Politics & Policy

The Georgetown Historical Society has been getting a state grant for years. But a Confederate monument at its museum led lawmakers to kill the funding.

The Trump administration wants to change the way states determine who qualifies for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Two advocacy groups are suing Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services over the repeal of a small cash assistance program for poor people who don't qualify for other aid.

Ahead of Wednesday’s testimony, we'll get up to speed on what Congress has been doing since the release of the report and what line of questioning Democrats plan to pursue.

The new chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party is kicking off his tenure with at least one major change.

The deal would raise the debt ceiling past the 2020 elections and set $1.3 trillion for defense and domestic spending over the next two years.

Dozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement crowded offices in a building where the Democratic Part once held offices. Ten people were arrested.

Pennsylvania's senior U.S. Senator is calling for immigration reform measures after a recent trip to the country's southern border.

It's quite possible that Robert Mueller's long-awaited open testimony, slated for Wednesday in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees, will be a yawner.

Protesters said they were not satisfied by Rosselló's concessions, and pledged to continue demonstrations that have filled the streets of Old San Juan for more than a week.

The Biden plan released this week is an update of the Affordable Care Act with controversial differences. Among them: a "public option" that covers abortion.

After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.

The Berks facility isn't much like the ones on the southern border. The onetime nursing home is smaller, with just 96 beds. Dean described it as a "school you can't leave."

Philadelphia is pushing back against a court ruling that would require the city and the School District to pay $48 million to commercial property owners.

New Jersey wants answers from three companies approved for tax incentives.