Government Accountability
Former Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrel pleads guilty to stealing from charity
A former state representative faces three months in the Philadelphia jail after pleading guilty Thursday.
6 years ago
Watch/Listen: ‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial
Pressing through a second day of impeachment arguments, House Dems scoffed at Trump's claims that he had good reasons for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political foes.
6 years ago
New Jersey taxpayers have $8M tab for tax break task force
Murphy, a Democrat, set up the task force last year after two state reports raised concerns about how business tax breaks established under Republican Chris Christie were awar
6 years ago
Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict ‘corrupt’ Trump
Opening arguments began Wednesday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as House prosecutors outlined his “corrupt scheme” to abuse power and obstruct Congress.
6 years ago
Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses
Opening arguments began Tuesday in the Republican-led Senate trial of President Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Watch: Senators to be sworn in for Trump impeachment trial
The Senate is expected to take the first steps in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as soon as Thursday by swearing in all 100 U.S. senators.
6 years ago
Pa. Democrats say House speaker struck failed GOP votes from the record
Speaker Mike Turzai counters that he did so because of a routine parliamentary issue.
6 years ago
Watch: House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial
Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., are widely expected to be among the managers.
6 years ago
House to vote Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate
Pelosi is also expected to name impeachment managers to lead the prosecution against the president but did not tell the caucus who would the managers would be.
6 years ago
Stakes high as U.S. Supreme Court weighs ‘Bridgegate’ case
“This is not going to end well.” Those words spoken by a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official in the summer of 2013 could hardly have been more prophetic.
6 years ago
Much of the world doesn’t trust President Trump, Pew survey finds
A clear majority of people living outside the U.S. do not trust President Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, with fewer than one-third expressing confidence in him
6 years ago
Census Bureau finds Latinos, Asians sensitive to now-blocked citizenship question
In areas where Latinx residents make up more than half of the population, the bureau found a 1.1% difference in self-response rates
6 years ago
3 years in, no sign of Trump’s replacement for Obamacare
As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own
6 years ago
Canceled meetings and finger-pointing plague top Pa. economic development agency
Created in 2004, the authority is now one of the largest grantors of public money for economic development and infrastructure projects.
6 years ago
American Samoans’ citizenship status still in limbo after judge issues stay
John Fitisemanu woke up early Friday morning, got dressed and finally completed one of the tasks on a more than 20-year-old to-do list: He registered to vote.
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