Politics & Policy

As Fetterman embarks on a well-funded campaign for Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, his record in Braddock is both his bedrock, and a thorn in his side.

While previous presidents have offered somber reflections of the dark moment in history via remembrance day proclamations, they have avoided using the term genocide.

Such a shift would run counter to years of military practice. The Pentagon has long resisted the idea of taking sexual assault cases outside of the normal chain of command.

President Biden is pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% from 2005 levels by 2030.

The group will focus on coming up with potential solutions for the state’s gun violence epidemic, which continues to hit Philadelphia the hardest.

Political philosopher Michael Sandel discusses the myth of the meritocracy, the idea that if we work hard, we can succeed, and how it is contributing to greater inequality.

After George Floyd’s death, Dems saw a rare opportunity to pressure the GOP to act on policing reform. Here’s where things stand.

The volunteer group would guide a $62 million effort to reintroduce street sweeping.

And while not putting a price tag on anything, the report acknowledges the obvious: this is going to be expensive.

Congressional Democrats including Madeleine Dean introduced a measure in the House and the Senate to bring “long overdue accountability.”

The bill, which needed 60 votes for passage in the evenly divided Senate, was approved by a 94-1 vote. Only GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri voted no.

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with State Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Pa. Legislative Black Caucus member, about the Chauvin verdict.

A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.

The new commissioner hopes public hearings will resolve a rancorous debate. He promises new regulations and permits, and tougher penalties.

That aggressive 2030 goal, which the White House is framing as a "50-52 percent reduction," will be formalized in a document called a "nationally determined contribution."