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Politics

Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28. (Matt McClain/Pool/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Democrats worry attorney general has an ‘October surprise’ in the making

This time around, Democrats said they're suspicious of Barr. They said he misrepresented findings of an earlier investigation, by Robert Mueller, to benefit Trump.

6 years ago

Icon for the smartphone app TikTok, which President Trump on Thursday took aim at through an executive order that prohibits transactions between U.S. citizens and TikTok's parent company in 45 days. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

TikTok to sue Trump administration over ban, as soon as Tuesday

Lawyers for video-sharing app TikTok are preparing a lawsuit that challenges President Trump's executive order banning the hugely popular service from the U.S.

6 years ago

Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children
Courts & Law

‘See you in court’: ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump

Since the day Trump took office, the ACLU has filed 237 lawsuits against the administration and about 160 other legal actions, including FOIA requests and ethics complaints.

6 years ago

Former Pennsylvania state Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Ex-state lawmaker Johnson-Harrell ordered to begin house-arrest sentence

Johnson-Harrell was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

6 years ago


The N.J. GOP sued to block a plan allowing the Murphy administration to borrow up to $9.9 billion in response to COVID-19-related revenue shortfalls. (Screenshot via Zoom)
Courts & Law

GOP lawsuit over N.J.’s $9.9B borrowing plan goes before state Supreme Court

The N.J. GOP sued to block a plan allowing the Murphy administration to borrow up to $9.9 billion in response to COVID-19-related revenue shortfalls.

6 years ago

Bird's eye view of Philadelphia, 1857
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The first census, a stubborn City Council and tossing the ‘horseshoe’: How Philly invented the common street address system

Ever wondered where those fractional house numbers come from?

6 years ago

Harrisburg
Health

Pa. pursuing huge cleaning plan for Capitol Complex after custodial worker tests positive for the coronavirus

Pa. will spend up to $5 million on a new contract to ramp up cleaning in the Capitol Complex after a state custodial worker in Harrisburg tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain holds up a muffin that has his catch-phrase 9-9-9 tax plan printed on it  before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Health

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19 at 74

Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks.

6 years ago

Defaulting renter with face mask receives letter giving notice of eviction from home on wooden table. (BackyardProductions/BigStock)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The coming unemployment and eviction crisis

The worst economic effects of the coronavirus might still be ahead. We'll talk about the realities of evictions and unemployment and the government response.

Air Date: July 30, 2020 10:00 am

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Tumar Alexander
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Kenney to appoint Tumar Alexander as Philly’s acting managing director

The Managing Director's office oversees public safety departments, streets, 311 and health and human services among other city services.

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a coronavirus relief proposal on Monday that did not include any provisions to extend legal deadlines for the national head count as the Census Bureau has requested. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Republicans signal they’re willing to cut census counting short

Because of COVID-19, the Census Bureau says it can no longer deliver 2020 census results by the current legal deadlines and need four-month extensions.

6 years ago

Emergency procedures have been put into place to allow state lawmakers to vote on bills remotely. (Dani Fresh for Keystone Crossroads)
Politics & Policy

Millions of paycheck protection dollars went to Pennsylvania lobbyists

PPP money isn’t supposed to go to businesses primarily engaged in lobbying. Pa. lobbyists who received the money say it’s only part of their business.

6 years ago

The Rev. Darryl Caldwell speaks as the casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., lies in repose during a service at Troy University in Troy, Ala., on Saturday.
NPR
Community

Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in ceremonies across Alabama

The late congressman was celebrated at “The Boy from Troy” memorial service in his Alabama hometown. “It’s up to us to keep his legacy alive,” his great-nephew told mourners.

6 years ago

In this aerial photo, sand fills the streets in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, along the central Jersey Shore. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

House bill that would eliminate Superstorm Sandy ‘clawbacks’ advances

Legislation pending in the U.S. House of Representatives would eliminate millions of dollars in “clawbacks” that some victims of Superstorm Sandy still struggle to afford.

6 years ago

Election day voters voting booth
Courts & Law

Former Philly congressman convicted in Abscam sting now charged with election fraud

Former U.S. Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers went to prison in the 1980s for accepting a bribe in the Abscam sting. Now he’s charged with election fraud.

6 years ago

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