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Elections

Election official organizes mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process

With just a week to go before Election Day, conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting across the U.S. have been resurgent, especially in the commonwealth.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump

Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she’ll work to improve their lives while Donald Trump is in it for himself as she delivers her campaign’s closing argument Tuesday.

2 years ago

Bruce Springsteen live on stage
Politics & Policy

Due Diligence: Celebrities flood into Philly as race for president goes into final stretch

Most of the actors and other performers making appearances in the Philadelphia area were here for Harris. Data suggest they may make a difference.

2 years ago

Listen 5:43
Inside a church
Politics & Policy

Candidates’ supporters seek Pennsylvania’s Catholic voters, whose votes may be crucial

Catholics Vote Common Good recently put up billboards around Pittsburgh and Erie, urging Catholics to consider the “common good," not just the single issue of abortion.

2 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Here’s where Harris and Trump stand on 3 big health care issues

The next president will face decisions on drug price negotiations, enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and medication abortion among other issues.

2 years ago

Rioters storm the Capitol
Politics & Policy

Election threats persist 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol

American University professor Kurt Braddock says many of Donald Trump's supporters have doubled down on electoral conspiracy theories since the Jan. 6 siege.

2 years ago

Colette White knocking on someone's door
Health

Philly canvassers urge voters to consider health issues like HIV prevention, abortion access and insurance at the polls

Volunteers with the Positive Women’s Network, Pennsylvania chapter are urging support for HIV prevention, reproductive health care and addiction programs.

2 years ago

wind turbines
Science

How a Trump victory could stall offshore wind expansion

Trump said he would stop offshore wind on “day one” should he win the election. The wind industry worries about delays to permits and proponents worry about jobs.

2 years ago

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Video boards outside Madison Square Garden say PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 2024
Politics & Policy

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

The comment at Madison Square Garden drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power of Hispanic voters who have settled in Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

a canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The requested emergency order, concerning provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail ballots were rejected for not following technical procedures, could affect thousands.

2 years ago

Jeff Bezos
Politics & Policy

Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

2 years ago

Joe Biden votes early
Politics & Policy

Early voting in Delaware shatters records as tens of thousands wait in line to cast their ballots

This is the first presidential election in which Delawareans can vote early. Lawmakers approved the law in 2019.

2 years ago

Listen 0:56
Delaware Gov. John Carney
Politics & Policy

What to expect in Delaware on Election Day

Delaware was once one of the most reliable presidential bellwethers of the 20th century but it has not voted for a Republican in the last eight presidential elections.

2 years ago

map showing shift in votes across the country
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Montgomery County and other swing state areas key to understanding the presidential race

These counties will help tell the story of how either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will become the next president.

2 years ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Politics & Policy

Philly DA Krasner sues to stop Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pa.

Gov. Josh Shapiro previously called Musk’s offer to Pennsylvania voters “deeply concerning.”

2 years ago

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