Politics & Policy

WHYY News, Committee of 70, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and League of Women Voters of Philadelphia are co-hosting the City Council At-Large Candidate Convention on April 11.

If the rule is adopted, 35% of new cars and light trucks delivered to dealers in 2026 would have to be electric. By 2035, that figure would be 100%.

The order requires all state departments and agencies to protect patients and health care workers who provide or seek gender-affirming health care services.

Most candidates are making public health issues like gun violence a campaign priority. How they plan to solve those problems is another story.

Shapiro would end those transfers by creating a new restricted bank account for State Police.

With backing from Chicago's Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson's win is a major victory for progressives.

“This is our moment in history to transform the IRS,” said Daniel Werfel, who was ceremoniously sworn into his new role at the IRS headquarters, Tuesday.

Opponents claim the new regulations worsen election fairness by doubling current campaign contribution limits and threatening local pay-to-play laws.

The Biden administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines.

Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas is a moderate Democrat endorsed by Chicago’s police union and major business groups.

Endorsements from elected officials don’t necessarily translate into votes, but Democratic Party backing can help drive people to the polls.

With the Nordic nation entering the world’s biggest security alliance, NATO's land border with Russia has doubled.

Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.

On-time trash collection is better than its in been in more than a decade, according to Philly Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams.

Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.