Politics & Policy

Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate-income people.

Asked about calls for him to step aside, the governor said: “I wasn’t elected by politicians, I was elected by the people of the state of New York. I’m not going to resign."

The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.

Maj. Gen. William Walker said the DOD took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.

The city, along with Lower Merion, West Chester and Narberth, say the state’s 2019 moratorium violates the state constitution.

The Spanish-speaking, FOP-backed homicide prosecutor is running to unseat Larry Krasner.

Neera Tanden's withdrawal marks the first high-profile defeat of one of Biden's nominees. 11 of the 23 Cabinet nominees requiring Senate approval have been confirmed so far.

The top Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate has quietly appointed the spouse of a colleague to a coveted spot on the state’s Gaming Control Board.

Vanita Gupta has been nominated for the No. 3 spot in the Justice Dept., in which she would oversee the department’s civil, antitrust, and civil rights litigation.

Toomey was one of seven GOP senators who voted to support an article of impeachment saying Trump had incited the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Anna Ruch told The New York Times on Monday that Cuomo touched her back and face and asked if he could kiss her moments after they met at a wedding in 2019.

The House Democratic Caucus lists climate change as a priority, but more than half of the hearing on “21st Century Energy Jobs” featured speakers on natural gas and coal.

In less than four months, the top staffer in Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has been nominated to serve on 28 different state-appointed boards.

Political scientists say growing acceptance of conspiracy theories is fueling distrust in democratic institutions, an effect that is trickling down to local politics.

Charlotte Bennett, who was a health policy adviser in Cuomo's administration until November, told NYT that he asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life.