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The Choice 2020: Trump v. Biden

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘Never, never happened’

Biden's first public remarks on the allegation come at a critical moment as he tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of leaving denials to his campaign.

5 years ago

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
Politics & Policy

Both parties covet Jeff Van Drew’s South Jersey congressional seat

It seems like an eternity since U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew voted against impeachment and became a Republican, but the race for his seat will be expensive.

5 years ago

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In this March 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in Wilmington, Del. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Joe Biden picks vetting team as he searches for running mate

Biden, a former vice president himself, has committed to picking a woman and has told donors he wants to make his choice far ahead of the August Democratic convention.

5 years ago

Voter wears mask, gloves to vote in special election
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. counties struggle to find enough masks, gloves for in-person voting June 2

"Literally, ‘Pay me now and maybe you will get some stuff some time in the future,’ is where some vendors are starting," said one Berks County official.

5 years ago

A voter fills out a ballot at Cecelia Snyder Middle School in Bensalem during a special election to choose a new member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in March 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The state of local politics on what would have been Pa. and Del.’s primary date

WHYY’s Katie Meyer speaks with Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about local elections on what would have been the primary dates for Pa. and Del.

5 years ago

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Politics & Policy

AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic

The poll finds that 39% of Americans favor conducting all-mail elections, up from 19% in 2018. Another 40% are opposed.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Pelosi is latest high-profile Democrat to endorse Joe Biden

Pelosi's backing ratifies Biden’s contention that he is the party’s best chance to keep the House majority and regain Senate control from Republicans.

5 years ago

Andy Meehan is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District against incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick. In February, he found the Trump Store to be a great location to collect signatures for the ballot. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The pandemic campaign: An unexpected challenge, and a mixed blessing for Pa. political underdogs

People running for office during the pandemic are facing an unprecedented set of challenges. But underdogs in Pennsylvania note, the extra time to campaign is a boon.

5 years ago

FILE- In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shake hands on stage before the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Warren has endorsed Joe Biden, becoming the last of the former vice president’s major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics & Policy

Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday and became the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him

5 years ago

People wearing a protective face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus take photos with the Rocky statue outfitted with mock surgical face mask at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Mail-in, absentee ballot applications surge for Pa. June primary

The Department of State said 89,000 absentee ballot requests have already been processed, with the June 2 primary still seven weeks away.

5 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama, center, sitting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they listen to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talk about Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Obama endorses Biden, says former VP has ‘qualities we need’

That would give the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Reading, Pa. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Sanders is out of the presidential race, but Pa. supporters say they’ll carry on his mission

A small group of Pa. elected officials endorsed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Now that it’s over, they say they’re still committed to its goals.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally to save Hahnemann Hospital last year. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

The Vermont senator’s announcement makes Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November.

5 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly’s pandemic politics: Zoom town halls, coronavirus policies and comforting lonely people

Candidates are also pushing for mail-in voting ahead of the June 2 primary.

5 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election

Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.

5 years ago

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