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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Government
Immigration
New Jersey

South Jersey military base to temporarily hold immigrant detainees

New Jersey congressional Democrats are condemning the move, calling it “unacceptable and shameful.”

2 weeks ago

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters
National

Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

The letter bearing Trump’s name ends with, “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret,” according to the newspaper.

2 weeks ago

Kelly Drive in Philadelphia flooded
Environment
Law
National

Pa., Del. and N.J. sue Trump’s FEMA over end of grant program that helps states prevent flooding

The funding would have helped reduce flooding in Lewes, Delaware, and Philly neighborhoods, as well as strengthened a dam in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
Denisse Agurto, executive director of Unides Para Servir speaks
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Norristown immigrant community, allies shaken after ICE raid at supermarket

Residents shared their concerns about the latest in a slew of arrests in Norristown and surrounding areas.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:09
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters about Senate Republicans' efforts to claw back $1.1 billion of funding authority from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and about $8.3 billion from foreign aid programs targeted by DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Government
Law
Media
National
Politics
Taxes

Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs

Senators approve Trump-backed budget rollback, slashing foreign aid and public broadcasting funding; bill heads to the House by Friday.

2 weeks ago

Frank Pallone speaks
K-12
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. leaders demand release of federal education funds frozen by the Trump administration

The frozen funds represent 12.7% of total federal funding the state receives annually, which pays for a variety of school programs.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:08
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Senate Republicans
Media
National
Politics

U.S. Senate Republicans vote to claw back foreign aid and public media funding

The clawback, if passed by the U.S. House, would eliminate $9 billion in previously allocated foreign aid and federal funding for public broadcasting.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:12
Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks after a policy luncheon
Government
Media
National

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9B in spending cuts

A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to Trump's desk.

2 weeks ago

Josh Shapiro
Employment
K-12
Pennsylvania

Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration over withheld education funds as Supreme Court greenlights DOE layoffs

Here’s what you need to know about the federal battles over education funding playing out this week — and how they'll affect Philadelphia's and Pennsylvania's schools.

2 weeks ago

President Donald Trump speaks at the
Energy
Government
Pennsylvania

Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

Trump traveled to Pittsburgh at a summit helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick that included dozens of top executives.

2 weeks ago

Cash tips in a jar
Business
Philadelphia
Politics

What Trump’s no taxes on tips and overtime law means for Philly workers

Philadelphia workers already pay city wage taxes and state income taxes, but some can expect federal tax relief under a new law signed by President Donald Trump.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
Donald Trump speaks to reporters
Government
National
Politics

From tariffs to universities, Trump’s negotiating style is often less dealmaking and more coercion

As the president tightens his grip on independent institutions, such as the University of Pennsylvania, checks on his power are diminishing.

3 weeks ago

African American Cultural Collaborative CEO, Latarsha Burke
Business
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Some N.J. nonprofit leaders say they are not backing down from DEI initiatives, despite Trump’s dismantling policies

President Donald Trump’s administration has threatened to end federal contracts with companies that institute DEI policies and initiatives.

3 weeks ago

Donald Trump is carried by U.S. Secret Service agents in Butler following an assassination attempt
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

A year after Trump’s near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man

While largely the same brash Trump, they say he is more attentive and more grateful and speaks openly about how he believes he was saved by God.

3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump
National
Politics
Taxes

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU may adopt "proportionate countermeasures" if Trump moves ahead with the tariffs.

3 weeks ago

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