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Firefighters gather during a door-to-door survey of a neighborhood that was hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. The first responders are checking homes for any emergency needs of residents as the cleanup commences after the historic storm. (LM Otero/AP Photo)

Union: Thousands of firefighters didn’t work during Harvey

Thousands of Houston firefighters were told to stay home at the height of Harvey’s flooding even as calls for help overwhelmed 911 ...

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey stands in a conference room at his Philadelphia office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Politics & Policy

Sen. Pat Toomey a key player in Trump tax overhaul effort

As President Donald Trump and Congress undertake an overhaul of the U.S. tax code this fall, Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is likely ...

8 years ago

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the only African-American Republican serving in the Senate, talks to reporters about his plan to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss race and Trump's widely criticized response to last month's protests and racial violence in Charlottesville, Va., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Interest

Politics & Policy

Trump, Sessions, and stupidity lessons

Mark Twain reputedly said, “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. ...

8 years ago

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Leinbach, right, from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Security Forces Squadron, instructs airmen on squad tactics and danger crossing techniques at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 23, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)

Down the Shore

Courts & Law

N.J. National Guard to provide security during Irma relief efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands

More than two dozen New Jersey National Guard troops are heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with security efforts during the in ...

8 years ago

Community

Delaware animal shelter welcomes dogs from Texas [photos]

Two animal shelters in Delaware are making room for dogs from Texas, where shelters are burdened with an increased intake of dogs after H ...

8 years ago

Left; White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file) Right: Jemele Hill attends ESPN: The Party 2017 held on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, file)

National Interest

Politics & Policy

Since when is it a ‘fireable offense’ to knock a president?

There I was yesterday, all set to spoon out a dollop of praise for Trump, who reportedly plans to sign a newly passed congressional resol ...

8 years ago

Community

Delaware crews head to Florida to help with Irma cleanup

Two separate teams from Delaware are heading to Florida to help the state recover from Hurricane Irma. On Monday, a crew of 25 Del ...

8 years ago

People are evacuating parts of Florida likely to be hard-hit by Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo)

Community

Pennsylvania deploys additional personnel to help with hurricane relief

After sending dozens of members of its Urban Search and Rescue task force to Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery, Pennsylvania i ...

8 years ago

Money

Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack

Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans. T ...

8 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives at the courthouse with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

Courts & Law

Judge warns prosecutors against turning Menendez case into ‘tabloid trial’

Minutes after the first witness took the stand Thursday in the federal corruption case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from Ne ...

8 years ago

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A flare stack puts out a flame at a refinery near an area hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Science

Summer gas requirements waived in face of Harvey damage

The Environmental Protection Agency has ended summer fuel requirements early for states affected by fuel disruptions due to Hurricane Har ...

8 years ago

In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives on Capitol Hill Washington, for a closed-door meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)

Courts & Law

With his legacy and Democrats’ plans to thwart Trump at stake, Menendez to begin corruption trial

Opening arguments begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a case that could alter the future of Presid ...

8 years ago

Courts & Law

With his legacy and Democrats’ plans to thwart Trump at stake, Menendez to begin corruption trial

Opening arguments begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a case that could alter the future of Presid ...

8 years ago

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Community

The irony of Labor Day

Labor Day – launched in New York City in 1882, legalized as federal holiday in 1894 – was a way to honor the overworked worki ...

8 years ago

Health

Toxic waste sites flooded in Texas; EPA not on scene

The Associated Press visited seven Superfund sites in and around Houston during the flooding. All had been inundated with water; some wer ...

8 years ago

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