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Elections

Hillary Clinton concedes after her loss in 2016 presidential election, though Clinton won 3 million more votes nationally than Donald Trump. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

After stinging presidential loss, popular vote movement gains momentum in states

Democrats in Colorado and New Mexico are pushing ahead with legislation to pledge their 14 collective electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

7 years ago

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 Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Officials in 18 Pa. counties accepted gifts from voting machine vendors, audit finds

Officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties accepted gifts, such as wine festival tickets, trips and dinners at high-end restaurants, from voting equipment vendors.

7 years ago

Electoral workers prepare identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the local Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote

Four years after one of Nigeria's most peaceful elections, heated rhetoric in a tight race threatens a return to violence.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democrats and the rise of the left

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Daily News columnist,Will Bunch discuss the Democratic Party as the 2020 Presidential candidates hone their messages.

Air Date: February 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:37
Technician Tom Mattia Jr. (left) and Malcolm Kenyatta test a voting machine in 2011 in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

What you need to know about the city’s $50M voting system coming this November

The digital machines provide a paper log of each individual vote, not just a tally of the votes cast. Pennsylvania has ordered all counties to replace their voting machines.

7 years ago

Then- Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, shown at a campaign rally in Springfield, Mass., in October. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, file)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Three big reasons why Bernie Sanders 2.0 is probably toast

There's a hunger to turn the page and leave the past behind.

7 years ago

State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams opens a community meeting on neighborhood safety addressing the recent shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett in Cobbs Creek section in 2017. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Anthony Williams coy while circulating petitions for Philly mayor

Philadelphia state Sen. Anthony Williams circulates petitions to challenge Mayor Kenney but says he isn’t sure he wants to run.

7 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in November 2018. He announced a second presidential campaign on Tuesday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential campaign, no longer an underdog

Sanders is giving it another go, launching a second campaign for the White House four years after surprising Democrats with a strong bid for the party's 2016 nomination.

7 years ago

John Dougherty, (right), makes some brief comments to the media, in Philadelphia. The powerful union boss who has held a tight grip on construction jobs and politics in the Philadelphia region and beyond has been indicted in an FBI probe along with a city councilman and at least six others. Federal prosecutors say Dougherty used union funds as
Politics & Policy

Campaign crisis: Will candidates accept contributions from IBEW Local 98?

John Dougherty, the head of Philadelphia’s powerful electrical union is under federal indictment. Will candidates accept or rebuff contributions from Local 98?

7 years ago

Listen 4:08
Mike Stack (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Former Lt. Gov. Mike Stack ‘seriously considering’ bid for Philly City Council

After nearly two decades in Harrisburg, Stack left office under a cloud of scandal and rumored acrimony between himself and Gov. Tom Wolf.

7 years ago

City Councilman Bobby Henon attends a budget hearing on March 1, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Indicted Philly Councilman Henon draws two challengers

A Republican and a Democrat have announced they’ll challenge Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon, who was indicted last month on corruption charges.

7 years ago

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Politics & Policy

Mulling presidential run, Howard Schultz appears in Philly

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared in Philadelphia Wednesday night. He did not commit to an independent presidential run, but is still considering it.

7 years ago

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort departs federal court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Courts & Law

Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

The decision hurts Paul Manafort's chance of receiving a reduced sentence next month.

7 years ago

In 2018, Washington voters rejected a proposed carbon tax. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy
The Conversation

Americans say they’re worried about climate change – so why don’t they vote that way?

According to a survey, “record numbers of Americans say they care about global warming.” But voters do not identify climate issues as key drivers of their voting decisions.

7 years ago

Duquesne University students wait to cast their votes in Pittsburgh during the 2016 Election. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Paper chase: Fearing hacked election, Pa. officials scramble ahead of 2020 to bolster security

While there is no case of results being tampered with in Pennsylvania, reports of Russian interference in 2016 have raised concerns that the digital totals could be hacked.

7 years ago

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