Politics & Policy

Bob Dole has returned to Kansas for memorials in his hometown and at the Statehouse.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, says some worked to stage the rallies and “some appeared to have had direct communication” with then-President Trump as they were planning.

George Bochetto, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and Republican, says he's seriously considering running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat.

If enacted, New York City would become the largest jurisdiction in the U.S. to allow legal permanent residents to vote in municipal elections.

The crash occurred Thursday on a highway leading toward the Chiapas state capital.

The two maps released late Wednesday would likely be better for GOP candidates than the current, court-drawn map is, but lawmakers say neither will be their final draft.

Many new municipal buildings in Philadelphia will need to meet a higher standard of sustainability, under a bill City Council passed Thursday.

The bill expressly bars residents and auto businesses from using public sidewalks and streets to repair and sell cars.

Casinos and cigar lounges are exempted from a statewide smoking ban in indoor public facilities and workplaces. Workers say that should no longer be the case.

The NPR/Marist survey has Biden with a 42% approval rating. Americans also don't feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits Democrats doled out helped them much.

Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.

Wilmington City Council members sparred over a plan to halt water shut-offs for residents who are overdue on their bills.

The inefficiency was caused by state lawmakers who chose to distribute most of the money by population rather than the actual number of renters in each county.

The field of candidates in Pennsylvania's Senate and gubernatorial races keeps expanding. We talk with three political reporters about the candidates and what's at stake.