Politics & Policy

The legislation was inspired by a May 25 incident, where a white woman called 911 on a Black man in New York City’s Central Park.

Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, both traveled to rural Shanksville, Pa., where the hijacked flight crashed in a field, killing everyone on board.

Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.

The plot calls to mind the foreign influence in 2016 described by Robert Mueller, who charged Russian nationals with stirring up discord on divisive social issues.

Eliot Cohen, a military expert at Johns Hopkins, could not recall such a character attack on top military leaders by a commander in chief.

Personal data shared with PennDOT can wind up in the hands of federal law enforcement and private businesses without a driver’s knowledge.

President Trump’s attacks on mail voting and changes by the postmaster general have undermined some confidence in the system — but experts say the USPS can handle the job.

Vice president touts pre-pandemic economy in Beaver County, which has double-digit unemployment rate.

A scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package appears certain to fail in a Senate test vote Thursday.

Voting and our election process is under threat from political attacks and the confusion caused by the pandemic. We discuss ways to secure voting and a fair election.

Murphy cast the proposal as a way to help lower-income families who have been especially hard hit by the economic downturn that stemmed from the response to COVID-19.

President Trump is acknowledging he played down the projected impact of the deadly coronavirus early this year and says he meant to avoid creating a panic.

The whistleblower says there were multiple meetings this summer about downplaying the domestic threat posed by white supremacists, and focusing more on militant leftists.

Camden’s clerk told activists they were only 151 signatures short of getting their question on the ballot. Then, Camden City Council delivered the final blow.

Existing state law requires those driving in Pennsylvania to slow down and move over any time they encounter an emergency vehicle with its lights or sirens on.