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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

Congress passes 1-week funding bill to avert gov’t shutdown

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

4 years ago

(Kent M. Wilhelm for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Firm ran Pa. senator’s campaign and worked with super PAC to attack opponent, but denies coordination

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater
Politics & Policy

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.

4 years ago

President Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving at the White House.
Courts & Law

Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated

President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself. Yet the law is much murkier than his confidence suggests.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.

4 years ago

Counter-snipers take up posts atop The Queen theater and the neighboring Delaware History Museum in downtown Wilmington when Biden is there. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Counter-snipers, checkpoints, armored limo to create ‘giant bubble’ around Biden in Delaware

When Joe Biden visits his Greenville or Rehoboth Beach homes during his presidency, he’ll travel in what one writer has called the “rolling, armored White House.”

4 years ago

Listen 3:05
Joe Biden stands at a podium wearing a face mask
Politics & Policy

Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief

Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events.

5 years ago

The Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington
Politics & Policy

GAO says weekly unemployment benefits report flawed

The GAO said the problems in data collection and reporting were making it hard for policymakers to get a reliable picture.

5 years ago

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building
Courts & Law

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump walks out to speak in the Brady Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, with Vice President Mike Pence.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Courts & Law

Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe

Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president.

5 years ago

In voting against the state House's request to audit the election, Rep. Jake Wheatley (D., Allegheny) said it was duplicative of the Department of State's audit, which is required by law.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

In rare move, bipartisan panel rejects Pa. House request to audit 2020 election

An attempt by Pa.'s GOP-controlled legislature to audit the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election failed Monday when a bipartisan panel rejected it.

5 years ago

Janet Yellen
Politics & Policy

Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris participate in a meeting with the National Governors Association's executive committee at The Queen theater, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden talks transition, COVID-19 in meeting with bipartisan governors group

While President Trump has clashed with some governors over their COVID-19 restrictions, President-elect Biden met with a bipartisan group of governors to get their input.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Local 98 bribery case: Philly Democrats are fundraising to pay Councilmember Henon’s legal fees

Indicted by the feds alongside union chief John Dougherty, the three-term lawmaker is heading for a January trial.

5 years ago

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