Politics & Policy

Democrats passed the $1.9T bill on a party-line vote, and Republicans don't appear ready to compromise on infrastructure, voting rights, minimum wage, immigration, and more.

Scientists estimate between 365 million and one billion birds are killed by collisions with buildings or other outdoor structures in the U.S. every year.

Instead, the administration will focus on tighter partnerships and improved information-sharing with private-sector companies.

The package includes $1,400 checks for individuals making up to $75,000 per year, or $2,800 for couples making up to $150,000 annually.

"If some of these folks have statewide aspirations, that is at least potentially an issue that could come back to be a liability in a statewide race."

The top Democrat in the state Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie, on Thursday backed a plan for its judiciary committee to launch an impeachment investigation.

Councilmember Cherelle Parker introduced a resolution for hearings on the race gap in home appraisals. Nine out of 10 Philadelphia appraisers are white.

The directive is part of a plan that Biden will unveil to get the country closer to normal by the July 4th holiday, a senior official said.

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law Thursday the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health.

"Whatever you can do, Frances, it would be — it's a great thing," Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson.

The massive relief package is slated to cross President Biden's desk this week.

This year, state legislators have introduced 35 bills restricting transgender girls and women from playing on girls' and women's sports teams.

Senate Transportation Committee Chair Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria, said he opposes the proposals by Gov. Tom Wolf's Department of Transportation.

The whistleblowers accuse Jeffrey Bossert Clark of conducting a "sham" process and elevating a person who volunteered to defend a controversial Trump policy on abortion access

President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises.