Politics & Policy

Lawmakers on the panel investigating the 2021 insurrection had previously indicated there would be no more hearings until July.

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

The legislation provides funding for education, but not directly to help landlords install new detectors — and PHA says cost is a big issue.

Overall 24% of registered Philadelphia voters went to the polls, vs. 17% in the previous midterm.

A similar system was used without major issues during the 2020 election as an emergency measure. Now lawmakers are poised to make voting by mail the law.

With the legislative session set to wrap up for the summer this week, New Jersey lawmakers have moved on nearly half a dozen measures related to election reform.

President Joe Biden is praising the global alliance confronting Russia over its war in Ukraine.

New Jersey officials tout that a sales tax holiday for back-to-school will benefit families. Experts are slightly more muted on how it will play out in practice.

Five Philly Starbucks have voted to form unions in a town with a long history of labor organizing. It’s happening for a reason, write Paul Prescod and Daisy Confoy.

The bombardment preceded a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The House gave final approval Friday, following Senate passage Thursday, and Biden acted just before leaving Washington for two world leader summits in Europe.

The industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment.

The bill would incrementally toughen requirements for young people to buy guns.

President Joe Biden spoke from the White House about the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

We discuss Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing about former President Trump's efforts to use the DOJ to help him overturn the election results.