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Politics

It’s signed… now what?

August 19, 2022

Now that the Inflation Reduction Act has been passed and signed into law, what does it mean for Philadelphians in general, and the Black community in particular? ABOVE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), surrounded by other House Democrats, signs the Inflation Reduction Act after it passed the House 220-207 at the U.S. Capitol Aug….

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Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?

August 12, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Valeri Langston is seen at a rally for Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes at John Marshall High School Friday, July 15, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) By Harm Venhuizen ASSOCIATED PRESS  MILWAUKEE — Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin are hoping that their support…

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Mar-a-Lago search just part of one of several Trump probes

August 12, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Secret Service agents stand near one of the entrances to Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. (Andres Leiva/The Palm Beach Post…

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Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home

August 11, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The U.S. Justice Department announced civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting contributed…

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Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada

July 28, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Pope Francis kisses the hand of residential school survivor Elder Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation as Chief Greg Desjarlais left looks on as he arrives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Sunday, July 24, 2022. His visit to Canada is aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s role…

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Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby defeated in primary

July 22, 2022

By BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Marilyn Mosby, a high-profile prosecutor who aligned herself with criminal justice reformers but ended up with legal problems of her own, has lost the Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney to Ivan Bates, a defense attorney. Baltimore is heavily Democratic, and there is no Republican candidate in the…

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Senators propose changes to electors law after Capitol riot

July 22, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, the Republican side, right, in the House chamber is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November’s election, at the Capitol…

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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’

July 22, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Somerset, Mass., to deliver remarks on the climate, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19…

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Choose your reality: Trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise

July 15, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: Rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. As public trust in democratic institutions declines, conspiracy theories are filling the void. In some cases, that’s leading believers to doubt even their own allies. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) By David Klepper ASSOCIATED PRESS  Daniel…

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Cheney: Trump attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness

July 15, 2022

ABOVE PHOTO: A text message appears on a screen during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing to present previously unseen material and hear witness testimony in Cannon Building, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Appearing from left are, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., counsel,…

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