Politics & Policy

Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., in a Monday letter that the panel's request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose."

A campaign to organize parking industry workers scored a win when two bills regulating industry labor practices passed unanimously.

Hundreds of people attended a Second Amendment rally in the Pennsylvania state Capitol.

New Jersey wasn’t one of the 21 states whose electoral systems were targeted by Russian hackers in 2016, but it has weaknesses at both the state and county level.

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, which would include an interview and safety training.

A second super PAC supporting Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has emerged in a mayor’s race in which all TV advertising is from independent groups

This brass-knuckled president is veritably daring Congress to impeach him.

First, Philadelphia's new recycling plan, which no longer includes incineration. Then, environmental news from N.J. Lastly, we discuss the judicial elections in Philadelphia.

Four African-American women’s groups sponsored a candidates forum, hoping to hear Kenney’s plans for a second term. They felt snubbed when he didn’t show.

President Donald Trump is tapping a former border patrol chief who served in the Obama administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Potential leaders are ignoring our questions about fixing poverty. That’s not cool.

Pennsylvania: Land of Disenfranchisement? It's not the state slogan, but Pennsylvania is in the minority of states with closed primary elections.

The president's comments came after Facebook this week banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."

The Trump Administration is rolling back some Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

South Korea's military has bolstered its surveillance in case there are additional weapons launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities are analyzing the details.