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Deb Haaland poses for a portrait Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in a Nob Hill Neighborhood in Albuquerque, N.M. Haaland is one of two Native American women who marked historic congressional victories as a record number of women were elected to the U.S. House following an election cycle that also saw a significant boost in Native American female candidates at the state and local level. (AP Photo/Juan Labreche)
NPR
Politics & Policy

In historic move, Biden to pick Native American Rep. Haaland as Interior Secretary

Rep. Deb Haaland would be the country's first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks on public lands.

4 years ago

On Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., released testimony that Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She released the material without coordinating with committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Is America a “gerontocracy?”

The U.S. government is significantly older than the American population. Why? And does this affect governing and policy?

Air Date: December 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
Stuart Jeff Rabner, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, swears in electors of state Electoral College.
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Problems with signatures, envelopes top reasons NJ ballots rejected

Activists are planning a push to improve laws regarding the "cure" process for ballot challenges.

5 years ago

More than 3.1 million people in Pennsylvania applied to vote by mail in November, and the state’s 67 counties processed every request, according to the Department of State. (Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Mailed ballots, tight deadlines caused a crunch for Pa. elections officials. Now, comes the reckoning

Voters could request a mail ballot just seven days before the Nov. 3 election, making it difficult for county offices to send them out and receive them back by the deadline.

5 years ago

Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates

Still, at least two Republican lawmakers said Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 diagnosis was proof masks and other mitigation efforts don’t work.

5 years ago

Elector Marla Blunt-Carter sits in front of a mic while wearing a mask
Politics & Policy

Delaware electors beam with pride as they cast votes for Joe Biden

Even though the ballots signed Monday don’t play a deciding role in the outcome of the election, they are a point of pride for the three electors and voters in the state.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral college votes for Biden

Pennsylvania’s 20 electors have cast their votes for Joe Biden. This was expected — though some Republicans still want to circumvent the result.

5 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza,
Politics & Policy

Multiple people stabbed after pro-Trump demonstrations in D.C.

The gatherings of mostly unmasked Trump loyalists were intended as a show of force just two days before the Electoral College meets to formally elect Biden as president.

5 years ago

President Trump saw the effort to overturn last month's election all but snuffed out Friday night by the Supreme Court.
NPR
Courts & Law

After Supreme Court defeat, Trump’s backers in Congress are quiet on what comes next

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his allies has been subdued.

5 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law

Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election

The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym.
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly City Council passes bill to ensure jobs for laid-off hospitality workers

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday giving laid-off hospitality workers first dibs on returning to jobs they lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

New Jersey GOP chairman Doug Steinhardt speaks to an audience
Politics & Policy

N.J. GOP chairman Steinhardt running for governor in 2021: Report

Steinhardt has been a vocal critic of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, especially over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

David Xol of Guatemala hugs his son Byron
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump’s hardline immigration legacy and the efforts to reverse it

First we speak with the lawyer suing Trump on behalf of separated families. Then; immigration Trump's final push to reduce immigration. Also, Biden's immigration plan.

Air Date: December 10, 2020

Listen 0:00
The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy

Some Pa. Dems want maskless House GOP lawmakers sworn in last

At least nine state representatives and three state senators have contracted COVID-19 this year, two Democrats, nine Republicans and state Sen. John Yudichak, an independent.

5 years ago

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