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Government

Ketanji Brown Jackson
Politics & Policy

Senate hearings for high court nominee to begin on March 21

As is tradition, the hearings will last four days, with opening statements on March 21 and testimony and questioning the next two days. The fourth day will include testimony f

4 years ago

President Joe Biden
Health

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation

The White House outlined a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

4 years ago

U.S. President Biden delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address

The president painted an optimistic view of life amid the pandemic in front of a much more unified-looking Congress than in past years.

4 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022
Politics & Policy

President Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation in his first State of the Union address

The president is aiming to lead the country out of the pandemic and reboot his stalled domestic agenda as well as confront Russia’s aggression.

4 years ago

Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Politics & Policy

Facing inaction from the state, Philly politicians are trying new ways to avoid election drama

Philly election officials can only do so much to make elections work without state help. Two of those things: ballot drop boxes and better poll worker pay.

4 years ago

Poll worker Chuck Kellander interacts with voters through a plexiglass screen at Belmont Hill Elementary School in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s legislative redistricting is done. But its local impacts are still unfolding

Legislative redistricting has reshaped Pennsylvania's House of representatives. Here's how two communities are grappling with the changes.

4 years ago

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President Joe Biden speaks as he announces Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Cross Hall of the White House, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington
Politics & Policy

State of the Union: Biden speech comes amid crises, setbacks

Traditionally, State of the Union speeches focus on domestic issues, but Biden could also use this one to outline the stakes of the crisis in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, poses for a portrait, Friday, Feb., 18, 2022, in her office conference room at the court in Washington
Courts & Law

Legal professionals in the Philadelphia region celebrate Supreme Court nominee

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the nation’s highest court. Local attorneys, judges and law students revel in the historic moment.

4 years ago

New Jersey Assembly chambers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Assembly to vote on police reform measures next week

One bill would require local police departments to hold at least two community roundtable discussions each year.

4 years ago

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION - Florida State Representative Smith (HD 49) speaks at a press conference at the Florida state capital, hosted by Equality Florida, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the Human Rights Campaign in opposition of HB 1577 (Don't Say Gay bill) on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (Rick Wilson/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Florida House passes controversial measure dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by critics

Opponents of the measure say it will hurt LGBTQ youth, who already face higher rates of bullying.

4 years ago

File photo: Attorney Mark Pomerantz arrives at Federal Court in New York, Aug. 12, 2002. Pomerantz, one of two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump, have suddenly resigned throwing the future of the probe into question
Courts & Law

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.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during the state's COVID briefing on Feb. 23, 2022. (Screen shot/New Jersey)
Health

COVID-19 briefings to end in New Jersey two years after first reported case

Two years after the first COVID-19 case reported in the Garden State, Gov. Phil Murphy will end regular scheduled briefings on March 4.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz stands with hands clasped in front of him, wearing a dark blue suit and a red tie.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mehmet Oz wants us to know why he’s here in Pa. Will enough voters buy it?

He’s doing events to introduce himself as a serious, conservative politician — but always with a reminder: He’s still Dr. Oz of daytime TV fame.

4 years ago

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U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, shown here during his 2021 Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., began serving as the first Latino to head the federal government's largest statistical agency in January. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

A sign for the Internal Revenue Service
NPR
Money

The IRS is assigning more workers to deal with a huge backlog of tax returns

Smaller budgets, fewer employees and increased duties have led to taxpayer frustration this filing season. The IRS is establishing a "surge team" to help with the backlog.

4 years ago

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