Politics & Policy

Following New Jersey’s lead, some Delaware lawmakers hope this is the year legal recreational marijuana use will finally be approved.

U.S. House and Senate Republicans also want more information on the state’s overall response to nursing homes, citing several Spotlight PA reports.

The threat of militia extremist groups increased last year and is expected to continue to be heightened throughout 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies reported.

A proposed constitutional amendment was derailed by “human error” within Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, leading lawmakers to pursue the rarely used, emergency tactic.

The Kenney administration held its first long-promised public briefing on the city’s gun violence epidemic. Here’s what happened.

The head of Homeland Security acknowledges the severity of the problem and says he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.

More Senate Democrats are calling for abolishing the filibuster. We discuss the pros and cons to eliminating this increasingly used legislative delay and blocking mechanism.

The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to help former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden.

Visitors must wear a mask and adhere to social distancing, while the Capitol Police will maintain increased patrols.

Some state representatives and local officials want Congress to support stronger clean car standards and invest in a transition to electric vehicles.

Biden is set to visit a small business in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday, his initial trip outside Washington for the “Help is here” tour that got underway Monday.

The Senate voted 51-40 Monday to confirm the Democratic Congresswoman to lead the Interior Department.

The first lady visited an elementary school in Burlington City as part of the administration’s tour to sell the new law, which will send more than $25 billion in aid to N.J.

They collected $726,877 from taxpayers in per diem payments, in addition to being among the highest paid in the country. House Democrats received the most.

A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions.