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Government

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Death of Democratic lawmaker leaves Pennsylvania House deadlocked at 101-101

A special election to fill Matt Gergely’s seat will be called by Speaker Joanna McClinton at a later date.

2 years ago

President Donald Trump wraps up his speech during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, as former President Joe Biden looks on.
Politics & Policy

Inauguration Day updates: Donald Trump becomes 47th U.S. president, signs slew of executive orders

Trump repealed dozens of former President Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown and pardoned hundreds of people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

2 years ago

Donald Trump giving his inauguration speech
Politics & Policy

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president.

2 years ago

Matt Meyer speaking into a microphone
Politics & Policy

As Matt Meyer becomes Delaware’s new governor, here’s who he’s picked to help him run the First State

With just a few holdovers from the previous administration, Delaware’s new governor is filling his cabinet with lots of new faces.

2 years ago

A message reading Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now is displayed from the TikTok app on a cell phone screen
Courts & Law

TikTok restores service for U.S. users based on Trump’s promised executive order

TikTok thanked Donald Trump, who on Sunday posted on social media that he planned to sign an executive order Monday to keep a U.S. ban on the app from becoming permanent.

2 years ago

This image from video from the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant, and annotated by the source, shows Rebecca Lavrenz, circled in yellow, entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

2 years ago

A municipal sanitation worker collects trash in Philadelphia
Urban Planning

Residents say twice-weekly pickups aren’t fixing Philly’s trash problem

The mayor’s pilot program adding another trash day in Center City and South Philly was meant to reduce litter — but some residents say the problem has only gotten worse.

2 years ago

Presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside the White House
Politics & Policy

Trump’s swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather

The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term.

2 years ago

Rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol
Politics & Policy

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

President-elect Donald Trump said during his presidential campaign he’ll issue first-day pardons for some of the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

2 years ago

Donald Trump speaks
Politics & Policy

How Trump’s political and business interests will intersect in the White House

Here's a look at the various connections and potential conflicts in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.

2 years ago

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
Politics & Policy

Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he’s challenging his fellow Democrats

Democrat John Fetterman has warmed to Trump so much that some in his party are quietly disavowing the man they supported in 2022.

2 years ago

A closeup of an offshore wind turbine
Politics & Policy

South Jersey congressman working with Trump to halt offshore wind

Congressman Jeff Van Drew said he’s drafted an executive order to halt offshore wind, which will be rolled out within the next couple of months.

2 years ago

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Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems still grappling with 2024 losses, debating identity politics and messaging

The 2024 election delivered resounding losses for the Democratic Party. Critical swing states broke for D ...

Air Date: January 16, 2025 12:00 pm

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Joe Biden holds up a finger
Politics & Policy

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in U.S. threatens future of democracy

The speech Wednesday night capped not just Biden’s presidency but his five decades in politics.

2 years ago

Ernest Congo speaks behind a podium
Education

‘Let’s go to war’: Wilmington officials propose educational advocacy office to improve student outcomes

City officials say the Office of Educational Advocacy would focus on the whole child and give City Council a voice it lost more than 40 years ago.

2 years ago

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