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Politics

Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Trump will surrender in Manhattan on Tuesday to face criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
NPR
Courts & Law

What Trump’s arraignment means for his 2024 election bid

Fresh off a historic arraignment, former President Donald Trump is still very much running to regain office in 2024. This is the lay of the land for the weeks and months ahead

3 years ago

Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy signs overhaul of campaign finance laws in New Jersey

Opponents claim the new regulations worsen election fairness by doubling current campaign contribution limits and threatening local pay-to-play laws.

3 years ago

Anti-Trump supporters face off against Trump supporters from a separate pen at a protest held in Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York
Courts & Law

Trump’s surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

Hundreds of onlookers, protesters, journalists and a few politicians swarmed into a small park across the street from the courthouse on Tuesday.

3 years ago

Closeup of Donald Trump's face
Courts & Law

Every aspect of Trump indictment process will break new ground, Temple law expert says

The process will likely be lengthy and require special procedures for the first-of-its-kind prosecution of a former president.

3 years ago

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Health

‘Can’t get blood from a stone’: Delaware bill would restrict medical debt collections

The legislation would forbid hospitals and other large facilities — plus third-party debt collectors — from charging interest and other fees.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones gestures as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

Philly Council renews call for state to give city lawmakers the ability to implement stricter gun laws

Councilmember Curtis Jones, who introduced the measure, said he would settle for even temporary regulations to restrict guns in the city.

3 years ago

Fetterman walks in the Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Fetterman leaves Walter Reed with depression ‘in remission’

Pa. Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression.

3 years ago

A view of the State Capitol and
Politics & Policy

Contentious Election Transparency Act heads to New Jersey Gov. Murphy’s desk

The legislation requires so-called “dark money groups” to disclose campaign donations exceeding $7,500.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidates are seated in a row in chairs on a stage.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly mayoral candidates say more help is on the way for the arts

Cultural organizations within the city want the next mayor to provide additional funds for the arts and help the industry further integrate into the city’s commerce.

3 years ago

Listen 1:04
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
Courts & Law

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender next week

The charges center on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, Saturday, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach
Courts & Law

AP sources: No more action from Trump grand jury this week

They returned to Trump on Monday, but only for a short time to hear from one witness.

4 years ago

A group of people supporting legalization of marijuana are gathered in the Delaware State Capitol.
Politics & Policy

Delaware Senate approves marijuana legalization and regulation; all eyes now on staunch foe Gov. Carney

The governor vetoed the legalization measure last year and House members could not override his action last year. The governor won’t say what he’ll do now.

4 years ago

Listen 1:29
Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020.
NPR
Courts & Law

Fired Fox News producer says she’d testify against the network in $1.6 billion suit

A producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.

4 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Public records request reveals controversial emails sent by New Jersey election law commission director

Some of the emails obtained by WHYY News appear to commend someone who spoke out against Black Lives Matter signs at their school.

4 years ago

Side-by-side photos of Ethan Mollick. One is a deep fake and one is real, even though both look nearly identical.
NPR
Science

It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that’s only the start

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick is part of a growing chorus of people worried that this proliferation of what's known as "generative AI" will supercharge propaganda.

4 years ago

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