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FILE: Katie Brennan, (left), then-chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, listens to a question as she testifies before the Select Oversight Committee at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Trenton, N.J.  (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Top Murphy staffer says he told transition team of rape claims in N.J. personnel probe

Katie Brennan testified earlier this month that she tried to tell top transition and administration officials about her sexual assault but was largely ignored.

7 years ago

President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. D.C., Tuesday. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Federal judge delays Michael Flynn sentencing in case of lying to Feds

A federal judge delayed sentencing national security adviser Michael Flynn Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his talks with Russia's ambassador.

7 years ago

Donald Trump during a January 2016 campaign event awarding a $100,000 check to a veterans charity in Sioux City, Iowa. Trump's use of his personal foundation during the campaign raised legal questions about the foundation's activities. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Trump Foundation to dissolve amid New York AG’s investigation

New York AG Barbara Underwood has announced that the Trump Foundation will dissolve. The foundation was established by Donald Trump well before he ran for president.

7 years ago

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Top Pa. lawmaker reiterates prediction that budget deficit will be manageable

York County Rep. Stan Saylor, who heads the pivotal House Appropriations Committee, noted that returns are stronger than expected, and the state's on track for a surplus.

7 years ago

Protesters picket outside the N.J. State House in Trenton minutes before legislators hold public hearings on a controversial redistricting plan. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Democratic leaders pull controversial redistricting plan ahead of vote

Critics said the bill would amount to little more than nonpartisan gerrymandering, diminishing the power of voters.

7 years ago

After months of gridlock, lawmakers have reached a deal on a bill overhauling how Congress handles sexual harassment claims. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
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Money

Congress to make members pay out of pocket for sexual harassment settlements

The deal comes after nearly a yearlong standoff between the House and the Senate over member liability and other issues in the bill.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has asked Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for a thorough review of the environmental impact of renewed mining at the Rockhill Quarry in Upper Bucks County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Asbestos discovery at Upper Bucks quarry halts operations

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, applauding the state government for ceasing operations at the site and asking for a “more thorough environmental review."

7 years ago

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Michael Cohen, (right), President Donald Trump's former lawyer, arrives at federal court for his sentencing for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Judge gives ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison

"Somewhere along the way Mr. Cohen appears to have lost his moral compass," the judge said. "As a lawyer, Mr. Cohen should have known better."

7 years ago

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Money

Will ‘big soda’ be a player in Philly’s 2019 elections?

The beverage industry could put money into Philadelphia City Council or mayoral candidates next year

7 years ago

State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown D-Philadelphia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. state lawmaker convicted of bribery resigns ‘under protest’

Lowery Brown, 52, was convicted by a jury in October of bribery, conflict of interest and failure to properly file a financial disclosure report.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf, flanked by outgoing budget secretary Randy Albright and his replacement, Jen Swails. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
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Pa. lawmakers offers positive budget update, but opinions differ on what’s ahead

The Independent Fiscal Office has projected between a $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion deficit next year.

7 years ago

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Jared Kushner & the Saudis

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7 years ago

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Say goodbye to the 30th Street Station flip board; Jared Kushner & the Saudis

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Lately, Trevor Paglen has been designing satellites that serve a purely aesthetic function — that is, without military or communications purposes. This draft is the
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Arts & Entertainment

The man making art from government surveillance

He published his dissertation research as a book called Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World.

7 years ago

Court documents released Friday suggest that both former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (left) and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen could end up in prison. (AP)
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Courts & Law

What you need to know about the new Manafort and Cohen court documents

There is no allegation that either Cohen or Manafort conspired with the Russians who were waging that attack on the 2016 election.

7 years ago

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