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House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
Montco officials unveil new efforts to provide election security
Officials in Montgomery County have unveiled new tools that, they said, they hope to use to ensure the upcoming election is “fair and safe.” According to a statement from the office of Dist...
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, wife indicted for child abuse of teen daughter
WHAT TO KNOW Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beat...
Rutgers president explains why he plans to leave top job at NJ's flagship university
WHAT TO KNOW Jonathan Holloway became the first Black president of Rutgers University when he took office in the summer of 2020. He said Tuesday that he will leave office when the academic year...
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Harris pledges to ‘earn the vote' of Black men, as Trump makes gains
Vice President Kamala Harris laid out how her economic policy proposals could boost opportunities for young Black men in an interview panel with NABJ journalists. Her message outlined an economy...
‘A crying shame': Harris rips Trump's remarks about Springfield
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday ripped Donald Trump’s repeated bashing of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, saying the former president was “spewing lies grounded in trope...
Trump and Harris hit battleground states as Sunday's attack continues to roil the race
Presidential election campaigning revs back up Tuesday, with Donald Trump heading to Michigan and Vice President Kamala Harris answering questions at a forum for Black journalists in Pennsylvania...
Democrats run unopposed to fill 2 Pa. House vacancies in Philadelphia
WHAT TO KNOW Philadelphia voters are filling two vacant seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In both cases the Democratic candidates are the only ones on the ballot. Tuesday’s ...
Biden talks HBCU funding, apparent assassination attempt on Trump, while in Philly
President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in additional funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) while speaking in Philadelphia on Monday. Biden announced addit...
Pa. court rejects Cornel West's bid to get on ballot, clears way for mail voting
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot for the November election in the battl...
Days of prep and one final warning: How Kamala Harris got ready for the debate in Philly
It was almost time for the presidential debate, but Kamala Harris’ staff thought there was one more thing she needed to know. So less than an hour before the vice president left her Philadelphi...
McCormick's hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pa. Senate race
Before he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street. He was the CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, a world-traveled executive who was sought a...
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that coul...
Bill would ban sports betting ads during games, forbid bets on college athletes
WHAT TO KNOW A federal bill has been proposed to ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes. Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko of New York and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of...
Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it. ‘Sprint to the middle' or climate betrayal?
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
Trump campaigns in Western states as Harris focuses on critical Pennsylvania
WHAT TO KNOW Former President Donald Trump will be campaigning in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest battleground prizes, Pennsyl...
Smartmatic's defamation suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
Congress to get increased security for election certification on Jan. 6
In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021 , the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a nati...
Now you can not only vote in US Congressional elections, but bet on them, too
People began betting on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections within minutes of a judge’s ruling Thursday allowing the bets — the only ones to be lega...
Biden to host ‘Quad' leaders from Australia, India, Japan in Delaware
WHAT TO KNOW President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his le...
Debate was ‘eye opener' in suburban Philadelphia and Kamala Harris got closer look
WHAT TO KNOW In suburban Philadelphia’s Bucks County, a critical area in a vital state, the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is producing hard thinking about what to...
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Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections
WHAT TO KNOW Amid the explosion of legal gambling in the U.S., some things have remained off-limits, including betting on the outcome of U.S. elections. But that could be about to change. A fed...
Fact-checking the presidential debate between Trump and Harris
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
Harris, Trump detail their starkly different visions in a tense, high-stakes debate in Philly
WHAT TO KNOW Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first and possibly the last time. The Democratic vice president opened Tuesday night’s debate at Phila...
NJ Democrat George Helmy sworn in as replacement for Bob Menendez in US Senate
New Jersey has a new U.S. senator after the August resignation of Democrat Bob Menendez . Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat and former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was sworn in on...
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Delaware Democrats back Sarah McBride's bid to become first openly transgender person in US Congress
Delaware in November could elect the first openly transgender member of Congress and the state’s first Black U.S. senator. On Tuesday, voters in the Blue Hen State were deciding their fall no...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2024/delaware-2024-primary-election/3964691/
The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for...
Philly officials promise ‘bigger,' ‘better' protections for upcoming presidential election
In a gathering at the National Constitution Center — where Republican and former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, will face off in a debate on Tuesday — P...
What voters want to hear from Harris, Trump during presidential debate in Philly
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to face off at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for the presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 10. In the lat...
When is the 2024 presidential debate? How to watch the Trump, Harris debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will square off at Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. After a disastrous performance in the first gene...
Little debate that Pa. is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly showdown
When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidenc...
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Road closures in effect near Philly's National Constitution Center ahead of presidential debate
Some roads near the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia are now closed this weekend and will stay closed leading up to Tuesday’s presidential debate between Democratic Vice President ...
Trump hush money sentencing postponed past Election Day, judge rules
Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal hush money case until after the presidential election, Judge Juan Merchan ruled. Merchan has yet to rule on Trump’s...
Pa. voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says
WHAT TO KNOW A court decision in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania means voters can cast a provisional ballot in place of a mail-in ballot that is rejected for a garden-variety mist...
Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as one of his lawyers fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse an...
US charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes over work for sanctioned Russian TV
The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and la...
Trump and Harris campaigns agree to rules for ABC debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to debate each other next week for the first time after their campaigns on Wednesday agreed to the ground rules set by...
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Menendez co-defendant Daibes pleads guilty to separate bank fraud charges
Fred Daibes, the man convicted of bribing Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) with gold bars and cash, pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark on Thursday to a separate count of bank fraud. The judge...
‘Pizza Capital of the US': Connecticut's welcome to drivers may irk NY, NJ residents
Connecticut has a new way to welcome drivers as they enter the state — which may elicit strong reactions from other parts of the tri-state. The new “Welcome to Connecticut” signs are mean...
Man arrested at Trump rally in Pa. wanted to hang a protest banner, police say
A man arrested last week at a Pennsylvania rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had hoped to hang a banner to protest Trump’s policies, Johnstown’s police chief said Tuesd...
Ready or not, election season in US, Pa. is about to start. First ballots available within days
WHAT TO KNOW Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by. The first mail ballots will start going out to voters ...
Harris opposes US Steel's sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/harris-biden-attend-labor-day-parade-pa/3957738/
The 10 states where abortion rights will be on the ballot this fall
After months of gathering signatures, filing petitions and navigating lawsuits, constitutional amendments that would protect or expand abortion rights are officially set to appear on the general ...
DNC Recap: On the floor at the convention as Pres. Biden passes the torch to VP Kamala Harris
NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk was on the floor with delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In this episode, hear her conversations with lawmakers (Philadelphia Council...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he will be endorsing Donald Trump
Ahead of a planned speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president. Kennedy’s independent campaign ...
Mayor Dwan Walker talks inspiration, Pete Buttigieg speaks on the presidential race
Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker’s spirited statements during the ceremonial roll call has made him one of the breakout stars of the Democratic National Convention. In the latest episode of Battlegr...
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker talks Harris, Walz, Shapiro at the DNC
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, Lauren Mayk spoke with Parker about Democratic nominee K...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro responds to Trump calling him an ‘overrated Jewish Governor'
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
RFK Jr. is planning to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and endorse Trump
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...
Montco GOP official says he was ‘swatted' after endorsing Kamala Harris
The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when...