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Elections

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner campaigns at a town hall in Glenside
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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)
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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

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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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Politics & Policy

Money race for Congress: Can suburban Republicans compete?

A look at June 30 campaign finance reports for local Congressional candidates.

8 years ago

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Politics & Policy

During meeting of U.S. election officials, Nielsen downplays 2018 Russia threat

The annual gathering has typically been a low-key affair.

8 years ago

State GOP Chairman Val DiGiorgio held a press conference Wednesday to decry the self-described Democratic Socialists who have won primaries in Pennsylvania. (Photo by AP)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP compiling lists of Democrats who support party Socialists

The Republicans are mailing surveys to all the Democrats running for Congress, and say they plan to use the responses — or lack thereof — in campaign material.

8 years ago

Seth Grossman is a Republican congressional candidate in South Jersey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

National GOP disowns South Jersey congressional candidate Seth Grossman

The Republican National Congressional Committee says New Jersey candidate Seth Grossman should reconsider his candidacy, saying bigotry has no place in Congress.

8 years ago

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, visits the CAMcare Gateway Health Center in Camden Monday to talk about the brewing battle over President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

High court nomination expected to play a part in race for New Jersey’s Senate seat

President's choice may be a deciding factor for independents — and a rallying call for the Republican and Democratic parties in the state’s upcoming U.S. Senate race.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, who favors a reversal of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, plans to make that a campaign issue in his quest to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. (loubarletta.com)
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Politics & Policy

Pence to raise cash for U.S. Senate hopeful Barletta in Philadelphia

Republican Senate candidate Lou Barletta will get some financial help when Vice President Mike Pence visits Philadelphia's Union League for a July 23 fundraiser

8 years ago

Scott Wagner hosted a town hall on Thursday night in Cumberland County. (Marc Levy/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Wagner embarks on town hall tour, Wolf deploys defense

GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner spent much of his first town hall Thursday night hammering Gov. Tom Wolf on his refusal, so far, to commit to debating him.

8 years ago

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Mexico City, Sunday, June 3, 2018. Mexico will hold general elections on July 1. (AP Photo/Anthony Vazquez)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Who is Mexico’s new president?

Guest: Christy Thornton Mexico just elected a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, more commonly referre ...

Air Date: July 5, 2018 10:00 am

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