Government Accountability
Philadelphia Sheriff Bilal is launching a new podcast
Airing on WURD Radio for a six-month trial period, the podcast will feature Sheriff Bilal in conversation with each of her office’s departments.
3 days ago
New Jersey lawmakers pause open records bill overhaul to consider amendments
The bill's sponsors disputed suggestions that the measure would curtail the public or journalists' ability to obtain records.
3 days ago
Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
District Judge Cannon said that though the Trump team had raised “various arguments warranting serious consideration,” a dismissal of charges was not merited.
4 days ago
Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, called for new elections in Israel as the country continues its war with Hamas.
4 days ago
Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying start of Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial
Trump’s lawyers are seeking an 90-day delay or the dismissal of charges against Trump, alleging violations of what’s known as the discovery process.
4 days ago
Pro-Palestinian faculty sue to stop Penn from giving wide swath of files to Congress
The faculty called the congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus “a new form of McCarthyism.”
4 days ago
Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump
The order leaves intact many other charges in the indictment. The judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed.
6 days ago
New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law
The bill prohibits the disclosure of any records to data brokers, or commercial interests that collect and sell information provided by government agencies.
6 days ago
Special counsel Hur is testifying on Capitol Hill in Biden classified documents probe
Special counsel Robert Hur is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.
6 days ago
Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment
Menendez and his wife Nadine entered the pleas on Monday to a rewritten indictment containing new charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.
1 week ago
New Jersey ‘failed’ to have an adequate response to COVID-19 pandemic, report finds
The report found that the state was not prepared to manage the crisis with limited resources, which was aggravated by the global supply chain breakdown.
1 week ago
Listen 1:08Uvalde parents lash out after new report clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
A Department of Justice report in January criticized the “cascading failures” of responding law enforcement.
2 weeks ago
‘Disgraceful’ remarks about gay people could lead Philly Dems to expel ward leader
Rev. Lewis Nash could be the first ward leader ousted in 25 years.
2 weeks ago
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
2 weeks ago
From ‘SNL’ to Philly? City considers asking youth to help fight crime via social media
The goal is to use young people to do what they do all the time: Surf the web and review social media posts to identify potential crimes before they happen.
2 weeks ago
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