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Elections

Residents of the 190th district came to a senior housing community room in West Philadelphia to talk about their hopes for the special election in February. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘I trusted her’: West Philly residents weigh in on replacement for Movita Johnson-Harrell

Residents in Pa.’s 190th House District in West Philly will once again need to choose a new state representative after a second was charged with corruption.

6 years ago

Rebecca Harlan, Ventnor held her sign up Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, near the Mays Landing, N.J., office of Congressman Jeff Van Drew because of Van Drew no vote on impeachment. (Craig Matthews/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Politics & Policy

What constituents think of Jeff Van Drew switching parties in Congress

South Jersey voters have elected Jeff Van Drew for decades. Their loyalty is being tested as he joins the GOP ranks.

6 years ago

Brochures available at Census recruitment event in Camden County. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Community

South Jersey officials recruiting workers for U.S. Census

Working for the Census pays $17.50 per hour in South Jersey. Camden County officials say good local hires are essential to getting an accurate count.

6 years ago

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew will switch parties and become a Republican. (Mel Evans, File/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Anti-impeachment Democratic N.J. Rep. Van Drew to switch over to Republicans

The freshman congressman discussed changing parties in a meeting with President Trump Friday, an administration official said Saturday.

6 years ago

Members of the committee arrive before a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Impeachment: what’s next

The House Judiciary voted on the impeachment of President Trump on Thursday. We'll talk about the hearings, the arguments, the vote and look ahead at what happens next.

Air Date: December 13, 2019 10:00 am

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Netroots Nation candidate forum.
(Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
Politics & Policy

Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Warren's campaign is moving to become the first in the Democratic presidential primary to hire field staff and open field offices in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, right, speaks with Scott LaMar, host of WITF's Smart Talk, during a live broadcast at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg on Dec. 11, 2019. (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Tom Wolf says ‘absolute no’ to speculation about 2020 Democratic VP pick

He said it’s “an absolute no,” joking that it would essentially ruin his nearly 45-year marriage to his wife, Frances Wolf.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania counties must have voting machines featuring voter-verifiable, individually audit-able paper ballots in place no later than the presidential primary April 28, 2020, as per the settlement to a lawsuit over the state's election system filed after the 2016 election. (Map by Tom Downing/WITF, database by Emily Previti/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

How Pa.’s election security settlement led to a challenge of the state’s top touchscreen voting machine

Experts say the agreement doesn't give plaintiffs or the public much chance to participate in its enforcement.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a 2020 campaign rally Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Defiant in face of impeachment, Trump and Pence bring reelection campaign to central Pa.

Thousands show up for rally at Giant Center in Hershey

6 years ago

The ward leader plans to campaign as a progressive Democratic alternative in the district encompassing Center City and South and Southwest Philly.  (Courtesy of Nikil Saval and Sen. Larry Farnese)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Left-wing challenger Nikil Saval announces bid to unseat Pa. Sen. Larry Farnese

The ward leader plans to campaign as a progressive Democratic alternative in the district encompassing Center City and South and Southwest Philly.

6 years ago

Jack DiPrimio, 17, from upper Darby, holds a draft of the PA democrat delegate selection plan. He hopes to become an Elizabeth Warren delegate. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Hoping to oust Trump, voters in Philly get ready to run for DNC delegates

The 2020 DNC in Milwaukee may feel a long way away, but voters throughout Philly and its suburbs are already planning how they’ll get there next July.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris, pictured at a Democratic presidential forum in Los Angeles in November, is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Kamala Harris drops out of presidential race

California Sen. Kamala Harris informed staff Tuesday on a conference call that she is dropping out of the presidential race because she lacks the funds to compete

6 years ago

Cory Booker
Politics & Policy

Booker extends 2020 campaign outreach to black men in South

Booker held roundtable in South Carolina with roughly three dozen black male voters.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks around a table meeting with an assembly of Southern black mayors including Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney, left, in Atlanta. Biden is leading the most diverse presidential field in history among black voters. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden

It’s a pragmatic calculation among many African Americans, especially older ones, who believe Biden will appeal to white voters and can defeat Trump next year.

6 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Jill Stein sues to reopen election security case in Pennsylvania

Issues flagged by election security experts when the settlement was reached a year ago figure prominently in the filing to reopen the case.

6 years ago

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