Politics & Policy

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The retention of state Supreme Court justices has drawn extraordinary attention this year.

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House.

Jeff Balk spent several years in a Missouri prison for abusing teen boys. He first resisted calls to resign as county chair but ultimately stepped down.

Republican lawmakers want to see faster permitting and an end to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Most SNAP participants are families with children, more than 1 in 3 include older adults or someone with a disability, and 2 in 5 are households where someone is employed.

According to the Trump administration, funding will run out for the food assistance program that is relied upon by 42 million Americans to supplement their grocery bills.

The FAA reported issues at Newark's international airport, as well as in Los Angeles, Texas and Florida. Air traffic controllers are working without pay during the shutdown.

Are Democrats compromising their values in an effort to build a broad tent? What are the risks and where should the line be drawn?

Early voting, which opened Saturday, runs through Nov. 2 in New Jersey and New York City. The races are key tests for Democratic Party leaders ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Nearly 472,000 Philadelphia residents rely on the federal food assistance program.

The DOJ announced it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions: Passaic County, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties in California.

Pennsylvania’s constitution lays out a clear procedure for filling a Supreme Court vacancy.

The massive tax bill passed by Republicans this summer included tax breaks for corporations and cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

Forty additional city employees have been given authority to issue notices of violation against illegal dumpers. They hit the streets next month.

Republicans objected as Democrats proposed a voice vote on their legislation to pay all federal workers and prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from mass firings.