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President Joe Biden talks as he tours a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Ida, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in LaPlace, La.
Weather

Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed $100 million directly to individuals in the state.

4 years ago

A car is swamped at Park Towne Place apartments off 22nd Street near the Vine Street Expressway
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly lawmakers: PA should tap COVID relief funds to help flooded businesses

The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.

4 years ago

In this March 4, 2020, file photo, abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Among abortion-rights activists, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Courts & Law

Delaware abortion rights advocates pledge to double down support after Texas passes restrictions

Delaware Democrats say they’ll fight harder to keep abortion legal in the First State after a new Texas law effectively bans the procedure after six weeks.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
Community
Billy Penn

Can’t get into your PGW account? 94,000 customers have to re-register after online update

Autopay customers still shouldn’t see any disruptions, the gas utility said.

4 years ago

A sign welcomes Afghan refugees at PHL airport.
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Afghanistan Deadline

The US has remained firm on the August 31st deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, even amidst the devastating chaos of the last few weeks.

Air Date: August 31, 2021 10:00 am

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House Select Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., right, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., listen during the panel's first hearing last month. The committee has asked 35 social media and communication companies to preserve records associated with the Jan. 6 insurrection. (Bill O'Leary/Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House panel investigating the Capitol attack orders 35 companies to preserve records

The companies include telecom giants AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, as well as other platforms where communications tied to the siege may have taken place.

4 years ago

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)
Politics & Policy

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Politics & Policy

NJ Gov. Murphy sets up Afghan Refugee Assistance task force

Gov. Murphy signed an executive order with the aim of ensuring New Jersey is prepared to receive and assist those coming into the state.

4 years ago

Demonstrators demand action on voting rights.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Fed up with inaction over voting rights, thousands are planning a march on Washington

Thousands of activists are expected to converge Saturday in Washington and other cities across the country on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

4 years ago

January 6th insurrectionists at the Capitol.
Courts & Law

Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection

They allege Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism.

4 years ago

Reps. Bennie Thompson (right) and Liz Cheney, joined by fellow committee members, speak to the media after a July 27 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 select committee probe expands to Trump and top officials in a wave of demands

They target communications by Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials as well as White House visitor and call logs related to the day of the attack.

4 years ago

(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy

A significant chunk of Philly’s CARES Act money is paying for police and prisons

Out of $276 million in initial federal COVID grants, the city appears to have allocated at least $100 million to cover staffing in the police, prisons, and fire departments.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference at the Capitol building on August 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House narrowly approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint

Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Dems threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.

4 years ago

Then-New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the People of New York during news conference in the Blue Room at the state Capitol Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Albany, N.Y.
Politics & Policy

9 women now serving as governors in U.S., tying a record

When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.

4 years ago

President Biden said the U.S. is continuing to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan allies of the U.S. from Afghanistan. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden touts ‘incredible’ evacuation operation from Kabul, but warns of ongoing danger

President Biden said on Sunday that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including around 11,000 people in about 36 hours.

4 years ago

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