Government Accountability
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign.
2 months ago
More funding for home repair program left out of Pa. budget despite high demand
Despite high demand, Pa.'s Whole-Home Repairs program didn’t get additional funding in the latest state budget, leaving thousands of homeowners waitlisted.
2 months ago
Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’
Director Kimberly Cheatle said she took “fully responsibility” for the security lapses, and she vowed to “move heaven and earth” to make sure there's no repeat of it.
2 months ago
The district’s solicitor leaves after more than 20 years. It comes after the board has been placed under state DOJ monitoring.
2 months ago
Trump’s convention notably downplays Jan. 6 and his lies about election fraud
Trump still continues to claim that fraud cost him the 2020 election even though his own attorney general, recounts and investigations found no evidence of that.
3 months ago
Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan
The court granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate Biden's entire student loan forgiveness program.
3 months ago
Multiple failures, multiple investigations: Unraveling the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
It's becoming increasingly clear this was a complicated failure involving multiple missteps and at least nine different local, county and federal law enforcement divisions.
3 months ago
Here’s where Biden and Trump stand on key issues
Voters get to judge two presidents on their records alongside their promises for the next four years. Here’s where they stand on 10 of the top issues.
3 months ago
Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning
Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.
3 months ago
What happens to N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat after his conviction?
Menendez’s term ends in January and he’s said he’s running for a fourth term as an independent. The judge set his sentencing date for Oct. 29 — a week before the election.
3 months ago
Here are the key takeaways from N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez’s guilty verdict
Menendez has been found guilty of all bribery and corruption charges. Gov. Murphy says resign now or get expelled from the Senate.
3 months ago
A Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
The white high tops are being sold as “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops” for $299 on a website that sells Trump-branded shoes that is run by CIC Ventures LLC.
3 months ago
Trump assassination attempt tied to lax Pa. gun laws, advocates say
Attempts to ban assault weapons or restrict gun access have stalled in the state.
3 months ago
Delaware County fire chief resigns over controversial Facebook post on Trump assassination attempt
Representatives in the borough called his post and subsequent comments, "grossly inappropriate, expressing approval of the violent attempt on former President Trump's life."
3 months ago
Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of accepting bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.
3 months ago