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Elections

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang speaks during a campaign event at Hopkinton Town Hall on Feb. 9 in Hopkinton, N.H. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang dropping out of 2020 presidential race

Yang built his campaign around a signature policy proposal — universal basic income — rising from relative obscurity with a loyal following of supporters.

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Early voting is here! How to vote by mail in Pennsylvania

Cast a ballot from your bed.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg generated criticism after a 2015 audio clip resurfaced in which he defends aggressive police tactics targeting minority communities. (Carlos Osorio/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘Throw them against the wall and frisk them’: Bloomberg’s 2015 race talk stirs debate

Michael Bloomberg is distancing himself from a 2015 speech in which the former New York City mayor defended aggressive police tactics in minority neighborhoods.

7 years ago

Residents arrive to vote in the New Hampshire Primary at Bishop O'Neill Youth Center, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

New Hampshire primary 2020: Liveblog

Follow the latest updates as New Hampshire voters head to the polls.

7 years ago

Temple students Luisa Suarez and Conall Smith (right) interviewing former Mass. Gov. Bill Weld in New Hampshire. (Kenneth Cooper)
Politics & Policy

Believing in your own power: Lessons from N.H. primary

Temple University students are learning more than journalism skills while covering the New Hampshire primary.

7 years ago

Penn students (from left) Ben Moss-Horwitz, Ethan Kaimana, Jay Vaingankar, Jana Pugsley and Amira Chowdhury, are headed to New Hampshire to spend the weekend canvassing for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly-area volunteers join final New Hampshire primary blitz with extra urgency

Philly-area volunteers flocked to New Hampshire to help win over undecided primary voters, acknowledging urgency after the muddled Iowa caucus results.

7 years ago

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Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Democratic fundraising dinner on Saturday. Buttigieg is coming under attack from rival candidates for his relative lack of experience. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Campaigning takes a negative turn in closing days of New Hampshire race

In the final sprint before New Hampshire's primary, Democratic presidential candidates are taking a more sharply negative tone about their rivals than they have up until now.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Five takeaways from the last Democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary

The Democratic candidates for president debated once again Friday night, just days after the Iowa caucuses and days before the New Hampshire primary Tuesday.

7 years ago

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gather outside Saint Anselm College, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, ahead of a Democratic party debate in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Targeting Sanders, Buttigieg in big New Hampshire debate

Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg enter as the top targets after emerging from the chaotic Iowa caucuses this week essentially tied for the lead.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden wishes Barbara Moroney, of Rocky Point, N.Y., a happy 80th birthday during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Nashua, N.H. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Money

Messy Iowa caucuses leave candidates scrambling for money

With campaigns girding for a protracted contest, fundraising success is critical to their long-term prospects.

7 years ago

FILE - In this July 14, 2018, file photo, computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state in Philadelphia. As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration’s response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Battleground 2020: Election reform in Pennsylvania

Changes in Pennsylvania's election processes go into effect by the April 28th primary. We'll talk about what it means for voters and the election outcome.

Air Date: February 7, 2020

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Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks with a reporter following a FOX News Channel Town Hall at the River Center, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

DNC calls for a ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is calling for a “recanvass” of the results of Monday's Iowa caucus, which was marred by technical problems and delays.

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence, center, arrives with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, before President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.  (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pence stops by Pa. in hopes of rallying the Trump vote

At a Women for Trump event in Camp Hill, the vice president touched on education, veterans’ issues, abortion, undocumented immigrants and 'socialism' in the Democratic party.

7 years ago

Senators vote on the first article of impeachment in Trump's 2020 trial
Politics & Policy

After acquittal, independents in Philly say Trump impeachment trial swayed their vote

Some people felt the 133-day proceeding was “a circus,” while others said the charges didn’t seem like a big deal to begin with.

7 years ago

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State Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, addresses reporters after Gov. Tom Wolf's budget address Tuesday. (Brett Sholtis/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Counties don’t see election reform money in Wolf’s proposed budget

Voting machine reimbursement is in the FY2021 fiscal plan, but not direct funding for Act 77.

7 years ago

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