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Politics

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to participate in a town hall with moderator ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

At Constitution Center, Biden addresses COVID, Supreme Court and ‘94 crime bill

Biden’s town hall in Philadelphia will be moderated by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. President Trump is participating in his own, separate town hall in Miami, hosted by NBC.

6 years ago

Sen. Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Biden campaign finds 3rd virus link; Harris suspends travel

Harris was scheduled to travel Thursday to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.

6 years ago

Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, in front of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

GOP pushes Barrett’s nomination ahead, Dems decry ‘sham’

Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged.

6 years ago

Stephanie Reid places a doorhanger about the census on a resident's house
Community

With hours until portal closes, Philly census advocates make one final push for an accurate count

Census advocates in the city woke up Wednesday morning ready to begin a final two-day push to boost Philly’s 56% response rate, which is down six points from a decade ago.

6 years ago

Processed mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Accidental email told Montco voters their ballots were in the mail when they weren’t

County and state officials say an accidental email told voters ballots were on their way weeks too early.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Barron Trump right, stands with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms

The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions

Senators are digging deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election.

6 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the University of Akron as NBA star LeBron James listens
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

Obama's When We All Vote and James' More Than A Vote are teaming to provide transportation, food, music, PPE and other support at at early voting sites around the country.

6 years ago

Supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.
NPR
Courts & Law

Protesters flock to Supreme Court, Capitol Hill for Amy Coney Barrett hearings

U.S. Capitol Police say 21 people were arrested and charged with "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," and one person was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct.

6 years ago

Dozens of Trump supporters packed into a cramped conference room to hear Rudy Giuliani's Columbus Day remarks in Philadelphia. (Katie Meyer / WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Giuliani rallies Italians for Trump in cramped Philly conference room

Rudy Giuliani swung through Philly Monday to stump for Trump — and Christopher Columbus — in a cramped, indoor event.

6 years ago

President Trump participates in the first presidential debate
Politics & Policy

Resuming campaign travel, Trump to return to Pennsylvania

Trump was resuming campaign travel Monday after he was hospitalized and then quarantined at the White House following his positive test.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Courts & Law

Health care is focus as Barrett Supreme Court hearing opens

Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump's pick.

6 years ago

Free Library of Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Pa. libraries launch ‘Hear Me Out’ to heal the state through civic dialogue

An effort to foster dialogues between people in different parts of Pennsylvania attempts to find common ground in a divided state.

6 years ago

The latest ad analytics show that President Trump is spending in Ohio and Iowa, two places where Trump should be favored.
NPR
Money

Biden has the advantage on the airwaves with weeks to go in campaign

The Trump campaign is set to run about $11 million in ads in two Midwestern states he won in 2016. But 6 states continue to dominate the airwaves, with Florida and Pa. on top.

6 years ago

In this June 9, 2020, file photo ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Courts & Law

No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith

The nomination poses a politically risky test for lawmakers as they try to probe Barrett's views on issues of abortion, health care access and gay marriage.

6 years ago

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