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Candace Cabanas (R), left, and Jim Prokopiak (D), right
Politics & Policy

Another special election: Jim Prokopiak, Candace Cabanas contend for Pa. 140th state House seat in Bucks County

For the fourth time in less than a year, there’s another election in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

1 year ago

Biden speaks at a podium
NPR
Politics & Policy

What you need to know about the Biden classified documents report and the fallout

President Biden will not face charges after a year-long investigation into his handling of classified material, but he did not escape criticism.

1 year ago

Donald Trump close-up
Courts & Law

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again

The justices' questions challenged the notion that a state court can order a presidential contender off the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks at the podium
Politics & Policy

Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’

The report described the 81-year-old Democrat's memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” “faulty,” “poor" and having “significant limitations.”

1 year ago

Trump speaks at a podium lined with U.S. flags on Jan. 6.
Courts & Law

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in Supreme Court case. Here’s what to know

Many legal observers expect the court will reverse the Colorado ruling rather than remove the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination from the ballot.

1 year ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro greeting people in the Capitol building
Health

In budget address, Gov. Shapiro proposes $4 million to erase medical debt for thousands of Pennsylvanians

State officials said an estimated 1 million Pennsylvanians hold some amount of medical debt, and many are subjected to debt collectors.

1 year ago

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Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
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Gov. Shapiro renews Pennsylvania marijuana push

“It’s time to catch up,” he told lawmakers in Tuesday’s budget address.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Haley appeared in a comedy sketch set at a fake "CNN Town Hall."

2 years ago

Nayib Bukele speaks at a podium
NPR
Politics & Policy

El Salvador is poised to reelect its popular but authoritarian president

El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is widely expected to be reelected in a landslide.

2 years ago

Close-up of Gov. Shapiro speaking
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s governor to push for millions in funds for economic development in budget

Shapiro has been eyeing such a strategy since last year, when he told legislators during his inaugural budget address that he was “sick and tired of losing to other states.”

2 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on Capitol Hill in November 2023. Alex Brandon/AP
NPR
Politics & Policy

House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas

Republicans contend Mayorkas' "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" on immigration amounts to "high crimes and misdemeanors."

2 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He’s made it his slogan, profanity and all

The phrase has become the governing philosophy of the rising star in the Democratic Party.

2 years ago

Voting stickers
Courts & Law

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration

The lawsuit is expected to be one of many to litigate voting and election rules in a battleground state that is critical to 2024’s presidential contest.

2 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

New Jersey already protects abortion rights. Now Democrats want to cover out-of-pocket costs, too

New Jersey's Democratic-led state government is considering legislation that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortion.

2 years ago

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson poses while taking a selfie
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Ask Me Anything: Philly councilmember takes to Reddit after first council session wraps

Katherine Gilmore Richardson answered a variety of questions from users in the online forum.

2 years ago

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