Politics
After rambling speech, Pa. lawyer Bruce Castor panned for Trump impeachment performance
Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.
5 years ago
Timeline: What Trump told supporters for months before they attacked
In the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, the impeachment managers will seek to prove that his actions directly incited the insurrection.
5 years ago
Senate 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.
5 years ago
Republican Congressman Ron Wright of Texas dies after COVID-19 hospitalization
Wright, who was serving his second term in the House, marks the first member of Congress to die of the illness.
5 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.
5 years ago
More than a month later, it’s still Jan. 6 on Capitol Hill
The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most political discussions.
5 years ago
The next generation of American voters must learn to decipher fact from fiction
Olga Polites, a high school English teacher, makes the case for mandating media literacy in public schools.
5 years ago
Feds arrest, charge Pa. woman in pink hat during Capitol attack
Rachel Powell, 40, a mother of eight children, stopped short of confirming to The New Yorker magazine this week that she had bashed in a window.
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Philly Council passes resolution to give itself more power over development
City Council unanimously passed the measure to create a council-led Zoning Code Review Commission to help revise the regulations that govern land use.
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Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees
A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees.
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Trump will not testify in Senate impeachment trial, adviser says
The former president is accused of having incited a mob of his supporters on Jan. 6, leading to the insurrection at the Capitol.
5 years ago
John Legend, tech tycoons and aggrieved cops: Who’s funding the Philly DA race
While progressive donors and PACs came out for Krasner, police unions, former prosecutors and Sean Schellenger’s mother have supported Vega.
5 years ago
The post-Trump Republican Party
First, a look at the Congressional vote to strip controversial new member Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee appointments. Then, what's ahead for the post-Trump GOP?
Air Date: February 4, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Former U.S. Attorney McSwain tests waters for higher office at meetings with GOP leaders
Several sources said McSwain has met with Republican county committee members across the state in preparation for a bid for U.S. Senate or governor.
5 years ago
Charles Blow: a Black power manifesto
New York Times columnist Charles Blow on his book "The Devil You Know" and the path to Black political power.
Air Date: February 3, 2021 10:00 am
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