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Government

A police car drives away from the Capital after thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol building following a
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Courts & Law

Capitol rioter who attacked police is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

The judge wanted to make clear that "trying to stop the peaceful transition of power and assaulting law enforcement officers is going to be met with certain punishment."

4 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus October 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Biden’s vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted the stay on the Biden administration's vaccinate-or-test rule covering some 84 million workers. Deadline for the vaccine is Jan. 4.

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Education

Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes

Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.

4 years ago

A lead pipe , left, is seen in a hole the kitchen ceiling in the home of  Desmond Odom, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Newark, N.J. AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Politics & Policy

Lead pipes have contaminated water for decades. Biden’s new plan will replace them

4 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans are quickly moving a new draft congressional map. Here’s what it would do

Members of the public didn’t get the granular data needed to analyze the map in detail until after lawmakers had already voted on it. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

A patient shows her COVID-19 vaccine card at a hospital
Health

Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge

The Wolf administration requested that FEMA send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Politics & Policy

Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default

The Senate has approved the measure 50-49 in a party-line vote, sending the legislation to the House.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans are moving a new draft congressional map. It’s still mostly a mystery

The new map is expected to pass through a key House committee Wednesday morning, though both Democrats and Republicans said they didn’t have all the details.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Supreme Court
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Courts & Law

Supreme Court again leaves state vaccine mandate in place for healthcare workers

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to New York state's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers—a mandate that provide no exceptions for religious objectors.

4 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman stands at a podium
Politics & Policy

Corman won’t seek another Senate term amid run for governor

The highest-ranking member of the Pennsylvania Senate says he's not going seek another term in the chamber in order to focus on his candidacy for the governorship.

4 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Courts & Law

GOP begins advancing new plans to remake Pennsylvania courts

This latest GOP strategy could cut short the state Supreme Court’s Democratic majority.

4 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Health

N.J. Assembly to meet in person again after standoff over COVID vaccine mandate

After a week of virtual hearings, the N.J. Assembly will once again meet in person. It comes after a judge denied a GOP request to block the State House COVID-19 policy.

4 years ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters, after beating back the recall that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.  The recall election that once threatened Newsom’s political career has instead given it new life, The rare mid-term vote of confidence could fuel an ambitious legislative agenda featuring new corona virus vaccine mandates, housing for the homeless and health insurance for people living in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Politics & Policy

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.

4 years ago

A joint services military bearer team moves the casket of former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., after arriving at the airport in Salina, Kan., Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
Politics & Policy

Dole’s last Kansas journey honors service, political career

Bob Dole has returned to Kansas for memorials in his hometown and at the Statehouse.

4 years ago

File photo: Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump riot outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases. Among the biggest takeaways from the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Jan. 6 insurrection is how large a role social media has played, with much of the most damning evidence coming from rioters own words and videos
Courts & Law

Capitol rioters’ social media posts influencing sentencings

Much of the most damning evidence has come from rioters' own words and videos.

4 years ago

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