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About 40 people gathered in Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza at a candlelight vigil remembering the attacks on the U.S. Capital a year later, on January 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphians gather in vigil on anniversary of insurrection to push for expanded voting rights

The rally in Philadelphia was one of about 150 around the country, organized by a coalition of national groups.

3 years ago

Darius Brown is sworn in as a Delaware State senator at Legislative Hall in Dover in January 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Delaware state senator acquitted of assault charges, still faces ethics inquiry

A Wilmington jury found Delaware State Sen. Darius Brown not guilty of assaulting a woman last year. Senate leaders still plan their own investigation.

3 years ago

In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet.
(Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

It's been called the Great Deplatforming.

3 years ago

Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Don’t discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection with students, a Bucks school district tells teachers

A Bucks County school district has instructed teachers not to “wade into” discussions with students about the insurrection “due to the current polarization.”

3 years ago

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent rioters storm the Capitol, in Washington. New details from the deadly riot of Jan. 6 are contained in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by the Associated Press and vetted by current and former government officials. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics & Policy

One year and six arrests later, Bucks County still debating its part in Jan. 6 insurrection

Politically moderate, relatively affluent, Philadelphia-bordering Bucks County had more arrests than any other county in the state, putting it top 10 nationally.

3 years ago

Listen 4:09
A winter storm delivers heavy snow to the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Health

Congress’ doctor wants ‘maximal telework’ amid virus surge

The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally
Courts & Law

Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed by N.Y. attorney general

New York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation.

3 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden waves from Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland on March 16, 2021, en route to visit a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps small businesses. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The top destination for Biden during his first year in office? Pennsylvania

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden holds a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his private residence in Wilmington, Delaware
Politics & Policy

Biden talks sanctions, Putin warns of rupture over Ukraine

The White House says Biden made clear that the U.S. and its allies "will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.”

3 years ago

A Ukrainian soldier, who goes by the nickname Chorny, walks in a trench on the front line on December 12, 2021 in Zolote, Ukraine.  (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden will speak by phone with Putin as Russia ramps up presence on Ukraine border

The White House said, "It will take a high level of engagement to address this and to try to find a path to de-escalation."

3 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., smiles from the podium as he speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 27, 2016. (Paul Sancya/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘The guy from Searchlight’: Former Senate leader Harry Reid is dead at 82

Born into poverty in Searchlight, Nev., the one-time amateur boxer served in Congress for 34 years — first in the House and, later, for three decades in the Senate.

3 years ago

First Lady Jill Biden displays a lantern made by a patient at Children's National Hospital as part of a winter craft project as she and President Joe Biden visit patients in Washington, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.
Politics & Policy

President Biden, first lady visit hospitalized kids on Christmas Eve

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are bringing Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren't well enough to go home for the holidays.

4 years ago

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Health

Sen. Chris Coons is now the latest member of Congress with COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Coons of Delaware says he’s experiencing “minimal symptoms” after testing positive for the coronavirus Wednesday night.

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package and has thrown Democrats into turmoil. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Joe Manchin says he is unable to support President Biden’s Build Back Better plan

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Education

Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes

Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.

4 years ago

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