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Government Accountability

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally
Politics & Policy

House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial

The House is set to bring the impeachment article against Trump for the Senate trial. But a growing number of GOP senators say they oppose the proceedings against him.

4 years ago

District of Columbia National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting protesters. It's been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics & Policy

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in U.S.

The undertaking is being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

4 years ago

Makayla Coleman, 15 (left), and her brother Devon Hester, 13 (right), have been tapped for their opinions about city planning and civics. Philadelphia is targeting the Gen Z’ers for more government and civic participation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Fewer empty lots, police from community: Philly teens tell Mayor how to make a safer city

For some of Philly's Gen Z residents, 2020 was a political wake-up call. Now, they're bringing their ideas to city government.

4 years ago

Workers install a banner on a platform near the White House as preparations are made for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics & Policy

Here’s what to expect at Joe Biden’s inauguration

After 36 years representing Delaware in the U.S. Senate, and eight years as vice president, Joe Biden’s journey to the White House officially starts today.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden are greeted by Delaware Adjutant General Michael Berry and his wife Gen. Karen Berry before they board a plane at New Castle Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Biden ethics order marks departure from Trump administration

The new ethics rules, which were described by an official on Biden's transition, aim to not only restore Obama-era practices but strengthen them.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump

After leaving the White House, President Donald Trump may lose his SAG card, too.

4 years ago

Donald Trump's face
Courts & Law

Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback

The court said the administration acted illegally in issuing a new rule easing federal regulation of air pollution from power plants.

4 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol
Community

The Capitol insurrection was never about the election. It was about white supremacy.

What else explains how people can think it’s perfectly within their rights to try to overthrow the government because their guy didn’t win?

4 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. The president was returning from Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Politics & Policy

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles. A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Politics & Policy

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

The policy resulted in over 3,000 family separations during “zero tolerance” and caused lasting emotional damage to children who were taken from their parents at the border.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2020, file photo then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. Harrison, the failed South Carolina Senate candidate and longtime Democratic Party official, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the national party, according to multiple party officials. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden taps Jaime Harrison to serve as Democratic chairman

The 44-year-old comes to the job with strong support from state party chairs around the country and from House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. GOP lawmakers want voters to give them the power to end governor’s emergency orders

The proposed constitutional amendment is the result of long-festering resentment against Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf over his actions to control the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago

New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill
Politics & Policy
NBC10

N.J. Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Lawmakers held ‘reconnaissance’ tours day before pro-Trump rioters attacked

Rep. Mikie Sherrill said she intends to take action against members of congress who she saw taking groups through the Capitol on Jan. 5.

4 years ago

Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, left, seen at the protest outside of the Capitol by Rick Saccone, right.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mastriano campaign spent thousands on buses ahead of D.C. insurrection

The Pa. state senator is facing calls to resign after spreading misinformation about the 2020 election and orchestrating travel to D.C. on Jan 6.

4 years ago

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss also vacated an order from the director of the Bureau of Prisons that had set Lisa Montgomery’s execution date for Jan. 12, 2021.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Courts & Law

Judge halts 1st U.S. execution of female inmate in 67 years

A judge has halted the first execution of a female federal inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman is mentally competent.

4 years ago

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