
Law
Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
The SCOTUS consideration comes as GOP officials have proposed more than 150 measures to restrict voting access that would disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic voters.
4 years ago
Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot
The Washington federal court lawsuit is part of an expected wave of litigation over the riot and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress.
4 years ago
Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial wraps-up
Today we'll look at the second set of impeachment proceedings against President Trump and its implications with Julian Zelizer and Claire Finkelstein.
Air Date: February 16, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
The Senate verdict Saturday hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.
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Democrats make their case for impeaching Trump
On day two of the impeachment trial of President Trump f House Democrats laid out their arguments why Trump should be found guilty of inciting the riot at Capitol Hill.
Air Date: February 11, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:41Rioters acting on Trump’s ‘orders,’ Democrats say in trial
Lawmakers prosecuting the case aim to prove that Trump bears singular responsibility for the siege.
4 years ago
Police beg for help, senators flee in Trump trial video
Trump is charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after encouraging a crowd to “fight like hell” over his defeated election.
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On day one of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, we discuss the proceedings and the legal arguments on both sides.
Air Date: February 9, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.
4 years ago
Trump impeachment trial makes Montco ‘center of the universe’ as Dean battles Castor
Rep. Madeleine Dean, an impeachment manager, is considered a rising Democratic star. Bruce Castor, a former DA and county commissioner, will defend Trump.
4 years ago
Listen 3:10Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
Joe Biden is the first sitting president to openly oppose the death penalty. Here's a look at the steps Biden could take and the challenges he would face.
4 years ago
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the case against the former president in the very chamber that was besieged by insurrectionists.
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Pa. enacted 140 laws last year. Only 27 of them addressed the coronavirus
The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.
4 years ago
Dems: Trump aimed ‘loaded cannon’ of supporters at Capitol
Democrats made the argument in a legal brief that makes their most detailed case yet for why former President Trump should be convicted and permanently barred from office.
4 years ago
Proposed constitutional amendment threatens independence of Pa. appellate courts
Deborah Gross, president and CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, and Lauren P. McKenna, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, argue that House Bill 38 threatens
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