Politics & Policy

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.

Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have all made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant.

Outdoor recreation workers are making about 57% of the wages of an average Pennsylvania worker.

Councilmember Curtis Jones, who introduced the measure, said he would settle for even temporary regulations to restrict guns in the city.