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Pennsylvania
Due Diligence: Can J.D. Vance’s “made in America” story help convince Pa. voters?
Republican Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance is looking to use his background growing up in a lower-income family in Ohio to court Pennsylvania voters.
5 hours ago
“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn and WHYY News politics reporter Carmen Russell-Sluchansky look back on the RNC, and where the Biden-Trump race goes from here.
11 hours ago
Listen 6:51Pennsylvania Turnpike warns of new scam soliciting fraudulent fees
Scammers targeting the Philadelphia region are claiming to be the “Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Services” and are looking for money.
17 hours ago
Biden won Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in the 2020 elections over former President Donald Trump.
1 day ago
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office said it “will not entertain any requests for a taxpayer bailout of a for-profit company.”
1 day ago
Listen 1:01This year’s budget overturns local bans on rodeos. No Pa. lawmaker will take credit
The provision was quietly included in a budget-enabling code bill and appears to target Pittsburgh.
1 day ago
Pa. mail ballot envelopes will now be printed with the full year filled out
The new directive from Pennsylvania’s top election agency is aimed at eliminating a fairly common voter error.
1 day ago
What do you think of Donald Trump’s VP pick JD Vance?
The 2024 Republican presidential ticket is officially set: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. But who is Trump’s running mate, and what does he stand for?
Air Date: July 18, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:33J.D. Vance sweet-talks rural Pennsylvania voters at the RNC
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY News’ political reporter, joined “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn to give voters a recap of day 3 of the RNC.
1 day ago
Listen 5:48Leaders of the hospital nurses’ union say more than 20 registered nurses in ICU and surgical units have been laid off as of this week.
2 days ago
Listen 1:16Hundreds attend vigil for Corey Comperatore, former fire chief killed at Trump rally in Pa.
The 50-year-old, who worked as a project engineer, Army reservist and volunteer firefighter, died Saturday during an attempt to kill Trump at his rally in Butler, Pa.
2 days ago
Multiple failures, multiple investigations: Unraveling the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
It's becoming increasingly clear this was a complicated failure involving multiple missteps and at least nine different local, county and federal law enforcement divisions.
2 days ago
Pennsylvania Democrats just lost the House majority, yet remain in control. Here’s how
Reps. Donna Bullock and Stephen Kinsey, D-Philadelphia, are leaving the statehouse, changing the makeup to 100 Democrats and 101 Republicans.
2 days ago
‘Of all the places’: Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt
Butler is home to some 13,000 people. It's rural. It's neighborly. And it's Trump country.
2 days ago
Did you entertain conspiracy theories after the Trump assassination attempt?
Since the attempted assassination of former President Trump, conspiracy theories have been circulating about what happened. Why do we fall victim to this outlandish thinking?
Air Date: July 17, 2024 12:00 pm
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