Politics & Policy

We're talking PA politics with WHYY's Katie Meyer, PennLive columnist John Baer, and Chris Borick, Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion.

The tax levied on the sale of property went to 4% in 2017. That’s $12,000 on a $300,000 home. Proponents of the bill want to return the tax to 3%.

Speaking about easing restrictions amid spiking fuel costs, Biden said prices shouldn't 'hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away.'

Hundreds of union workers came out to hear the Vice President talk about worker protections and the value of organized labor during a Philadelphia visit.

In a wild day where Trump denied candidate Bill McSwain an endorsement in the GOP primary race, Jake Corman will stay in at Trump’s request.

Calling McSwain a ‘coward’ for failing to act on Trump’s claim of ‘massive fraud’ in the 2020 presidential election, the ex-president rejects an endorsement.

E15 gasoline uses a 15% ethanol blend that is typically banned from sale from June to September.

Representatives of Parx Casino and state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson have worked in lockstep to ban unregulated, slot-like skill games that pose a threat to traditional gaming.

Though more Republican-held seats are up for grabs in November, Democratic struggles mean the GOP has improved its likelihood to take control of the Senate.

Donald Trump's support for Dr. Mehmet Oz comes as Republican candidates vie for the former president's support in the key battleground state.

After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander.

The no confidence vote came after the speaker of the house resigned and after Khan's own lawmakers delayed the vote.

Fetterman has been on the defensive, after a week of attacks by Lamb, Malcolm Kenyatta and a super PAC supporting Lamb that's running a TV ad against Fetterman.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer have joined a stream of European leaders showing their support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian authorities have called on civilians to get out ahead of an imminent, stepped-up offensive by Russian forces in the east.