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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

In this July 7, 2020 photo a woman drops off a mail-in ballot at a drop box in Hackensack, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Courts & Law

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes

A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected a suit from President Donald Trump’s campaign that sought to bar use of mail ballot drop boxes across the state.

5 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power

Pa. Republicans have dropped their plan to create an “election integrity” panel with subpoena power, an effort Democrats feared would lead to a “stealth attack” on voting.

5 years ago

Politics & Policy

How safe and secure is this year’s election process in Pennsylvania?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asks WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer some of the most pressing questions surrounding Pa.’s election security.

5 years ago

Listen 5:46
John Elam,  Philadelphia firefighter and Club Valiants member, said he’d prefer there’d be no endorsements and he wants there to be policy and procedures that include all members if there are endorsements. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly’s Black firefighters and police officers protest their unions’ Trump endorsements

The Guardian Civic League and Club Valiants, representing Philly’s Black police and firefighters respectively, denounce unions’ support of Trump.

5 years ago

President Trump walks out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump to speak at White House Saturday, first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

The news last week that the president had contracted the coronavirus threw into chaos an already tumultuous election year.

5 years ago

Voters exchange ballots for “I Voted Today” stickers at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Bad lawsuits happen in Philly? Pa. judge tosses Trump complaint over polling place restrictions

The president's lawsuit connected to his now-famous "Bad things happen in Philadelphia" quote has been rejected.

5 years ago

An election worker hands a sheet of
Politics & Policy

Thinking about voiding your mail-in ballot? Experts say you should think twice

Some Philly voters that requested mail-in ballots now want to vote in person— and the trend has experts worried that these Election Day audibles could do more harm than good.

5 years ago

An 'I Voted' sticker appears on a bulletin board
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Map: Philly election offices where voters can register, request a mail ballot, and drop it off

The satellite locations are not polling places, but they offer lots of early-access voter services.

5 years ago

A surveillance camera is visible outside of a building.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly puts up surveillance cameras at election warehouse after security breaches

Law enforcement officials said the theft last week appears to be a random crime, unrelated to the election.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Harrisburg International Airport, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Trump pounds fracking as a wedge issue in Pa. But if it’s not voters’ top concern, how much can it help?

Despite the focus on fracking during the vice presidential debate and elsewhere, it’s hard to find a voter in Pennsylvania who thinks it’s a big issue.

5 years ago

Listen 5:28
Democratic candidate Amy Kennedy and U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew participate in a debate for South Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
Politics & Policy

Van Drew floats coronavirus conspiracy theory during debate with Kennedy in South Jersey

It was the first time GOP U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew debated Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Health

Trump still contagious? Experts say it’s impossible to know

Most people with COVID-19 can stop isolating and be around others about 10 days after they first showed symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Lawmakers mount new push to give Pa. counties more flexibility in counting mail-in ballots

County election officials say it’s the number one issue standing between them and a timely counting of votes: allowing them to begin processing mail-in ballots before Nov. 3.

5 years ago

The entrance to the editorial offices of the New England Journal of Medicine in Boston
NPR
Politics & Policy

In rare step, esteemed medical journal urges voters to oust Trump

'Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent," the medical journal's editors say in a scathing editorial.

5 years ago

Pa. Rep. Martina White; challenger Mike Doyle
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly Dems stop infighting, unite to flip Pa. House seat in the Northeast

Party leaders are backing Democrat Mike Doyle’s bid to oust GOP state Rep. Martina White.

5 years ago

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