Politics & Policy

“I’m good,” he told reporters after U.S. Secret Service agents quickly helped him up.

Mark Shields, the longtime commentator known for his weekly political analysis and sense of humor, has died at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.

Councilmember Cindy Bass chairs the committee that could pump the brakes on Rebuild. She says her district is being shortchanged for no reason.

As the anniversary of the Watergate scandal falls between two Jan 6 committee hearings, we look back at history, American perception of the presidency and what's changed.

The bill is part of a six-measure gun control package that Democrats who control both chambers support and that the party’s leader, Gov. John Carney, has pledged to sign.

Delco elected officials unveiled a bill on Thursday that would prohibit for-profit entities from owning or managing hospitals in Pennsylvania.

The Senate passed the Black Heritage Trail bill, which the Assembly approved in March.

New bike lanes and builder notifications for residential construction are also part of a flurry of legislation passed before council breaks for the summer.

Pennsylvania levies a 9.99% tax on corporate net income, the second-highest rate in the country.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Monday the Trump campaign took $250 million in donations but didn't use it for the legal defense funding it claimed to need it for.

At least seven city officials and one grocery store magnate are making plans to run. Announcements could start in the coming weeks.

The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.

Budget negotiations were fraught with concerns over steep increases in property valuations that threatened big tax hikes for many Philly homeowners.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years.