
Politics & Policy
Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
The U.S. and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza’s future.
2 years ago
House conservatives reject bipartisan spending agreement over demands for further cuts
Without support from the most conservative members of his party, Johnson will have to rely heavily on Democratic support to avert a government shutdown.
2 years ago
Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks
The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had “bombs.”
2 years ago
Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer
The statement from Walter Reed is the first indication of why Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day. It still doesn't answer why no one was informed.
2 years ago
A bill would make it mandatory for Pennsylvania lawmakers to forego pay during a budget impasse. At least one member says it could force votes for the wrong reason.
2 years ago
After Kenney pocket veto, future of single-use bag fee in Philly uncertain
A 15-cent bag fee passed City Council, then died on Mayor Kenney’s desk. Proponents aren’t giving up, but the new mayor’s stance isn’t clear.
2 years ago
Listen 0:58New Jersey lawmakers pass pay raises for themselves, the governor and other officials
If signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, the bill won’t go into effect until 2026, after Murphy leaves office and lawmakers face voters in the regular 2025 general election.
2 years ago
School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda
Looming over the legislature is a court ruling that declared the state’s education funding system to be unconstitutionally inequitable and ordered lawmakers to correct it.
2 years ago
Defense secretary remains hospitalized as details emerge about delays in notification, even to Biden
The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released.
2 years ago
Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown
The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.
2 years ago
Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
The mission is the Secretary of State's fourth to the region in the three months since the war began.
2 years ago
Harry Dunn, officer who defended the US Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress in Maryland
Harry Dunn announced his candidacy a day before the third anniversary of the violent attack at the Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
2 years ago
The city of Philadelphia’s vehicle fleet is getting cleaner, but it has a long way to go
In 2023, the city reached a benchmark of nearly 250 electric vehicles. That’s out of a fleet of over 5,000 vehicles.
2 years ago
Biden campaigns in Montgomery County: ‘Democracy is on the ballot’
Biden spoke near Valley Forge before the third anniversary of the January 6 riot. He framed the 2024 election as a battle for democracy.
2 years ago
Foreign governments paid millions to Trump’s companies while he was president
It is illegal for presidents to accept any money from foreign governments without congressional approval per Article I of the U.S. Constitution.
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