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Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Health

Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines

After a glow of hope when the first coronavirus vaccines were approved last month, the nation's inoculation campaign has gotten off to a slow start.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

City’s Hall’s evacuation plan: How Philly government has responded to past breaches

The most dangerous situation in recent history was a 1990 pipe bomb in the basement.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

President Trump won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration

In a Friday tweet Trump said, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”

6 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

GOP state senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign

Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, said Sen. Doug Mastriano's words and actions since November encouraged a coup attempt and inspired the people behind it.

6 years ago

A pro-Trump insurrectionist gestures to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

After Capitol breach, Philly terrorism expert warns of coming ‘paramilitary’ insurgency — led by Trump

The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.

6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Politics & Policy

Stay or go? After Trump-fueled riot, aides debate early exit

“Nobody is fooled by these last-second, come-to-Jesus conversions,” said Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans fiercely critical of Trump.

6 years ago

Members of the U.S. Secret Service Counter Assault Team walk through the Rotunda as they and other federal police forces responded as violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol today, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law

Police officer’s death intensifies Capitol siege questions

The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters" during the Wednesday riot.

6 years ago

Trump supporters rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Numb,’ ‘disappointed,’ and divided: Pa. voters say insurrection at Capitol was a turning point

Much of the reaction among Biden and Trump supporters caused reactions that broke along existing political fault lines.

6 years ago

Listen 4:34
A Marine stands outside the entrance to the West Wing of the White House, signifying President Donald Trump is in the Oval Office, on Thurs., Jan. 7, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump condemns Capitol Hill violence, ignores his role in inciting the mob

Twitter had threatened to block him from the platform over posts he made in the wake of the violence.

6 years ago

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and trash strewn across the floor in the early morning hours after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

‘What else could I do?’ NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol

Kim, a second-term Democrat from a district Trump won twice, wasn’t looking for publicity, according to one colleague who came upon him and didn’t recognize him at first.

6 years ago

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics & Policy

Harrisburg’s political tensions demonstrated in chaos at the Capitol

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer about how Pa.’s political disarray stoked tensions in D.C. this week.

6 years ago

Listen 5:41
Supporters of President Donald Trump stand inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. man arrested during Capitol insurrection unrepentant: ‘The doors were open.’

A Pa. Trump supporter was one of the few insurrectionists arrested Wednesday for storming the nation’s capital in an attempt to disrupt the 2020 election.

6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a broken window at an entrance of the U.S. Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

Timeline: How one of the darkest days in American history unfolded

A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Biden's victory.

6 years ago

Merrick Garland (center), who's seen here in 2018, is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to be U.S. attorney general.
NPR
Courts & Law

Biden introduces Merrick Garland as AG pick, Philly native Vanita Gupta as associate AG

Merrick Garland is likely best known as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court who was refused even a hearing by Senate Republicans.

6 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump, possible impeachment

Democrats and some Republicans want Trump removed before his term ends on Jan. 20 with Democrat Joe Biden’s inauguration.

6 years ago

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