Government Accountability
Wisconsin AG files felony charges against attorneys, Pa. aide in fake electors scheme
Mike Roman is accused of delivering Wisconsin’s fake elector paperwork to a Pa. congressman’s staffer in order to get them to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6.
7 months ago
Research finds some states are ignoring recommendations to improve opioid use disorder treatments
U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved medications such as buprenorphine and methadone remain inaccessible for most people with opioid use disorder, Pew officials said.
7 months ago
Answers to your questions about Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial conviction
Here are answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding Trump's conviction.
7 months ago
4 takeaways from the historic felony conviction of Donald Trump
Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.
7 months ago
Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness
Trump and his campaign had been preparing for a guilty verdict for days, even as they held out hope for a hung jury.
7 months ago
Delaware nonprofit calls for oversight hearings into theft of taxpayer funds by former state worker
WHYY News revealed the embezzlement of taxpayer money from the unemployment trust fund in 2023 after receiving a tip about the theft.
7 months ago
Listen :54Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Alito flag controversy and Supreme Court ethics
A day earlier, Alito rejected demands he recuse himself from cases involving Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 rioters because of flags flown at his N.J. and Virginia homes.
7 months ago
Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. Read the counts here
Jurors unanimously agreed that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
7 months ago
As City Council negotiates a budget with Mayor Parker, some council members and advocates seek more funding that directly impacts working-class Black and brown Philadelphians.
7 months ago
New Philadelphia task force studies reparations for Black residents
Recommendations could include payments, social services, and political reforms.
7 months ago
Prosecutors build their case at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez with emails and texts
Jurors were shown texts, emails and phone records showing that Menendez requested information that was allegedly being passed on to the Egyptian government.
7 months ago
Chester’s state-appointed receiver says the city never signed off on salaries for its stormwater authority board members. Board members might have to pay back restitution.
7 months ago
Demonstrators protested a relatively flat budget proposal for Parks & Rec, saying more money for rec centers would help fight gun violence.
8 months ago
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
News of the second flag brought renewed calls for Alito to step aside from the Trump-related cases.
8 months ago
Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
Judge Sidney H. Stein said jurors were trapped in an elevator for several minutes during what was supposed to be a 10-minute afternoon break that lasted almost a half hour.
8 months ago