Politics & Policy

The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at U.S. voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.

Critics say that transport of the fuel in tank cars — dubbed “bomb trains” — through densely populated areas exposes populations to a risk of catastrophic explosions.

Efforts to make police misconduct records more available to the public in Delaware got a boost from civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton Monday afternoon.

Hours after losing a bid to obtain sole custody of his three children, Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell announced he is suspending his campaign.

Those that intend to close include two of Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plants, Keystone and Conemaugh outside Pittsburgh.

Taxpayers will pony up $270,000 to Envoy Sage, which says it has exposed “fraud among non-governmental organizations.” Little else is known about the group.

Harrisburg insiders haven’t fared well in bids for governor in recent decades. Jake Corman is trying to break that mold.

Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed.

More than most political battles, what happens will have a lasting impact on Americans and all their neighbors on Earth.

In remarks full of jokes, Biden said the turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.”

The nominations could spell the end of Louis DeJoy's controversial tenure as postmaster general.

The decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to land near a former New Jersey landfill.

Ryan N. Boyer is making history as the first African American to be elected business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.

President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy."

A sharply divided House has approved the Democrats’ sweeping social and environment bill, a big victory for President Joe Biden.