Politics & Policy

In the second of three debates, Democratic and Republican candidates sparred in front of residents of Maris Grove, a retirement community.

Pennsylvania is betting on booze to grow the economy. The Department of Agriculture plans to award $460,000 in grants, most of which can be used to make craft beverages.

We discuss Ambassador William Taylor's testimony to House lawmakers about the Ukraine scandal.

Legislation that would abolish straight-ticket voting was amended Tuesday to add reforms long sought by critics of Pennsylvania’s election laws.

Philadelphia took one step closer to banning single-use bags Tuesday but axed a 15-cent fee on thicker plastic and recyclable paper bags.

Delaware County could be controlled by Democrats for the first time in history. Why the political shift from red to blue began long before President Trump.

The decision, which prompted debate Tuesday, is part of an effort to bolster struggling first-responders.

The bill that advanced would hold landlords responsible for remediating bedbugs if they are discovered within 90 days of a lease’s commencement.

The House Oversight Committee was created in January, and held its first hearing Monday.

The measure would outlaw abortions from the time a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s usually around six or seven weeks—before most women know they are pregnant.

None of the five Democratic nominees and only two of the five Republicans showed up.

The nation's response to the opioid epidemic has been bipartisan, but deep divides have emerged over a settlement plan offered by Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin.

A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that he would resist attempts to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union beyond the end of the month.

President Trump deputized lawyer Rudy Giuliani to run a shadow foreign policy for Ukraine outside the State Department, witnesses told Congress this past week.

Former State Department official, Richard Stengel discusses his new book, "Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It."