Government Accountability
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned.
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Garland confirms classified material found among records taken from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Several former government officials have been charged with unauthorized removal or retention of documents.
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U.S. census director says bureau is strengthening ‘firewall’ after Trump meddling
The revelation comes after years of meddling with the 2020 census by former President Donald Trump's administration.
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How fake electors tried to throw result to Trump
Officials are digging deeper into the role that fake slates of electors played in Trump's effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
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Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
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The U.S. census sees Middle Eastern and North African people as white. Many don’t
There's a reality about race in the U.S. that has confounded many people of Middle Eastern or North African descent.
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Trump’s stash of documents shows ‘fragile’ historical record
The discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians. It's a reminder of Trump's disregard for maintaining a clear historical record.
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Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
The committee cited a Nov. 28, 2020, tweet by Mastriano that said he was pushing to have the Pennsylvania Legislature appoint electors.
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Philadelphia firefighters union sues city over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The firefighters union says up to 30% of its members could be suspended under the mandate.
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Emails about PGW’s role in ‘energy choice’ bill pit Councilmember Gym against utility’s CEO
A City Council hearing on moving Philadelphia Gas Works away from fossil fuels was the first time Seth Shapiro spoke publicly about the controversial bill.
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Listen 3:21Philly voters may be asked whether to place term limits on City Council
Councilmember Allan Domb introduced the bill, and wants the ballot measure to go to voters during May’s primary election.
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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack, the RNC took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
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Upper Darby narrowly avoids government shutdown amid claim of missing American Rescue Plan funds
Factions of the township government were at odds over an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to keep things running and pay township workers.
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15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
According to the Washington Post, the boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago violated the Presidential Records Act.
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Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes
“These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said.
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