Politics & Policy

The state's politically divided government has two weeks left to pass a spending plan before the state loses some spending authority when the new fiscal year starts July 1.

We discuss the news of the past week with Solomon Jones, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and WURD radio host, and lawyer and columnist Christine Flowers.

In a social media post Sunday, the president called on ICE officials “to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”

Renters won’t need to pay a lump sum before they move in and can use installments under a Philadelphia City Council bill that’s headed to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s desk.

Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her spouse were killed in their Brooklyn Park home.

Organizers designated Philadelphia as the lead city in a movement spanning the nation, with over 2,000 protests planned.

Delaware police trade unions oppose legislation limiting cooperation between local and federal immigration agencies.

The package targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, in an interview Wednesday in The Washington Post, said Trump should not send troops to a weekend protest scheduled in Philadelphia.

After emerging from competitive primaries, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli began the general election campaign Wednesday.

One witness said a Philadelphia police officer hit a protester “wherever he could” despite the protester not offering any resistance.

Democrats call the cuts inhumane and say they'd rip life-saving support from hungry and sick people worldwide.

This time, Trump's chosen candidate, Republican front-runner Jack Ciattarelli, easily won the nomination.

With no Republican challenger, Camden’s Democratic primary is tantamount to the general election.

The former federal prosecutor and congresswoman beat a crowded field that featured mayors, the former state Senate president, the teacher's union president and a congressman.