Politics & Policy

We discuss the fifth democratic presidential primary debate, the candidates, the issues discussed and their performances.

People abused as children will be able to file criminal suits against their abusers no matter how much time has passed.

Fiona Hill, formerly the top Russia specialist on the National Security Council, is testifying before House lawmakers on Thursday.

The increasingly powerful body does a lot of lawmaking, but some issues — like the city’s distressingly high poverty rate — refuse to budge.

The stakes are creeping higher as early primaries get nearer. Ten candidates will be on the stage in Atlanta beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

A committee had its first hearing on a measure requiring hospitals to provide advance notice and a detailed closure plan to the city’s health department.

Why Jeff Van Drew's stance on impeachment reflects the shifting politics of deep South Jersey.

Among other things, the measures would impose longer sentences for assaulting guards, and punish prisoners for a broader range of crimes.

Under current law, lawmakers can accept whatever gifts they want, no matter the cost. For the first time in recent memory, the House may be poised to change that.

A proposed bill would require the Legislature to OK Pennsylvania becoming part of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

But he forgot to submit a yearbook headshot.

When passing the ACA, Democrats touted that they had included measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But now, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes.

Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the EU, bolstered Democrats’ impeachment narrative Wednesday as he repeatedly talked of a “quid pro quo” involving Ukraine.

The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that

In June, state regulators approved the first application for a wind farm off the Jersey Shore, which is expected to start generating power in five years.