Politics & Policy

Alina Habba, a current White House counselor who represented the president in the defamation case involving E. Jean Carroll, takes over the interim post from John Giordano.

The public agency’s board of directors approved an agreement with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.

The District Attorney and retired judge will face each other in a May 20 primary.

A lot has changed for U.S. Senator Chris Coons in recent months. He's now the state's senior senator and his party is in the minority, facing challenging political landscape.

A N.J. Assembly committee approved bills to give residents better access to affordable housing information, and keep renters from getting evicted.

The results and ongoing conversations will inform county officials’ work on a Community Health Improvement Plan.

Dan Meuser — one of Trump's strongest allies in the commonwealth — held a town hall-style event to show “appreciation” to Black Philadelphia voters who shifted to support him.

The White House says the department would not close completely right now. It is to retain certain critical functions, like managing federal student loans and Pell grants.

If the ordinance passes, Delaware County would join a growing number of communities in Pennsylvania who have made ghost guns illegal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week it was cutting two programs that provide a total of $1 billion in funding nationwide to address food insecurity.

Advocates are working to pass medically assisted suicide this year after a similar bill was vetoed last year.

The death of Democratic state Rep. Matt Gergely has left the House deadlocked at 101-101 since January.

Philadelphia labor laws may become stronger while federal level worker protections have been weakened this year by Donald Trump’s appointees.

The city would boost spending on roads, libraries, and immigrant defense, among other areas.

The lawsuit singled out Musk as a defendant covered by the preliminary injunction. Lawyers for USAID employees and contractors had requested the order.