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Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Casey ad aims at moderates; Barletta embraces Trump

In Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, Casey ad features bipartisan couple while Barletta plans rally with Trump

8 years ago

Signs inside the League of Women Voters of Delaware's Wilmington headquarters (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Community

Delaware League of Women Voters rolls out electronic voter guide

Delaware's primary elections are two months away and the League of Women Voters is banking on its electronic voter guide to help folks make informed decisions.

8 years ago

Cyberattackers, traced back to the Vladimir Putin-backed GRU Russian intelligence agency, attempted to hack into the emails of Sen. Claire McCaskill last year. (Alexei Nikolsky/Alexei Nikolsky/TASS)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Russian hackers targeted the most vulnerable part of U.S. elections. Again.

Russian hackers took aim at maybe the most vulnerable sector of U.S. elections: campaigns.

8 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is running for reelection against Congressman Lou Barletta. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Casey stumps on economy, immigration in Harrisburg

U.S. Senator Bob Casey brought his quest for a third term to Harrisburg on Monday.

8 years ago

Women dressed as characters from the television show “Handmaids Tale” gather on Broad Street outside the Union League to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance on behalf of Republican Senatorial candidate Lou Barletta.
Politics & Policy

‘We’re just getting started,’ says Pence in Philly stump for Barletta; so were protesters

Speaking to 300 people at the Sheraton Hotel, Pence praised the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, the canceled Iran nuclear deal, and low unemployment.

8 years ago

Then-candidate Donald Trump onstage with his running mate, Mike Pence, and their families at the end of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Republicans have chosen Charlotte, N.C., a city that hosted Democrats' convention in 2012, to host their 2020 convention. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Republicans to hold 2020 convention in Charlotte, N.C.

The city was the only known contender to formally bid for the convention, and it is the city that hosted Democrats' convention in 2012 when Barack Obama was renominated.

8 years ago

In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, then-U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As Trump weathers firestorm, Barletta picks up a shield

Barletta is running for Senate with the expectation of substantial support from Trump.

8 years ago

Bob Hugin, a Republican candidate running in the New Jersey primary election for U.S. Senate, talks to reporters after casting his vote in the New Jersey primary election, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Lincoln-Hubbard School in Summit, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Republican Hugin spending millions to compete in New Jersey Senate race

The race is at the top of the ballot this year in New Jersey.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner campaigns at a town hall in Glenside
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Wolf to veto abortion ban if Roe falls; Wagner won’t commit

Abortion could be a big issue in the pa gov's race as supreme court could turn issue back to the states.

8 years ago

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Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Murray Sabrin hopes to upset incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, and GOP challenger Bob Hugin in November. (Provided)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Meet the Libertarian candidate running for U.S. Senate in N.J.

In New Jersey race, Murray Sabrin — a veteran of several unsuccessful political campaigns, hopes to upset incumbent Dem Bob Menendez and GOP challenger Bob Hugin.

8 years ago

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An attack ad depicting GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner was paid for by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. (YouTube)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

In Pa. governor’s race, Wolf ad tags Wagner as ‘ultimate insider’

GOP candidate Scott Wagner's campaign contends launching an attack in July shows incumbent Wolf is panicking.

8 years ago

Anaïs Peterson, 20, used to play soccer at this field in Indiana Township that's close to the site of a new natural gas well pad. She's organizing a march in Pittsburgh focused on climate change, and is calling for officials to stop the expansion of fracking in Allegheny County, among other requests. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

How young activists hope to make climate change a political priority

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Are Democratic Socialists the future face of the Democratic Party?

Guests: Teresa Lundy, Natalie Midiri, Nina Ahmad Last month, a Democratic Socialist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stu ...

Air Date: July 18, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

State auditor broadens review of Pa.’s voter system

Eugene DePasquale says his decision comes after learning that a Russian oligarch is a primary investor in the company that manages Maryland's system.

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, makes a statement as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, looks on at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

On the Putin/Trump summit

Guests: David Rothkopf, Rudra Sil President Trump met behind closed doors with Russian president Vladimir Putin o ...

Air Date: July 17, 2018 10:00 am

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