not allow someone to vote twice.

5 years ago

In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and can include email addresses.

5 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A year ago, voting machines malfunctioned in a pivotal Pa. county. Have the problems been fixed?

Voters in Northampton County — widely seen as a bellwether for the 2020 election — will use machines that in 2019 caused voting errors and miscounts.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Black Girls Vote)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

‘Party at the Mailbox’ sends free gift boxes to encourage young Black women — and their households — to vote

The initiative debuted during the Baltimore primary, and it made an impact.

5 years ago

Jean Gary drops off her ballot at City Hall
Politics & Policy

‘Voters should not worry’ about ballot-status updates, says Pa. secretary of state

The high demand for mail ballots — thousands a day — has some email status confirmations delayed, says Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.

5 years ago

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