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Elections

Brad Parscale is a longtime Trump aide whose connection to the president stretches back well before the campaign began in 2015. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump names 2020 campaign manager

President Trump has appointed digital strategist Brad Parscale to lead his 2020 re-election effort, his campaign announced Tuesday.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who is running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year, has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax — in part because he thinks it would help Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf politically. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

GOP gubernatorial hopeful calls for mandatory death penalties for school shooters in Pa.

In the wake of the of a Florida school shooting that killed 17 earlier this month, Republican state Senator Scott Wagner is making school safety a centerpiece of his campaign.

8 years ago

New Jersey Sen. Ron Rice is sponsoring a bill that would restore voting rights to those on parole, probation or  in prison. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey looks at restoring voting rights to offenders

The measure would end the practice of barring residents on parole, probation or in prison from casting a ballot.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Federal judges decline to immediately throw out court-drawn congressional map

A three-judge panel declined to temporarily hold up implementation of the map put in place by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

8 years ago

Advocates supporting the lawsuit that eventually overturned the state's congressional map rallied outside Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman's office in Centre County in October 2017.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP piles on lawsuits in bid to avoid new congressional map

After lawmakers didn’t meet the court’s short deadline to fix it, justices redrew the map themselves. And analysts expect it will give Democrats stronger representation.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Changes in Pa. voting: new map and new machines

Guests: Lawrence Norton, Laura Olson, Nicholas Stephanopoulos There’s a fight over gerrymandering going on in P ...

Air Date: February 23, 2018

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A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

New congressional districts in Philly suburbs could help Democrats win in D.C.

Pennsylvania’s new court-ordered congressional map has thrust the commonwealth into the national spotli ...

8 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson (middle), and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny (right), at a press conference in 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to halt new congressional maps

This is the third time in recent months they’ve made such an appeal in a gerrymandering case.

8 years ago

Alex Trebek walks out on stage at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Politics & Policy

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek to moderate Pa. governor’s debate

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will face off in November against the winner of May's Republican primary.

8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with then-President Barack Obama in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 5, 2016. Obama's warnings about active measures went unheeded.
(Alexei Druzhinin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Fact Check: Why didn’t Obama stop Russia’s election interference in 2016?

This story is complex and goes beyond a simple "True" or "False" grade.

8 years ago

Representatives from Common Cause Pennsylvania largely praised the new map, but noted they have concerns about how it will impact black voters' representation. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Some worry Pa. court’s congressional map dilutes black votes

The 2rd district now appears to have nearly 10 percent fewer black voters than the corresponding district did in the previous map.

8 years ago

A closer look at the new congressional districts for Philadelhpia and its surrounding suburbs (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

House Democrats get a fair shot at picking up Pennsylvania seats

I wish to thank the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for providing a solid reason not to write today about the Trumpster fire.

8 years ago

Attendees cheer a speaker during the Women's March
NPR
Politics & Policy

More than twice as many women are running for Congress in 2018 compared to 2016

Democratic women are amped up for 2018.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In boost for Democrats, Pa. Supreme Court dramatically overhauls state’s congressional map [updated]

Analysts think the court-drawn map will give Democrats a shot at winning at least half of Pennsylvania’s 18 districts.

8 years ago

Congressional districts in Southeastern Pennsylvania as they were adopted in 2011 and then ruled unconstitutional by the Pa. Supreme Court in January 2018.  (Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Outside expert advises Pa. Supreme Court in drawing congressional district map

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday where Pennsylvania’s congressional boundaries will fall for the next two election cycles.

8 years ago

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