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Politics

A mail-in official ballot
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database

Counties in Philly’s suburbs are being asked to reject some mail-in ballot applications in what the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania said are illegal challenges.

2 years ago

Donald Trump arrives
Politics & Policy

Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’

He was joined Tuesday night at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, by Puerto Rico's shadow U.S. senator, who defended him.

2 years ago

Kamala Harris speaks
Politics & Policy

Harris promises to ‘put country above party and above self’ in closing argument against Trump

The vice president is delivering the speech Tuesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection.

2 years ago

side-by-side photos of Republican Chris Smith, Democrat Matt Jenkins, Libertarian John Morrison and the Green Party's Barry Bendar
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: What to know about New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District candidates

The race for New Jersey's 4th District is heating up, with Republican incumbent Chris Smith and Democrat Matt Jenkins facing off again.

2 years ago

Listen 1:43
Gwen Walz at a campaign event
Education

Gwen Walz advocates for education in interview with WHYY News

Gwen Walz fired back at Donald Trump, saying he would hurt education by dismantling the Department of Education, and discussed the importance of federal funds for education.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
The exterior of the federal courthouse in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Judge tosses GOP congressmen’s lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s overseas and military votes

On Tuesday, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit by six Republican members of Congress over how to count votes from military members and others who cast ballots from overseas.

2 years ago

People watching the presidential debate on a large screen
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania swamped with Trump, Harris ads. Do they work?

We’ve been inundated with political ads ... enough to make you yearn for a fast-food jingle or two. Which ads work and which ones are just annoying?

Air Date: October 29, 2024 12:00 pm

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Shanice and T.J. Wilkins
Arts & Entertainment

As 2024 presidential race looms, the Obama musical ‘44’ goes back to 2008

A musical satire about the Obama administration, “44” comes to Philadelphia to be at the election’s inflection point.

2 years ago

Listen 1:49
Colette White knocking on someone's door
Health

Philly canvassers urge voters to consider health issues like HIV prevention, abortion access and insurance at the polls

Volunteers with the Positive Women’s Network, Pennsylvania chapter are urging support for HIV prevention, reproductive health care and addiction programs.

2 years ago

wind turbines
Science

How a Trump victory could stall offshore wind expansion

Trump said he would stop offshore wind on “day one” should he win the election. The wind industry worries about delays to permits and proponents worry about jobs.

2 years ago

Listen 5:56
a canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The requested emergency order, concerning provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail ballots were rejected for not following technical procedures, could affect thousands.

2 years ago

Joe Biden votes early
Politics & Policy

Early voting in Delaware shatters records as tens of thousands wait in line to cast their ballots

This is the first presidential election in which Delawareans can vote early. Lawmakers approved the law in 2019.

2 years ago

Listen 0:56
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign

Millions of voters are casting early ballots ahead of the general election on November 5. Here's what we're watching this week.

2 years ago

Voting advertisement
Politics & Policy

Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania

The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections.

2 years ago

Video boards outside Madison Square Garden say PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 2024
Politics & Policy

Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

The former president's New York City rally is one of a series of detours Trump has made from swing states as his campaign tries to court a national audience.

2 years ago

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