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Meet Alexandra Hunt, the Former Stripper Gunning for Dwight Evans’s House Seat

Alexandra Hunt, 28, is running for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional district. She’s a brash millennial progressive who isn’t afraid to speak up about […]

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Can Mary Gay Scanlon and D.C.’s New Wave of Female Voices Derail the Trump Train?

Like a lot of people, I’ve been jockeying between rage and despair over the state of our national government. But when I walk into Mary […]

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Philly’s 20 Biggest Winners of 2018

At the end of the year, it is customary for us here at Philly Mag to take stock of the good, the bad, and the […]

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From 1992 to 2018: The Year of the Woman, Redux

The similarities are uncanny. In 1992, the year after Anita Hill’s testimony about Clarence Thomas ignited a national debate on sexual harassment, a record 24 […]

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The No-B.S. Guide to Philadelphia-Area Women Running for Congress

This post has been updated to reflect both State Rep. Mary Jo Daley’s and Shelly Chauncey’s decisions to drop out of the race in the […]

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Suburban Philly Congressman’s Pre-Primary Retirement Hamstrings Pa. GOP

Perturbed by the recent redrawing of Pennsylvania’s congressional map, a suburban Philadelphia congressman who just secured a place on the May primary ballot has decided […]

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Here’s Who’s Running for Congress in the Philadelphia Region

Wondering which congressional candidate you’re going to vote for in May primary? Now that candidates have officially filed their papers and U.S. Supreme Court and federal district judges have upheld the […]

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Joe Biden Endorses Philly-Area Congressional Candidates

Former vice president Joe Biden has announced his endorsement of two Democrats running for Congress in suburban Philadelphia districts, fueling further speculation that the 75-year-old […]

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Report: U.S. Rep. Bob Brady Will Not Run for Reelection

After 20 years as a Pennsylvania congressman, Philly Democratic party boss Bob Brady will not run for reelection to the U.S. House. The Inquirer and the […]

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Meehan Won’t Seek Reelection Amid Sexual Harassment Controversy

U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, the Delaware County Republican who has come under fire for using taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim, has decided […]

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Rep. Patrick Meehan Says Sexual Harassment Accuser Left Him “Hurt”

Days after a New York Times report revealed that U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan used taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment accusations, Meehan spoke excessively about the […]

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U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan Under Fire After Sexual Harassment Report

Until this weekend, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan was largely portrayed as one of several congressmen leading the fight against sexual violence in Washington and elsewhere. But on Saturday, The New […]

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Charlottesville Reactions: What Took Trump and Toomey So Long?

It’s been two days since the shocking violence of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. first flashed across phone, television and computer screens around […]

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What Philly’s Congress Members Think of Trump’s Climate Deal Exit

President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. will leave the Paris climate agreement. Environmentalists, globalists, political and business leaders and some of Trump’s advisers have condemned his […]

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Report: Pennsylvania Likely to Lose Congressional Seat in 2020

A new report predicts that Pennsylvania could lose at least one congressional seat in 2020.