Politics & Policy

Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.

The budget includes no tax hikes, steps to ease the tax burden of rising property valuations, and a spending increase for violence prevention measures.

The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid.

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday.

The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.

Looking at the cultural and legislative shifts surrounding the visibility and representation of queer and trans folks and all LGBTQIA+ people in America today.

The state's primary during presidential election years would be moved from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March.

Former top DOJ officials say Trump contacted the agency’s leader “virtually every day” and strove in vain to enlist officials in his bid to stay in power.

Under the bill, prospective buyers would have to complete a training course that involves gun safety and storage instruction, plus the live shooting of at least 100 rounds.

Officials gave an update on ongoing gun violence prevention, along with discussions on curfews and lawsuits against state and/or federal government about guns.

What some council members were backing for the Philly budget points to themes you’ll be hearing in the 2023 campaign for mayor.

Easttown Township has become the seventh municipality in Pennsylvania — and the third in Chester County — to pass a plastic bag ban. More bans are on the way.

Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing showed the extreme pressure that Trump and his cronies launched against state election officials and workers to try to overturn the results.

It was the second week in a row that Republicans in the Judiciary Committee used their majority to defeat Democratic proposals to address the country’s gun violence plague.

Schiff details how Trump and his campaign "were directly involved in advancing and coordinating the plot to replace Biden electors with fake electors not chosen by the voters.