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Government Accountability

President Donald Trump holds up papers while he speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Sen. Doug Mastriano is seen in a crowd
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Health
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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.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Gas Works at 1601 S. Broad Street. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Listen 3:21
A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly 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.

4 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Standing with McConnell is Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., right
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

A view of the Upper Darby Township building
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

The National Archives and Records Administration said it retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.
(Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a rally in support of home care workers in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. James asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump aimed at halting her yearslong probe into his business practices. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

FILE - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., listen as the House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol meets on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. Republican Party officials have voted to punish Cheney and Kinzinger and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in presidential debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. GOP officials took a voice vote to approve both measures at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting in Salt Lake City
NPR
Politics & Policy

RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel

The Republican National Committee voted to censure the two House GOP lawmakers, who are involved in investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

4 years ago

File photo: Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned

Pence is responding to Trump’s intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that he could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.

4 years ago

Chester County election workers process mail and absentee ballots
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies, and more costs

A GOP inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election spurred on by former President Trump’s election lies shows signs it will drag well into 2022.

4 years ago

Kermit O stands in Clark Park in the snow
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Meet the 17 Philadelphians on the city’s new Environmental Justice Advisory Commission

The residents who will help push the city to address issues like extreme heat and air pollution bring a wide range of experiences and expertise.

4 years ago

Staff members hold the certification of Electoral College votes from Tennessee
Politics & Policy

Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law

Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Georgia district attorney calls for FBI security help after Trump’s rally comments

Willis was recently granted a special grand jury for her office's criminal probe into the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the election results in Georgia.

4 years ago

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