Politics & Policy

One soon-to-be deputy came under fire for shoddy consulting work this year.

Despite research showing no link between mental illness and gun violence, the rhetoric coming from President Trump and other officials continues to connect the two.

Kenney said a search for a new police commissioner will start soon, and vowed to find someone “committed to building a stronger department.”

I have breaking news. Shakespeare has updated a line from Hamlet: "Something is rotten, but it's not in the state of Denmark."

One state House lawmaker is trying to pitch a new solution to a very old Pennsylvania problem: the reliance on school property taxes.

The state moratorium calls for more study of regulating plastics. But many say the benefits are clear, and that it’s also a matter of local autonomy.

Former Commissioner Ross is accused of ignoring harassment claims as retribution for a fizzled love affair.

The stakes are particularly high following a recent Supreme Court ruling that decided federal courts have no business policing political boundary disputes in many cases.

A Republican polling firm says its latest survey found compelling evidence that a key bloc of swing voters want stricter gun control.

Chinese president Xi Jingping is in the midst of managing a number of challenges to his power and the stability of his country, including massive protests and a trade war.

Chris Christie is starting a think tank centered on something unexpected: Civility in politics.

An attorney for the doctor who sued to stop New Jersey’s new aid-in-dying law said his client believes the law violates his oath as a practicing physician.

If I've learned anything while covering national politics for the last 30 years, it's the axiom that a campaign or a party needs all the votes it can possibly get.

McConnell's status stems from his office as the Senate majority leader — elected by his party colleagues to lead their conference in the chamber.

Missing a day of work could amount to $700 in pay, benefits and a per diem payment that out-of-town workers receive, a union leader told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.