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Politics

A motorcade with President-elect Joe Biden aboard arrives at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists to see a doctor
Politics & Policy

Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

Biden was playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo an American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Courts & Law

High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom

Experts say other issues loom large for the 2020 census as it heads into unchartered territory over deadlines, data quality and politics.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo students at Phoenix College gather to fill out voter registration forms on National Voter Registration Day on campus, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Community

To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022

Although Latinos likely helped propel Biden to the presidency, it was a lesson in the limits of the party’s grip on an increasingly diverse segment of voters.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his 2021 budget address
Money

With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid

In some cases, elected officials are spending the last of a federal relief package passed in the spring as an end-of-year deadline approaches.

5 years ago

Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania certifies election results, making Biden’s victory official

In Pennsylvania’s final tally, Joe Biden received 3,458,229 votes — an advantage of more than 80,000 over President Donald Trump.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a virtual meeting with the United States Conference of Mayors at The Queen theater Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
NPR
Politics & Policy

President-elect Biden to begin formal transition process after agency OK

President-elect Joe Biden can finally begin his transition to power.

5 years ago

John Hansberry operates an extractor at Philadelphia's ballot counting center
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Philly region certifies election results as Trump legal challenges continue to falter

Most Pa. counties are expected to meet the Nov. 23 deadline for certification, but a few are running behind. State expects to officially announce Biden victory this week.

5 years ago

Democrat Sarah McBride is the first transgender person to be elected to Delaware's General Assembly. (Courtesy of Friends of Sarah McBride)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s new class of LGBTQ representatives

The DE legislature will swear in 3 members of the LGBTQ community. Queer Delawareans say that representation is important for protecting increasingly-threatened rights.

Air Date: November 23, 2020

Listen 13:40
Secretary of State John Kerry
Politics & Policy

Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry

John Kerry will lead the incoming administration’s effort to combat climate change. Biden also plans to nominate Antony Blinken as his secretary of state.

5 years ago

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the electoral college map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center
Politics & Policy
WITF

Some counties will miss Pennsylvania’s election results certification deadline

Delays shouldn’t affect statewide certification, experts say.

5 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Politics & Policy

Trump appeals rejection of effort to block Pennsylvania vote

President Donald Trump's appeal comes a day after a federal judge issued a scathing order shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots.

5 years ago

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania.
Politics & Policy

Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann compared the campaign's legal arguments to “Frankenstein's Monster,” concluding that Trump's team offered only “speculative accusations."

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Courts & Law

Pa. GOP wins court order on mail ballots in state Senate contest

The decision could swing the neck-and-neck contest toward GOP challenger Nicole Ziccarelli.

5 years ago

Philadelphia’s Olney and Logan neighborhoods had more votes for President Trump than in 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Trump’s gains in North Philly show Latino voters are not a ‘gimme’ for Democrats

Voting data show Trump’s message resonated more broadly than is often recognized, particularly in a city where Democrats hold an overwhelming advantage.

5 years ago

Listen 3:36
Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference
Courts & Law

Trump’s election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors

“The sloppiness just serves to underscore the lack of seriousness with which these claims are being brought."

5 years ago

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