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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said the department may pursue new equipment meant to disrupt potential motor vehicle attacks.

How Philly prepares to prevent a New Orleans-style attack

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel says Philly officials have been working to prevent a motor vehicle attack ever since the 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, France.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gives a thumbs-up as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York in May.

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Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

Lisa Blunt Rochester (left) will take the oath of office to become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate. Her successor in the U.S. House, Sarah McBride, will be the first transgender member of Congress.

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Delaware makes history as Sarah McBride and Lisa Blunt Rochester take the oath in Washington

Ryan Mackenzie (left) and Rob Bresnahan (right)

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How Philly prepares to prevent a New Orleans-style attack

Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

Delaware makes history as Sarah McBride and Lisa Blunt Rochester take the oath in Washington

Meet Pennsylvania’s new members of Congress who took the oath today