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Elections

The majority of absentee ballots are rejected in Pennsylvania for lateness, and the rejection rate is increasing. (Alan Diaz/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania to let voters apply online for absentee ballots

Pennsylvanians who will not be able to vote in person this fall can apply online for absentee ballots for the first time, officials announced Monday.

6 years ago

Centre County introduced new ES&S voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Election security advocates criticize Pa. over re-examination of voting machines

Several other groups, including Protect Our Vote Philly and the Pennsylvania-based Citizens for Better Elections, joined in criticizing the state department.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures with an umbrella as she speaks at a campaign event, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Hampton Falls, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Politics & Policy

Democrats release climate plans ahead of town hall spotlight

Presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls as the party's base increasingly demands aggressive action.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (left) and challenger Stephanie Schmid (right) (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Congressman Chris Smith to face 2020 challenge from former intern

Stephanie Schmid is a human rights advocate and former Foreign Service officer who opposes Smith’s stances on reproductive rights. She is also the Congressman's former intern.

6 years ago

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NPR
Politics & Policy

What you need to know about fake video, audio, and the 2020 election

Security experts have warned about a new era of high quality faked video or audio, which some commentators worry could have deeply corrosive effects on U.S. democracy.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 24, 2017 file photo, National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. Amid all the turmoil engulfing the National Rifle Association there’s one big question: Will it still be a force to be reckoned with in the 2020 presidential campaign? 
(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Gun owners look beyond the NRA for representation

As the 2020 presidential campaign draws closer, gun control groups are seizing on the turmoil engulfing the NRA.

6 years ago

The exterior of the Pa. State Capitol Building
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Report: Pennsylvanians say they’re fed up with secrecy, manipulation surrounding redistricting — and they can fix it.

The Redistricting Reform Commission's findings and recommendations are out ahead of state lawmakers' return to Harrisburg for fall session — and more debate over the issue.

6 years ago

In this file photo, election workers begin to sort a new batch of ballots collected earlier in the day, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Renton, Wash. Voters in Washington all vote only by mail. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers seek to clarify, fund state’s vote-by-mail overhaul

The bill appropriates $2 million for counties, which complained the law imposed new requirements on clerks’ offices without money to defray new costs.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, says he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Politics & Policy

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary

"Somebody needs to step up and there needs to be an alternative" among Republicans, Walsh told ABC's "This Week," adding that "the country is sick of this guy's tantrum."

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks off the House floor in April. In his chamber, McConnell can decide virtually by himself what the Senate will do — and even what it will consider doing. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

How does one man have so much power without being president?

McConnell's status stems from his office as the Senate majority leader — elected by his party colleagues to lead their conference in the chamber.

6 years ago

Centre County introduced new ES&S voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Study: Pa. counties spend double when they pick touch-screen voting machines

Costs per voter work out to $12.51 for hand-marked ballot systems versus $23.35 for ballot-marking devices, or BMDs, according to the analysis.

6 years ago

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets with supporters before speaking at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden is the Democrat to beat; rivals see signs of weakness

Biden's rivals remain confident that his fumbles, like the one in Iowa this week, eventually will catch up to him, undermining his electability argument.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump tosses a hat during a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa., Monday, May 20, 2019. (Matt Rourke / The Associated Press)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Poll: Half of Pa. voters plan to vote against Trump in 2020

"It's a surprise given the economy. You would expect a sitting president to be in a much better position."

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to local residents during a community event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Hope vs. fear, truth vs. lies: Biden frames the choice in 2020

Joe Biden's speech in Iowa yesterday was an eloquently impassioned shout-out to a benighted nation in dire need of moral ballast.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, talks with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, and her mother Blanca Ocasio-Cortez, center, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during the opening session of the 116th Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The roots of and challenges to the Democratic establishment

Ryan Grim charts how “Democratic establishment” developed its political ideology in as well as those who attempted to challenge their authority over the years.

Air Date: August 6, 2019

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