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Recent laws ban the sale of assault-style weapons, limit ammunition magazines to 17 rounds, and require a permit to purchase a handgun.
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Listen 2:05Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump’s inauguration events
Other inauguration ceremony performers will include two of the president-elect’s musical favorites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
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A new paid parental leave policy will go into effect for tens of thousands of state workers, and Murphy called for reformed zoning laws to make it easier to build housing.
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Listen 1:19Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary pick, grilled at contentious Senate hearing
Hegseth, 44, served in the infantry and was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. He was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman Badge.
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Patrick Dugan previously ran unsuccessfully for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2023.
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Listen 1:20New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office
Gov. Phil Murphy said during his State of the State address that New Jersey will stockpile mifepristone “so every woman can access this crucial form of reproductive care.”
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Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against Trump was enough to convict him
The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.
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The African American Chamber of Commerce, Philly's NAACP president and other groups and civic leaders supported the Center City project as an economic win for Black residents.
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Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction
Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges. When he was charged in fall 2023.
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Fetterman was first elected in 2022 as an irreverent and unconventional progressive hero who has been unafraid to be an outsider to his party in the past.
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Delaware volunteers honor President Carter’s legacy at Habitat for Humanity build site in Wilmington
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer joined volunteers paying tribute to Carter’s housing initiatives with hands-on service.
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Listen 1:21Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
The department plans to release Jack Smith’s findings on Trump’s efforts to undo 2020's election results but will keep under wraps findings on hoarding classified documents.
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A record 24 million people now get Obamacare health plans. Will it last under Trump?
According to the latest report from the U.S. Census, 92% of Americans have health insurance.
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Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her
Dr. Rachel Levine is the highest-ranking, out transgender person ever to serve in the federal government.
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No Jan. 6 disruptions expected as Trump’s win boosts Republicans’ faith in elections — for now
Four years ago, then-President Trump urged his supporters and his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Biden's victory. No such drama is expected Monday.
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