Politics & Policy

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.

The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.

Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.

U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

In the highly anticipated call on Tuesday, the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to sanctions.

New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.

U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.