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Elections

People chant toward the media area before a rally with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Politics & Policy

Where Trump appeared in 2016, assaults followed, Penn researchers say

Research out of Penn found that cities where Trump appeared during the 2016 campaign experienced a measurable spike in police-reported assaults.

9 years ago

Listen 1:45
The U.S. Supreme Court (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Supreme Court keeps revised Pa. congressional map in place

Court rulings boost Democrats' chances of retaking Congress.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania's new congressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Federal judges reject lawsuit over Pennsylvania district map

A panel of federal judges on Monday dismissed a legal challenge by Republican congressmen to a district map imposed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

9 years ago

People lay flowers at the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down, next to the Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. Thousands of Russians took to the streets of downtown Moscow to mark three years since Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Russia takes center stage

Guest: Sergio Caltagirone, Luke Harding  Over the past couple of years, the Kremlin has surpris ...

Air Date: March 19, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Lamb win in Pa. suggests GOP’s historically bad tax overhaul can be repealed

It turns out trading people's Medicaid and Medicare coverage for tax cuts for the very richest is not a winning message.

9 years ago

Republican Rick Saccone, left, and Democrat Connor Lamb before the taping of their first debate in the special election in the Pa., 18th Congressional District at the KDKA TV studios, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The debate was recorded in the afternoon and scheduled to be broadcast at 7 PM Monday.
Politics & Policy

False stories crop up on voter fraud after Pennsylvania race

A Pa. official said no "legitimate claims or complaints" of voter fraud have come up since Tuesday, countering several false stories that cited invalid votes.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP gets ready for more elections

Guests: Charlie Gerow, John Brabender, Charlie Dent The Republican Party’s candidate for Pennsylvania’s 18 ...

Air Date: March 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:27
Supporters of Conor Lamb hold signs during his election night party
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Conor Lamb’s winning formula for a big Democratic comeback

New congressman has muzzled Donald Trump, who has been blessedly mute on Twitter about his Pennsylvania election humiliation.

9 years ago

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, based on a review of the vote by public radio station WESA. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won Pa. special election. Here’s what it means

That a Democrat is even close in this Western Pennsylvania congressional district can mean only one thing — bad news for Republicans in this midterm year.

9 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
National Interest
Politics & Policy

On Pennsylvania Trump turf, a House seat goes blue in a Lambslide

Fear is contagious. And Republicans should be terrified about Tuesday night's congressional race in southwestern Pennsylvania.

9 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

What happened in the PA-18 special election?

Last night, voters in Western Pa. went to the polls to vote in a special election that has been followed by political watchers nationwide ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018 10:20 am

Listen 18:58
Republican Rick Saccone, left, and Democrat Connor Lamb before the taping of their first debate in the special election in the Pa., 18th Congressional District at the KDKA TV studios, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The debate was recorded in the afternoon and scheduled to be broadcast at 7 PM Monday.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The stink of Republican desperation fouls Trump’s Pennsylvania turf

You can tell Republicans are bracing for a humiliating congressional election defeat tonight in southwestern Pennsylvania by tracking their increasingly desperate behavior.

9 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. and Rick Saccone, GOP nominee for Pennsylvania's 18th district, shake hands with supporters during a campaign rally on Monday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

4 questions ahead of the special election in Pennsylvania

Tuesday's neck-and-neck special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional districts carries a lot of weight for both parties

9 years ago

Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania (from left), Laura Ellsworth, Paul Mango, and Scott Wagner, participates in a debate at the National Constitution Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump effect? Pa. GOP governor candidates won’t show tax returns

The three Republicans running for the party's nomination for Pennsylvania governor say they will not release copies of their tax returns.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court redrew the commonwealth's congressional map last month, after declaring it unconstitutionally gerrymandered. Now, Republicans in the legislature are appealing to two federal courts to stay the change.
Courts & Law

Federal judges hear arguments in Pa. redistricting case

A fraught redistricting battle in Pennsylvania has taken a small step forward.

9 years ago

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