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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick attends the first annual Diwali festival
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Rep. Fitzpatrick voted against Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill.’ How does his vote complicate Bucks County’s midterm race?

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is one of three GOP members in the 119th Congress who serves a district former Vice President Kamala Harris won in 2024.

8 hours ago

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks at a news conference, Jan. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Pennsylvania
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Pa. leaders decry Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ warning it could strip Medicaid from 310,000 residents

Critics and health policy experts consider the GOP legislation the largest roll back of health care and food assistance in U.S. history.

15 hours ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

Republicans overcame multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package Thursday before a Fourth of July deadline.

16 hours ago

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Day 3 of Philly’s trash strike

Philadelphia municipal workers are on strike for a third day, meaning decreased city services and no trash pickup. Will DC 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker come to an agreement?

Air Date: July 3, 2025 12:00 pm

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pharmacist Joseph Njer Airo inspects boxes of antiretroviral drugs labeled USAID
NPR
Government
International

Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts

A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.

19 hours ago

Donald Trump pointing to a reporter during a press conference
Economy
Government Accountability
National

What’s in the latest version of Trump’s big bill that passed the Senate

At 887 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other GOP priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

3 days ago

Matt Meyer holds up signed fiscal year 2026 budget legislation
Delaware
Government

‘Political theater’: Delaware lawmakers end deadlock over controversial offshore wind bill

Senate Republicans, upset over an offshore wind bill, had threatened to deny support for a budget bill.

3 days ago

Listen 1:02
The rotunda at New Jersey's statehouse
Economy
Government
New Jersey

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy signs $58.8B budget with tax hikes and a surplus boost

New Jersey’s new state budget includes property tax relief, new taxes on cigarettes and gambling and billions for the surplus fund.

3 days ago

Listen 1:08
Donald Trump pumping his fist
Economy
Government Accountability
National

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

The difficulty it took for Republicans, who have the majority hold in Congress, to wrestle the bill to this point is not expected to let up.

3 days ago

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaks to reporters after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Studio 2

The Senate passes Trump’s agenda bill

In a 51-50 vote, Senate Republicans passed the massive tax and spending bill. Now it heads to the House. We'll talk about what's in the bill and potential political blowback.

Air Date: July 1, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:09
A water researcher pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research
Delaware
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Delaware lawmakers approve regulations for toxic PFAS chemicals

Regulations demanding Delaware water providers test for PFAS would take effect a year before federal requirements.

3 days ago

Listen 1:14
Dwight Evans speaking at a podium at an outdoor event
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly’s U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans says he’ll retire at end of term

Evans, who had a stroke last year, won’t leave office until 2027. His announcement will likely set off a primary scramble to find his successor.

4 days ago

Listen 1:16
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J.
National
New Jersey
Policing
Politics

Democrats wrestle with how to conduct oversight as Trump officials crack down

Federal prosecutors say N.J. Rep. McIver interfered with law enforcement during an ICE facility visit. It's not the only clash between Democrats and the Trump administration.

6 days ago

John Thune arrives to a meeting
Government
National
Politics

U.S. senators launch a weekend of work to meet Trump’s deadline for passing his tax and spending cuts

The rare weekend session comes as Republicans race to pass the president’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July 4 deadline.

6 days ago

Conor Lamb speaks to the crowd at a town hall-style event
Pennsylvania
Politics

Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up

Lamb says he isn’t running for anything right now, but he’ll do whatever he can to protect democracy and create a country with more opportunities for people.

6 days ago

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