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National

DHS police and National Guard protect the outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles
Courts & Law

Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California

The ruling comes after a federal judge’s order said Trump's National Guard deployment was illegal.

3 days ago

U.S. National Guard officers stand in full gear, with one officer carrying a riot shield, in Los Angeles
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge issues a temporary ruling against Trump using the National Guard in LA

The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for President Trump.

3 days ago

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Community

Pennsylvania public media affiliates weigh impact of possible cuts after U.S. House votes to defund them

The measure, which would claw back two years of public media funding, passed by only two votes, with five Republicans voting against it and four Democrats missing the vote.

3 days ago

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., departs
Politics & Policy

House approves Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

The package targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

4 days ago

Protesters gather in Philadelphia for a “No Kings” 50501 rally against the Trump administration
Community

‘No Kings’ protests: What to know about the rallies over Trump’s immigration crackdown across the U.S.

Nearly 400 Los Angeles protesters have been detained or arrested since last Saturday, police say. “No Kings” rallies critical of Trump are planned nationwide this Saturday.

4 days ago

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks
Science

Pa. Republican congressmen applaud Trump administration plan to roll back Biden-era climate rules

Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers say it will boost the state’s economy. Environmental groups say it will worsen climate change and harm public health.

4 days ago

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The 11 United States World Cup 2026 host city leaders pose together
Community

World Cup host city organizers acknowledge immigration crackdown may impact next year’s tournament

"We recognize that we’re planning within uncertainty,” said Meg Kane, Philadelphia's host city executive, at a gathering of the 11 U.S. host city leaders.

6 days ago

Larry Krasner speaks
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Krasner supports federal lawsuit against Trump’s $500M cut to public safety programs

Philly's district attorney joined more than a dozen prosecutors and other state and local government officials from around the U.S. in signing onto an amicus legal brief.

7 days ago

A traveler pushes a luggage cart through the international arrivals area at the international airport in Los Angeles
Politics & Policy

Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Here’s what to know

The president cited national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a policy of his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the Middle East.

7 days ago

Hillary Clinton speaks
Politics & Policy

Hillary Clinton makes surprise visit to Philly, talks foreign policy at forum with Pa. voters

Clinton talked trade, tariffs and Taiwan. Although she never mentioned President Trump, she warned that the U.S. is “giving away our power.”

7 days ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
Courts & Law

Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights

A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.

1 week ago

A woman stands with a sign that reads
Politics & Policy

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally

The indictment also states that Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gang member. Abrego Garcia has never been charged with being in MS-13 and has denied membership in the gang.

1 week ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically

Biden, 82, and now undergoing treatments for prostate cancer, dismissed Trump’s actions as “ridiculous.”

1 week ago

President Donald Trump speaks
Politics & Policy

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

President Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.

2 weeks ago

Mike Johnson speaks with reporters about Trump's tax bill
Politics & Policy

Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit, leave 10.9 million more people uninsured, CBO says

Over the next decade, the bill would cut taxes by $3.75 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The president wants the bill on his desk by July 4.

2 weeks ago

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