Politics & Policy

The press conference calling for the federal funding drew an uninvited guest: the mother of a 15-year-old who was killed just feet from where the politicians were speaking.

The new program is focused on expanding employment opportunities at New Jersey’s state agencies.

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, checked in to gauge residents' reactions to the U.S. Senate stalemate over voting rights.

Some who testified were dismayed that City Council isn’t doing more to address prison gerrymandering in the map plan it’s poised to pass.

Does President Putin plan to invade Ukraine? Why is this military confrontation happening now and is there a way to defuse it?

Since January 2021, Pennsylvania legislators have proposed more than 70 changes to the constitution, some of which could radically reshape how parts of state government work.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who's 81, did not say whether she will stick by a pledge she made in 2018 to limit her tenure in elected leadership.

The lawmaker has been dogged for months by criticism for his racist, sexist comments about Asians in an email last summer. He cited PTSD in resignation announcement Friday.

City officials said they do not expect the situation to require anyone to take over the mayor’s duties.

The state Senate voted Monday to approve a Republican-backed plan that nonpartisan analysts say has a clear GOP advantage.

Some environmental advocates say the program is outdated.

Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.

Biden is considering sending troops to Eastern European countries, including Romania and Poland, a U.S. official told NPR. Russia has stationed 100,000 troops near Ukraine.

The Russian government is rejecting a British report alleging that it has a leader in mind for installation after a potential invasion of Ukraine.