Politics
Former Penn prof. Joe Biden defeats 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump to win the presidency
Biden, a 77-year-old Scranton, Pa. native, will be the third president with close ties to Penn, following Donald Trump and William Henry Harrison.
Biden takes the lead over Trump in Pennsylvania as ballot count continues
As of 9 a.m. on Friday morning, Biden led Trump by over 5,000 votes with 95% of Pennsylvania's vote reported as scores of Philadelphia absentee and mail-in ballots were finally counted.
Photo Essay | Scenes from a pandemic-altered Election Day in Phila., and its tense aftermath
Members of the Penn and Philadelphia communities masked up and voted in person at three different campus polling locations on Election Day. As ballots continue to be counted, tension and uncertainty hang over the city. The Daily Pennsylvanian sent a team of photographers to capture this unique election week.
Here's how Penn graduates running for office did on Election Day
They span across six states and the majority are running for seats in the United States House of Representatives. Nine are incumbents, while seven are running for the first time.
Pennsylvania may determine outcome of presidential election as vote count carries on
Although Trump took a strong lead in Pennsylvania on Election Day when in-person results were tallied, the vote count is now trending towards Biden in a “blue shift," as mail-in votes are more likely to favor the Democratic nominee.
With final results uncertain, Penn’s political groups project confusion
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke to leaders of some of Penn’s major political groups – Penn Democrats, College Republicans, Penn Leads the Vote, and Penn Justice Democrats – regarding how members of each group are preparing to watch election results trickle in.
Penn panel talks history of voter suppression and potential effects on 2020 election
The panelists discussed how voter suppression was implemented historically, how it is still affecting the world today, and how it can be combated as election day approaches.
As Pa. continues to count votes, Biden holds 83% of ballots cast on Penn’s campus
Of the 689 ballots cast at Houston Hall, ARCH, and Walnut Street West Library on Tuesday, 83% were cast for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Students travel around Pa. and across state lines to vote in 2020 presidential election
Students who are not currently living on campus trekked from other states to cast their votes in Pennsylvania — one of the key battleground states that could determine the outcome of the election.
Penn students organize boycott of classes this week to promote student wellness
Students participating in the strike cited the cancellation of fall break, Penn’s failure to cancel classes on Election Day, and the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. as causes of students' mental health struggles this semester.
Live Updates — More than 1,000 ballots cast at Houston Hall, ARCH, Walnut Street Library
The three voting sites nearest to Penn's campus — Houston Hall, ARCH, and Walnut Street West Library — have reported no lines since around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Penn voters: Here's what you need to know before casting your ballot
Although Pennsylvanians have been casting their ballots for over a month through early and mail-in voting, voters can head to the polls in person today.
Biden campaign donors eclipse Trump campaign contributors in Philadelphia
Biden's lead in financial contributions across Philadelphia represents a nationwide trend in his donor base from cities and suburbs.
Supreme Court allows extended mail-in ballot deadline in Pennsylvania
If the vote totals on Nov. 3 in Pennsylvania are close enough that ballots received after Election Day could impact the state’s results, legal challenges over the ballots could prolong final election results.
Over 7,000 people petition Penn to give its 41,000 employees time off on Election Day
Penn's employee count is just 3,000 fewer than the 44,000-vote margin of victory that decided Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election.
Tiffany Trump's 2016 thesis analyzed racial injustices in America's criminal justice system
Her thesis, titled “Incarceration in the U.S. and The International Bill of Human Rights," has progressive themes that sharply contrast with her the political rhetoric of her father, 1968 Wharton graduate and current president Donald Trump.
Hundreds march through West Philadelphia protesting police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
At least 500 protesters, including Penn students, gathered at the corner of Locust and 61st streets on Saturday evening to protest the Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
Trump will hold three rallies in Pennsylvania on Saturday, including one in Bucks County
These visits come after the president made three stops in Lehigh County, Lancaster County, and Blair County on Monday.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules ballots can’t be tossed over mismatched signatures
The Oct. 23 decision marks a defeat for Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republicans, who challenged Pennsylvania officials alleging that matching signatures on ballots to those on voter rolls were necessary in preventing fraud.