Politics & Policy

Trump’s embrace of executive actions to sidestep Congress ran in sharp contrast to his criticism of former President Obama’s use of executive orders on a more limited basis.

There are many contrasts between Biden's impending pick and past elections when women were VP candidates. One that's easy to overlook: Biden is ahead in the polls.

Amid the dual public health crises of COVID-19 and racism, some in the medical community are prescribing a somewhat nontraditional remedy: voting.

Extra aid for the unemployed will total $400 a week, a cut from the $600 that just expired.

“This kind of rapid response from legislators, on this type of issue particularly, is not something I’ve ever seen previously."

Brace yourself for what’s expected to be the first U.S. presidential election conducted mostly by mail. It’s likely to be a wild ride.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, disputed reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail and said it has “ample capacity to deliver all election mail.

Key players in the Capitol say they won’t make any decisions about how to spend $1 billion in remaining stimulus cash until Washington finishes negotiating a second stimulus.

A marathon meeting in the Capitol has generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators on vital COVID-19 rescue money.

President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.

Even for a president known for his blunt criticism, Trump's remarks stood out and they signaled how contentious the campaign may get over the coming months.

Some people in Philadelphia haven’t had their mail delivered in three weeks. What's going on — and what could it mean for mail-in ballots in November?

The fight for the Black vote has never been more important.

Tens of thousands of migrants have been turned away at the border since March. Now the administration wants to restrict asylum permanently.

Overall, most Pennsylvanians want lawmakers to do more, but the issue remains deeply partisan.