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A customer prepares to pump gas into her car at a Shell station on Nov. 17 in San Rafael, Calif. A surge in gas prices this year is leaving the Biden administration looking for options to do something about it. One that's getting recent attention is tapping the country's emergency oil stockpile.
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The U.S. emergency oil stash is in the spotlight as gas prices surge. What to know

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File photo: President Joe Biden speaks during the
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U.S. climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact

More than most political battles, what happens will have a lasting impact on Americans and all their neighbors on Earth.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden pardons Peanut Butter, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021
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Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

In remarks full of jokes, Biden said the turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.”

4 years ago

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is losing a key ally on the Postal Service's Board of Governors. (Jim Watson/AP)
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Biden nominates new chair for Postal Service Board, ousts DeJoy’s allies

The nominations could spell the end of Louis DeJoy's controversial tenure as postmaster general.

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Ryan Boyer calls himself “a child of the labor movement.” (The Philadelphia Tribune)
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Ryan Boyer elected first Black leader of Building Trades Council

Ryan N. Boyer is making history as the first African American to be elected business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.

4 years ago

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Dr. Cheryl Bettigole speaks from a podium while wearing a face mask
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Mayor Kenney mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all city employees by mid-January

Mayor Jim Kenney announced Philadelphia will require that all city employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-January.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden
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Biden to have routine colonoscopy, transfer power to Harris

President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy."

4 years ago

President Joe Biden walks with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021
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Biden praises Canada, Mexico as leaders discuss strains

President Joe Biden has played host to the leaders of Canada and Mexico, reviving what used to be a North American tradition before the Trump presidency.

4 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
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Bobby Henon quietly returns to City Council after his conviction in bribery trial

Councilmember Henon isn’t the only legislator who has kept quiet about the conviction. Just two out of 17 legislators released public statements.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pa. state officials, lawmakers, and judges get big 2022 pay raise

It is the largest year-over-year increase since 1991, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Politics & Policy

Here’s how legislative and congressional redistricting works in N.J. — and what’s at stake

Two commissions are redrawing N.J.’s legislative and congressional district maps. There’s still time for the public to weigh in, so here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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Steve Bannon and his lawyer David Schoen speak to reporters outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal District Court House
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Politics & Policy

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.

4 years ago

Paul Gosar takes an elevator
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House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke

The resolution will also remove Gosar from his two House committees: Natural Resources and the Oversight and Reform panel on which Ocasio-Cortez also serves.

4 years ago

Trenton City Hall
Politics & Policy

Trenton approves $10 million overhaul of its emergency radio system

After nearly being shut down last month, New Jersey’s capital city will replace its emergency radio system for first responders which had been riddled with service issues.

4 years ago

2006 file photo of former Philadelphia councilmember Rick Mariano (AP photo/file)
Politics & Policy

After 4 years in prison for bribery, Rick Mariano has advice for Bobby Henon

Rick Mariano, who spent 4 years in prison for accepting bribes while serving as a Philly Council member, urged Bobby Henon to resign after his conviction.

4 years ago

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