Politics & Policy

The 5-member panel that draws new state House and Senate maps will have to consider how to evenly distribute Pennsylvania's shifting population.

After two decades, Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. What was America’s longest war all about and why is our exit from Afghanistan so chaotic?

Biden said he will not repeat mistakes of the past and did not regret his decision to proceed with the withdrawal.

Debates about fracking and pipelines have created a conundrum for Democrats in the past few decades, as they court both environmentalists and organized labor.

Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.

Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

The union, representing about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania's prisons, told Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get vaccinated.

For the first time, millions of taxpayer dollars that Pa. state senators and their staffs spend on travel, meals, per diems, and other expenses will be posted onlinline.

Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic.

The chamber's party-line approval of the budget resolution advances President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities.

Pennsylvanians who owe back-rent can now qualify for relief money, but there can be a lag — leaving them at the mercy of landlords.

The three Tioga County commissioners all urged state Sen. Doug Mastriano to reverse his demand that Tioga and two other counties turn over election records and equipment.

Mayor Kenney is expected to make a similar announcement soon.

Senators passed the infrastructure bill on Tuesday after months of bipartisan negotiations.

The three-term governor’s decision was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment.