Elections 2024
Judge orders Bucks County to extend mail ballot deadline following Trump legal challenge
Bucks County voters can now request mail ballots and access on-demand mail voting at the county’s three voter services offices until close of business Friday.
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Listen 1:17McCormick led ‘toxic’ work environment, according to former hedge fund coworkers
In interviews with WHYY News, former employees at Bridgewater Associates say that David McCormick presided over a “toxic” work environment where sexual harassment was common.
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‘No somos ninguna basura’: Philly-area Puerto Ricans react to ‘racist’ joke at Trump rally
Philly Puerto Ricans on both sides of the political spectrum condemned a comedian’s remarks — and said it could have an impact at the polls.
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Listen 1:08‘We need our library’: Nicetown-Tioga branch reopens after 6-month closure due to earthquake damage
After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How often have Harris and Trump visited Philly and its suburbs this fall?
Candidate visits are up in the region compared to four years ago.
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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.
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Listen 1:43Gwen 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.
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Listen 1:22Judge 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.
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Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
With just a week to go before Election Day, conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting across the U.S. have been resurgent, especially in the commonwealth.
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Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on Trump
Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she’ll work to improve their lives while Donald Trump is in it for himself as she delivers her campaign’s closing argument Tuesday.
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Due Diligence: Celebrities flood into Philly as race for president goes into final stretch
Most of the actors and other performers making appearances in the Philadelphia area were here for Harris. Data suggest they may make a difference.
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Listen 5:43Candidates’ supporters seek Pennsylvania’s Catholic voters, whose votes may be crucial
Catholics Vote Common Good recently put up billboards around Pittsburgh and Erie, urging Catholics to consider the “common good," not just the single issue of abortion.
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