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Government Accountability

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., is the first sitting lawmaker that the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has sought to question. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP Rep. Scott Perry is the first sitting lawmaker the Jan. 6 panel wants to question

They want more information on his involvement in unsuccessfully seeking to install former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general of the United States.

4 years ago

Lina holds her baby boy, Osman, as he undergoes treatment at the malnutrition ward of the Ataturk National Children's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec, 2, 2021. According to U.N. figures from early November, almost 24 million people in Afghanistan, around 60% percent of the population, suffer from acute hunger, including 8.7 million living in near famine. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Politics & Policy

Philly activists help organize White House rally to combat starvation in Afghanistan

A rally outside the White House demanded the Biden administration ease sanctions in Afghanistan, to avoid millions of deaths by starvation.

4 years ago

The Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center
Politics & Policy

Want a Delco government contract? First, you must disclose political contributions

County Council members are hoping to put an end once and for all to the ‘pay-to-play’ system they say has hampered the bidding process.

4 years ago

FILE - Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Egged on by soon-to-be former President Donald Trump, a crowd of demonstrators demanded that the electoral vote counting be stopped. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Courts & Law

Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

4 years ago

Then White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows

Documents released by Meadows include exchanges about his efforts to help Trump overturn his defeat in the presidential election.

4 years ago

Saule Omarova testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 18 during her nomination hearing to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Days after withdrawing her nomination, Omarova blamed banks for leading the opposition against her in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator

She says they distorted her research, which led to an environment in which attacks against her became unfair and personal.

4 years ago

In this July 6, 2020, file photo a sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. While most criminal justice overhauls require action from local officials or legislation, reforming the federal prison system is something President Joe Biden and his Justice Department control. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Activists wanted Biden to revamp the justice system. Many say they’re still waiting

4 years ago

Rioters storm the Capitol
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 who helped plan Trump rallies

Rep. Bennie Thompson, says some worked to stage the rallies and “some appeared to have had direct communication” with then-President Trump as they were planning.

4 years ago

Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette via Spotlight PA)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

District attorney consulted with Pennsylvania State Police before shooting, then ruled it justified

The fact that Lozier was involved in the decision to shoot, and then was the one to sign off on whether it was appropriate, has raised serious alarm among policing experts.

4 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf
Courts & Law

Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro speak on how the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade could affect abortion-seekers

Democratic politicians in Pa. spoke on how anti-abortion policies presented by conservatives are harmful for citizens of the commonwealth.

4 years ago

Trump speaks at the rally that preceded the Capitol insurrection
Courts & Law

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from Jan. 6 panel

The three-judge panel said there was a “unique legislative need” for documents that the committee has requested.

4 years ago

The offices of Center Stage Entertainment
Politics & Policy

Big controversy over Delran’s ‘biggest party’ for Carli Lloyd, as contracts come under scrutiny

The outcry over a situation ethics experts say can be all too common in N.J. has also prompted Delran’s council president to vow reforms will be made.

4 years ago

Sen. Cris Dush speaks during a hearing while holding a gavel
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pa. Senate election ‘audit’ contract doesn’t say if the public will see the results

Pa. Senate Republicans are paying over a quarter-million dollars in taxpayer money to Envoy Sage LLC to investigate the 2020 election despite zero evidence of widespread fraud

4 years ago

Philadelphia Commerce Director Michael Rashid joined other city leaders to announce plans and resources available in advance of the verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia commerce director resigns following reports of antisemitic comments, verbal abuse

Former staffers alleged Rashid had made antisemitic remarks and verbally abused women staffers. Mayor Kenney accepted his resignation on Sunday.

4 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state Rep. Margo Davidson during a press conference in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Lawmaker pleads guilty in double-dipping reimbursements case

The state attorney general’s office said Margo Davidson pleaded guilty Thursday in Dauphin County Court to five counts, including theft by deception.

4 years ago

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