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September 4, 2024 | 9:32 PM

Donald Trump speaks to his base in Sean Hannity’s ‘town hall’ in Harrisburg

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

October 23, 2021 | 9:30 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Biden overstates his record on COVID vaccine

President Joe Biden botched the numbers behind the COVID-19 vaccine rollout Thursday as he stretched to take all the credit for the surge of shots once he was in office.

By Amanda Seitz and Calvin Woodward/AP

January 11, 2021 | 8:07 AM

`We have been here, we have always been here’: Town hall event to celebrate Black, queer scientists

Black queer scientists will talk about their experiences, research, and advice for those coming after them. The panels begin Tuesday, Jan. 12, and run through Friday, Jan. 15.

By Alan Yu/WHYY

October 16, 2020 | 5:28 AM

Trump in Miami, Biden in Philadelphia go at it — from a distance — in town halls

Coming just two and a half weeks before Election Day, the events Thursday night offered crystalizing contrasts and a national, if divided, audience.

By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, and Darlene Superville/The Associated Press

October 15, 2020 | 5:32 AM

Dueling town halls tonight for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

President Donald Trump backed out of plans for the presidential faceoff originally scheduled for the evening after debate organizers shifted the format to a virtual event following his coronavirus diagnosis.

By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, and Aamer Madhani/The Associated Press

September 18, 2020 | 5:13 AM

At Pennsylvania town hall, Biden blasts Trump’s ‘criminal’ virus response

Speaking about Trump’s admission that he publicly played down the impact of the virus while aware of its severity, Joe Biden declared: “He knew it and did nothing. It’s close to criminal.”

By Alexandra Jaffe and Will Weissert/The Associated Press

September 17, 2020 | 5:27 AM

Trump, eyeing undecided voters, loses one during TV exchange at Philadelphia town hall

Ellesia Blaque voted reluctantly for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and dislikes Sen. Kamala Harris’s record as a prosecutor. She hoped that Trump would allay her fear of losing insurance coverage over her preexisting condition.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press

August 21, 2020 | 7:22 AM

A town hall update on Delco’s move toward a health department all its own

By Zachariah Hughes/WHYY

June 18, 2020 | 6:07 AM

Penn State to hold both upcoming virtual town hall meetings on Monday to avoid Juneteenth

Juneteenth marks the emancipation of the last African American slaves in the U.S. in 1865.

By Andrew Destin/WPSU

June 4, 2020 | 11:04 AM

Race Matters: America in Crisis

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

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