Politics & Policy

Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding kids as essential for the middle class, and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.

President Biden is addressing Congress Wednesday, in a speech where he is expected to say that his administration's work shows that "America is on the move again."

The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status.

Three South Jersey utilities want to raise rates to pay for infrastructure upgrades. Local officials are urging the state regulators to block the move during the pandemic.

A group of Pennsylvania Democrats is asking a state court to make preparations to take over congressional map-making duties.

Gov. Tom Wolf is trying to join RGGI through a regulation, which could be finished later this year. He vetoed a similar bill last year.

State officials say propping up the facilities is critical to meeting N.J.’s clean energy goals and that, if they close, fossil fuel plants may rise up to fill the void.

House Democrats are further expanding the definition of infrastructure with a plan to provide paid leave and family benefits for the vast majority of Americans.

On Wednesday night, President Biden will propose a plan for billions of dollars of new spending for childcare, education and paid leave.

Pennsylvania will lose one of its seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Census Bureau has confirmed.

Biden acted swiftly once in office, particularly in regards to COVID. But there are still areas in progress and goals that haven't been achieved.

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.