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Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

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.”

4 years ago

A-29 Super Tucano planes are on display
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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.

4 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.

4 years ago

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)
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on budget on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NPR
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Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and

4 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.

4 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The top House Republican won’t comply with Jan. 6 panel request to voluntarily testify

Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Cindy Bass. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
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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.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the ''Rally To Protect Our Elections'' conference
NPR
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Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short

The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.

4 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

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.

4 years ago

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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.

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)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The chair of the Jan. 6 panel says the committee will ask Mike Pence to appear

The chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack says they'll ask former Vice President Mike Pence to testify by month's end.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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

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