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Elections

JD Vance and Tim Walz shake hands
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Who won last night’s vice presidential debate?

There were some standout moments on healthcare, immigration and abortion, but did JD Vance or Tim Walz sway voters? We debate the results of last night's debate.

Air Date: October 2, 2024 12:00 pm

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Mail ballots
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

How to vote by mail in the November general election

2 years ago

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks during a campaign event in Steelton, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl

David McCormick envisions using the U.S. military’s drones and special operations teams in Mexico to destroy fentanyl trafficking cartels.

2 years ago

Voters watch the debate at the Republican watch party
Politics & Policy

Coveted Bucks County hosts dueling partisan watch parties for VP debate

With Bucks County evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters, local watch parties mirror the fierce divide.

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
Tim Walz and JD Vance
Politics & Policy

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance criticized each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles.

2 years ago

Marcellus shale gas well
Politics & Policy

Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think

Twenty years after the state's first shale gas well was drilled, jobs comprise less than 1% of the workforce, residents fear health impacts and environmental damage continues.

2 years ago

Listen 3:13
Kamala Harris speaking at a podium with Joe Biden and Barack Obama standing beside her
Politics & Policy

Harris campaign issues report detailing how repealing ACA would effect Pennsylvanians

Democrats are seeing opportunity in Trump and Vance’s refusal to directly answer whether they would repeal Obamacare and what they would replace it with.

2 years ago

Tim Walz and JD Vance
Politics & Policy

What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate

The matchup offers the top lieutenants a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and fulfill a time-honored role of a running mate: attack dog.

2 years ago

Elizabeth Warren speaks
Politics & Policy

Elizabeth Warren stumps in Montco as county launches mail-in ballot voting

The county, long considered a Democratic stronghold, became the first in the Commonwealth to accept mail-in ballots last week.

2 years ago

Listen 5:44
Donald Trump speaks into a microphone
Politics & Policy

Trump calls Harris ‘mentally impaired,’ suggests she should be prosecuted at Pa. rally

Trump told a crowd in Erie that Harris was responsible for an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border and that “she should be impeached and prosecuted for her actions.”

2 years ago

JD Vance points a finger while speaking
Politics & Policy

JD Vance rallies voters at wealthy Republican donor’s business in Bucks County

Vance stuck to the usual litany of attack lines on issues such as inflation and immigration, and a reporter from the Inquirer was booed by the crowd.

2 years ago

Elizabeth Moro and Craig Williams, candidates for Pennsylvania's 160th District in the state House of Representatives
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: What voters need to know about Pa. state Rep. Craig Williams and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Moro

The 160th District race between Craig Williams and Elizabeth Moro could determine which party controls the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

2 years ago

Listen 1:25
Poll workers Maria Moreira, Lincoln High School class of ’23 (left) and senior Victorya Santos at work in the school’s gymnasium
Politics & Policy

Navigating the process: How to apply to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania

You can apply to be a poll worker if you are a 17-year-old high school student or a registered voter.

2 years ago

Rev. Al Sharpton delivers the eulogy at the funeral for former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Newark, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ.com)
Politics & Policy
AP

Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania

Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the group formerly known as the Central Park Five will be touring Philadelphia this weekend to energize the youth vote.

2 years ago

Elizabeth Warren speaking at the DNC
Politics & Policy

Exclusive: Sen. Warren to campaign for Harris-Walz in Montco Sunday

Sen. Warren is one of many out-of-town guests Pennsylvania will host this weekend as the state continues to play a key state role in the election now fewer than 40 days away.

2 years ago

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