Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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The Real Reason for PA Delay? The State’s GOP Put the Brakes on Early Counting.
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania refused to allow mail-in ballots to be processed ahead of time, causing delays that have left the result of the 2020 presidential election in limbo.
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‘Scranton Versus Park Avenue’: How Biden and Trump’s Economic Plans Match Up
Biden’s Pennsylvania upbringing and Amtrak-riding ways are light-years from Trump’s billionaire status. That has real implications for Americans’ wallets.
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As COVID Cases Surge, Some Hospitals Are on the Verge of Rationing Care and Rejecting Patients
The surges are so severe that in Idaho, one hospital reached 99% capacity last week, while medical centers in Kansas City, Missouri, were recently forced to reject ambulances because they lacked space for patients.
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‘There Is No Plan’: Obama Rips Trump’s Healthcare Plan
Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for Democratic nominee Joe Biden Tuesday and didn’t hold back what he thinks about Republicans’ lack of a health care plan.
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How an Even More Conservative Supreme Court Could Eviscerate Voting Rights for Black Americans
During her Senate confirmation hearings last week, Judge Amy Coney Barrett would not confirm whether she agrees that the Constitution empowers Congress to protect the vote for all citizens.
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North Carolina Mom Tries to Make It on Less Than $10 an Hour. Sometimes She Doesn’t.
Ieisha Franceis, a mother and grandmother in Durham, North Carolina, talks about the hardships she endures just trying to make ends meet.
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Supreme Court Rules You Only Have Until Early Friday to Fill Out the Census
Advocates fear the consequences of stopping the count early could be devastating, particularly for low-income people, people of color, and immigrants.
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The Average American Spends 15 Times More on Health Care Than Trump Paid in Federal Income Taxes in 2017
The average person spent $11,172 on health care in 2018, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—15 times the amount Trump paid in federal income taxes a year earlier.
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WATCH: Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions Sound Off on the Potential Repeal of the ACA
Up to 133 million Americans have pre-existing conditions covered by the Affordable Care Act. If the Supreme Court overturns the law, the consequences could be disastrous.
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Trump Will Get Top-Notch Care for COVID-19. Not All Americans Can Say the Same.
The care Trump is likely to receive in the coming days will set him apart from most people who’ve contracted the virus, a disproportionate percentage of whom have been Black, Latino, or low-income.



















