Government Accountability
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
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
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
Democratic politicians in Pa. spoke on how anti-abortion policies presented by conservatives are harmful for citizens of the commonwealth.
4 years ago
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
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
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 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
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
Watch as GOP assemblymen refuse to show vaccination records to state police
Some GOP members call the restrictions “tyranny.” Others comply. In the end all get down to business.
4 years ago
Kenyatta calls for state of emergency on gun violence in Philadelphia
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on Thursday called on Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney to declare a state of emergency in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
Mistrial declared again in hate crime case against former South Jersey police chief
This is the second time a jury has been deadlocked on the charges of hate crime assault and civil rights deprivation against former Bordentown Chief Frank Nucera Jr.
4 years ago
Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages
The ruling came in a public records complaint from the news organization BuzzFeed, which sued for an unredacted version of the report.
4 years ago
Appeals court to weigh Trump arguments to withhold Jan. 6 records
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Trump’s claims that he could exert executive privilege overriding Biden, noting “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president."
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