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Camden County N.J. election officials demonstrate mail-in voting
Delaware
Elections
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Del., N.J. among states suing to block Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution

The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago.

5 months ago

Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick announcing new tariffs
Economy
Government Accountability
International

What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets

For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s. On Wednesday, Trump detonated that arrangement.

5 months ago

Laura Loomer walking past Donald Trump
Government Accountability
Military

Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they’re not loyal

Trump was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his agenda, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

5 months ago

A flag bearing Temple University's logo flies at half-staff.
Higher Education
Immigration
Philadelphia
6abc

Temple student’s visa revoked at discretion of U.S. secretary of state, university says

"The allegations supporting the revocation are unknown at this time," said President John Fry in a letter, adding that the student has chosen to return home.

5 months ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Delaware
Government
Health Care

Delaware lawmakers scrap Legislative Hall expansion plan after state hit with $38 million in federal health care cuts

The state will direct the $50 million it planned to spend in fiscal year 2026 on expanding Legislative Hall to counter losses in federal funding.

5 months ago

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A masked federal employee protesting
Employment
Law
National

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and D.C.

New Jersey, 18 other states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's mass dismissals at more than a dozen agencies across the country.

5 months ago

Elon Musk speaks
Government
National

Musk could be leaving D.C. after turbulent times at the president’s DOGE

Trump and Musk have both hinted that DOGE's work will end soon. But that was before Tuesday, when Wisconsin voters rejected Musk's pick for a state Supreme Court candidate.

5 months ago

Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Branch, 1901 Vine St.
Community Events
Employment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Free Library of Philadelphia wants to help federal workers hit by DOGE cuts

The Federal Employee Transition Workshop will provide career tips and résumé help to laid-off workers and those facing potential job loss.

5 months ago

Trump raising his first at a press conference
Business
Economy
Government Accountability
International

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.

5 months ago

Cory Booker speaking at a podium
Government
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey’s U.S. Sen. Cory Booker sets a record, makes a marathon speech objecting to several Trump administration policies

Sen. Booker got help from fellow Democrats during his marathon, anti-Trump speech, the longest Senate speech in history.

5 months ago

Listen 1:04
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks
Delaware
Health Care
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware join lawsuit against HHS federal cuts to health departments and programs

A lawsuit led by Democratic state attorneys general and governors seeks to stop the Trump administration from cutting grant money to local health programs.

5 months ago

Listen 1:03
Princeton University
Government Accountability
Higher Education
New Jersey

Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

The university received notifications this week that grants were being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department.

5 months ago

Donald Trump looks on
Criminal Justice
National
Politics

Trump’s 3rd Circuit: President has power to remake Philly region’s highest federal court

With two vacancies, the 3rd Circuit, a highly influential and powerful court, is evenly split between Democrat- and Republican-appointed judges.

5 months ago

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The Department of Health and Human Services building
Behavioral Health
Government
Government Accountability
Health Care
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Health

Pennsylvania and New Jersey leaders warn that DOGE cuts to health agencies could limit care and services

Federal agencies notified state, city and local health departments last week of immediate cuts to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services grants.

5 months ago

Listen 1:19
People protest a Tesla car dealership in Chester County
Government
National
Pennsylvania
Politics
Protests
Public Spaces

Chester County protesters join global demonstration against Tesla CEO Elon Musk

The growing movement targeting Musk’s company comes amid a rise in vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

5 months ago

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