Government Accountability
Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further
On Friday, the Education Department announced an error in its calculations for federal student aid that will result in delays for as many as 200,000 applicants.
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Philly ethics board looks to tighten rules after Jeff Brown super PAC scuffle
Proposed restrictions would keep super PACs from coordinating before a candidate officially announces their campaign.
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New Jersey’s unique primary ballot design seems to face skepticism from judge in lawsuit
Unique in the country, New Jersey brackets candidates together who run on the same party slogan, often with those who get the county political party backing in prime position.
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Trump wanted trial delays, and he’s getting them. Here’s the latest
The longer Trump's trials are put off, the more he'll argue that it's impractical and unfair to stick him in a courtroom instead of leaving him to campaign.
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Trump is making the Jan. 6 insurrection a cornerstone of his bid for the White House
Trump is facing a four-count federal indictment over Jan. 6 — charges he conspired to defraud Americans over his 2020 election defeat.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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