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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to some of Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Rudy Giuliani Sidney Powell stands behind
Politics & Policy

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The committee is continuing to widen its scope into Trump's orbit, this time demanding information and testimony from Guiliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, and Boris Epshteyn.

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With court deadline looming, Pa. lawmakers ready one last congressional map attempt

“There’s a lot that could still go wrong,” said one top GOP lawmaker, adding that the odds of the legislature passing a map are, “50 – 50, maybe.”

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Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan’s air force would collapse

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

3 years ago

Craig Prichard, 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but says he voted for Joe Biden in 2020 believing Trump had failed to the confront the coronavirus pandemic, talks on Jan. 10, 2022. The retired factory worker says he is
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How’s he doing? Americans weigh in on Biden’s performance

President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it's not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the one-year mark.

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FILE - Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
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After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on

President Joe Biden came to office seeing two sicknesses in his country. Neither has abated a year later.

3 years ago

Nicholas Lattazi posted photos of himself outside the Capitol on TikTok on January 6. He was also seen entering the building. (U.S. District Court documents)
Courts & Law

A fourth Delaware man is charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

More than a year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Millsboro man has been charged with trespass and disorderly conduct inside it on Jan. 6, 2021.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Cindy Bass. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Germantown residents say their City Council person abused her power to help a political backer win a development contract

A group of Germantown residents filed a complaint against City Councilmember Cindy Bass, alleging the lawmaker abused her power during a community meeting.

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Pa. legislature’s redacted legal bills flout court ruling, leave taxpayers guessing

As lawmakers shielded details of their legal spending last year, they spent an additional $35,000 in taxpayer money to fight efforts to make the information public.

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Chester City Hall. (Google maps)
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‘Bankruptcy has to be on the table’: Receiver says police pension spiking threatens to sink Chester

The city’s fiscal emergency is worsening because of a failed pension plan. Receiver Michael Doweary is looking at all options, including bankruptcy.

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About 40 people gathered in Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza at a candlelight vigil remembering the attacks on the U.S. Capital a year later, on January 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphians gather in vigil on anniversary of insurrection to push for expanded voting rights

The rally in Philadelphia was one of about 150 around the country, organized by a coalition of national groups.

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Family members of 12 people killed in a rowhouse fire asked for privacy to grieve outside the children’s school, Bache-Martin Elementary, on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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‘A matter of life and death’: Fairmount house that caught fire lacked safety fixes found in newer PHA properties

Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said the deadly fire that engulfed a PHA apartment highlights the need for investment in public housing.

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People listen as President Donald Trump speaks during the rally that preceded the insurrection
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A year after Jan. 6, Pa. Democrats say there is work to do to protect voting rights

Hours after President Biden spoke on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Democratic leaders in Pa. reflected at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

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Darius Brown is sworn in as a Delaware State senator at Legislative Hall in Dover in January 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware state senator acquitted of assault charges, still faces ethics inquiry

A Wilmington jury found Delaware State Sen. Darius Brown not guilty of assaulting a woman last year. Senate leaders still plan their own investigation.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection in Statuary Hall
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Biden warns of U.S. peril from Trump’s ‘dagger’ at democracy

Biden used the anniversary of the attack Thursday to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat.

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Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., center, works with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, at the House votes on the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

‘We can’t forget,’ says Del. congresswoman who prayed through last year’s attack on Capitol

Delaware’s lone member of the U.S. House says she’s still processing being trapped in the balcony as the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection occurred.

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