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FILE - In this March 23, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump moves from the podium to allow Attorney General William Barr to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room in Washington. The relationship between President Donald Trump and top ally Attorney General William Barr is fraying over the lack of splashy indictments so far in the Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, according to people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics & Policy

Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

Trump for the first time explicitly called on Barr to investigate the Bidens and even pointed to the nearing Nov. 3 election as reason that Barr should not delay taking action

5 years ago

In this Oct. 13, 2020, photo, an envelope of a Pennsylvania official mail ballot for the 2020 general election in Marple Township, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Perry County sent out thousands of mail ballots without return postage

Perry County’s Board of Elections decided to reject the state funds for postage-paid mail ballot return envelopes, said county Commissioner Gary Eby.

5 years ago

Woman wearing a shirt that says 'The future is accessible'
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I’m not included here’: People with disabilities face barriers to voting in Philly and beyond

If as many people with disabilities turned out to vote as those without, then the 2018 midterm election would’ve recorded a whopping 2.35 million more votes.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Election update: voter suppression

First up on Wednesday’s Radio Times, Marty will speak with Mother Jones reporter  ...

5 years ago

Listen 32:00
A volunteer receives an injection during COVID-19 vaccine trial
NPR
Health

Call for administration’s COVID-19 vaccine contracts to be disclosed

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms aren't public.

5 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power

Pa. Republicans have dropped their plan to create an “election integrity” panel with subpoena power, an effort Democrats feared would lead to a “stealth attack” on voting.

5 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. House GOP leadership calls on lawmaker to resign over vulgar videos

In a since-deleted social media post, Rep. Aaron Bernstine is heard urging his son to smoke a cigar, telling him to “hit it harder, breathe in.”

5 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington.   (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Delaware Sen. Chris Coons talks with Supreme Court nominee Barrett ahead of hearings

Ahead of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Senator Chris Coons asks one key question: “Why are we doing this?”

5 years ago

A U.S. Census Bureau worker carries a briefcase while knocking on the door of a home in August in Winter Park, Fla. (John Raoux/AP)
Politics & Policy

Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October

The ruling by the three judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was a split decision for the Trump administration and a coalition of civil rights groups.

5 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati. (AP file Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Judge dismisses suit by top Pa. senator’s campaign against Spotlight PA journalist, others

The lawsuit, which Scarnati’s campaign could attempt to refile, could pose a chilling effect on journalists’ and the public’s access to public records.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a weekly news conference, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House

Pelosi is openly working to block President Donald Trump's advantage if, as he has suggested, he ties up the results of the Nov. 3 election.

5 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy

Countering Trump, US officials defend integrity of election

The statement put them at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit the vote.

5 years ago

The White House is seen in the background as sign of the National COVID-19 Remembrance, event at The Ellipse outside of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

Poll: Many Americans blame virus crisis on U.S. government

Trump has downplayed the severity and impact of the pandemic in recent months.

5 years ago

A voter casts a mail-in ballot at a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the June 2 primary election. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dem lawmakers propose measure to punish faithless electoral college voters

Two Democratic state lawmakers want to punish any Pennsylvania electoral college member who votes contrary to the popular vote in the presidential election.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Pa. House cancels session after positive coronavirus test

A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is in self-isolation while experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms.

5 years ago

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